
nikey
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Jun 22, 2007, 5:55 AM
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Re: [koinutx] HWONG'S Momotaro Eagle Bloodline Tosais
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Hi Nikey & HWong, Let me chip in a bit on this batch of fish, based on the 5-6 pieces left in the dealer big pond. The only unfavour for me is the head not so lengthy. I hope it is the angle which the camera taken. This koi has a wide head and the angle of the shot makes the head also look somewhat short. ok that clarify the doubt (1) I agree more with Nikey that the head is not long. It is wide and more towards 'square' head type. Koinutx, is this what you described on the real koi itself or from the photo?
The line along the top fins is not so obvious (see Mohan's koi male and compare). I am not sure this is the character of the bloodline or the photo angle. Are you referring to the Hi on the dorsal fin? If so, I believe , the Hi will contract. I try to explain. The line along the dorsal fin, looking at the photo, is not "thick". This could be due to the photo angle which is not obvious at all (2). I guess Nikey is refering to the Back bone. I think the piece the Hwong has is not obvious, and this dealer has once mentioned to me that this is one of the characteristics for potential big fish. The backbone is one of the body structure required in order to grow big. A very interesting statement. I look forward to see how well it grows since the dealer view is not the same.
understand momotaro kohaku usually has quiet a tall body. Means body is quiet "vertical" and not rounded when young. Not so. Body height varies from koi to koi. in this batch, tere are all sorts of bodies. I agreed. So what character would you consider when you know he/she is eagle bloodline? I have a mindful of questions. First, when there is a mention of good bloodline (in a few other threads), most ppl will rush to get one, is it because of the mother, grandmother, farm reputation etc that attract ppl. It must be something. I know for sure with known bloodline, it will grow big but what else is being considered. Maybe I am deviating away from the subject....sorry. Body height is definitely not there for this batch. On the point raise by Nikey on chasing after bloodline, I also ask myself this question, How Reliable is the dealer in Quoting the Bloodline, if we do not have a Certificate that state the Bloodline. I'm not sure whether you guy have the Certificate with Bloodline stated. I dun have my. (And the certificate I got from this dealer for other fish do not quote the Bloodline, which is Different from what I see in another dealer, which has the bloodline quoted for the Momo fish). Hence how sure can I said these fish are from the eagle bloodline? At this moment, I think only the bulgy eyes looks like the parent. Other stuff, probably have to wait for 1-2 years to confirm whether the fish has the quality of the parent. maybe you can ask the dealer as to what criteria then the dealer will provide a cert. I personally believe if one knows and understand the character of certain bloodline, the confident will be higher in purchasing one. Let me know if it hit 65cm! If? You think this koi will have difficulty growing to 65 cm. If so why.. This is based on doubt from (1) and (2) and since you clarified it is not as what I described, I am still interested to see how it developed when it hit 65cm. Nikey, beside the doubts from (1) & (2), any other characteristics that you will check to determine whether the fish has the potential to grow jumbo, or just stay at Medium size. Among the 5-6 pieces left in this dealer place at that time (including my and Hwong piece), he mentioned to me a few pieces are Medium size fish, which is either the pattern or body will not made the fish look good or grow to the size of Jumbo.  Body structure is my main criteria. If I don't see it, I cannot convince myself. But in this case, if the koi dealer did mention otherwise, I would be interested to see how it develop and learn. Maybe Hwong has some info as to how big this koi going to be,from the dealer.
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