Page 34 - Koi Net - On-Line Koi Magazine - Issue 78

THIS YEAR, A RECORD 1,238 STUNNING
KOI WERE ENTERED INTO THE SHOW

John Zammit, our Australian Trainee, was delighted to
be given an official position as Team Assistant to one of
the judging teams – a role usually reserved for Assistant
Certified Judges only at this Show. This was quite an An impressive Kuro Goshiki A rarely seen Goshiki Sanke Best Hikarimoyo
honour, and John very much appreciated this rare with balanced motoguro with a balanced pattern with a beautiful body and
deep metallic shine
opportunity.
Mike Frady and I, with a fleeting Misaji Yamazaki
monitoring our progress, judged size 45bu, a good size,
as they are not in bags. Although bagged Koi are an
excellent idea for smaller fish, anything over size three
(30 - 40cm), in my experience, cannot move freely in
bags therefore, it is not easy to check for any
deformities. ZNA’s record number of Koi, our 45bu is a
popular size, so some of our classes were very large,
particularly Kohaku and Sanke. There were fewer Showa
and, as always, low numbers of the non-Go-Sanke
Top:
Small size Koi bagged up varieties, even Koromo, the designated ‘special variety’
and ready to be judged. for the Show. However, there were some stunning
Koi, and both Ian and I later noted an incredible
Above:
This year’s special variety Matsukawabake and Gin-Rin Suminagashi (variable
Champion Koromo, was a black and white patterns) with spectacular skin.
Budo Goromo. Presumably, because there are now larger numbers of
Koi reaching a size of 90cm and above, a new size was
introduced this year – 90bu ‘Majestic’. Several Koi at New ‘Majestic’ Size Zipangu Adult Champion Sydney Koi Show Friendship
the Show were over 100cm. After completion of the Over 90bu Champion Sanke An incredibly rare Award and Zipangu Mature
Gin-Rin Suminagashi Champion owned by
judging, Ian showed me his selections for the Sydney Alan Nementzik
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