Page 54 - Koi Net - On-Line Koi Magazine - Issue 5

introduction during this show last year where I stood
watching it for some minutes. Gorgeous in terms of
construction, beautiful in terms of intensity of colours,
beautiful quality, almost everything. Only, this Koi already
had a heavy burden on her shoulders last year. And I
mean that literally! Because at least ten scales from the
shoulder were missing and it was really visible.

Now I had the impression last year that at a Shinkokai
show such a pretty big downside might be overlooked.
Left: After all, a Koi of this excellent quality is very rare. Again,
Candidate No. 2 a grower knows how difficult it is to achieve this quality
96cm Sanke owned by and so my feeling was that the growers could ignore
Yuan Jian Dong picked up
the Grand Champion at the such a weakness and would want to emphasise the
ZNA International Koi Show positives of the Koi. Well, that was my feeling in
in November 2017. February 2017. However, in November 2017, this large
96cm Sanke, owned by the Chinese Yuan Jian Dong,
picked up the Grand Champion at the ZNA International
Koi Show, the hobbyists Koi show that took place in
Ojiya. I could not believe my eyes!
Below:
Closer examination of this
Sanke showed an area
lacking lustre where several
scales were missing.

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