Simply Koi and More Koi

these are two new sankes in my growing on pond.the breeder is shintaro they are 18 months old. i met the great man and asked him for his no 1 koi in the pond and he bowled it which i liked my self and i got it is one of these. so which one is his no1 koi.See how good of a eye you have got. also say why you have picked that koi.thanks.

Hi Del,

I think its 2 as it looks a cleaner fish with nice clean fins and it looks like better quality skin but they're both nice fish

thanks gary.i will tell you which his no1 is in a day or so.

It must be number 2 Great body shape and the skin

andy thanks mate,I will tell you soon but it close mate 1 vote in it.

I also went for 2...

I'm a real novice, but I too went for no.2 because the head is clean as are the fins and the skin quality looks good, and the pattern - to my eye is clearly marked.

Just my thoughts

No 2 does it for me

Well for Me Del. There is no competion I would pick Koi 2 all day long. Its hard to say just from a picture but it looks to have better skin quality and body shape. What You can see from a photo, is it has a better Kohaku pattern than one with both good Kiwa, where the red overlays the white. And Sashi where the white overlays the red. . It also has a good Bekko pattern with very bold clean Sumi markings. A good Sanke should be both a Good Kohaku and a good Bekko. The main thing that no one else has mentioned yet is the head pattern of Koi 1. Idealy Sumi on a Sanke should stop at the shoulders. The Beni should stop at the eyes to reveal clean Muji to the nose and Mouth. Displayed nicely in Koi 2.
For Me Koi 2 just gives a better picture of a good Sanke, where as Koi 1 is a little messy but far from finished, So that will change.
If it was My money it would be Koi 2
Justin

somthing about no 1. may be because i like it. no 2 is nice but if it was me buying 1 of the 2 it would be no 1.
cheers andy

No. 2 for me.
Stunning body and skin quality. And the sumi at the right places.

Regards
Stefan

I've gone for number one cos everyone else is going for no 2.

When the black (Is it sumo? I'm dyslexic in Japanese ) finally matures it'll be a stunner.

Anyway,if it loses,can I have it

thanks jagger.you never no you could be rigth mate.

No.2 for me too. You won the lottery or something Del, buying the house next door to build a 16000G pond in the garden then buying up all these great fish!

Cracking pond and fish mate, keep the pictures coming

no1 for me.

no2 sumi looks to finished.





cheers dave