New year selection: Aka Muji & Showa Twins

Originally Posted by nutx

Bro...the body and colour tone is nice...however, there are white at the fin and tail tip, which will expand when grow bigger.

I can accept the white tips. When i see that body structure, other things not important liao.... besides i'm not likely to enter for koi show...

Originally Posted by Kohaku

You got a very nice aka muji. The red intensity is there, hopefully the white tips at the pectoral fins will be covered by red as the fish grow bigger.

More updates in future for this koi please.

thanks bro, will do! Yes, the orange is intense enough.

Originally Posted by sgbetta

I should name u Nippon Hunter!!!Always let u hunt some new fishes out: The Aka Muji looks yummy!!!

Me no hunter lah.... more like collector....

Originally Posted by terence28

Our first batch of babies acquired in 2007 are now 2yrs plus and 60over cm, only a few survived my twice yearly culling. Other than bluesotong's tancho, the rest are not great in pattern or colour but we are growing them to see how big they will grow. We are proud to have keep them from 12cm.

Some examples to illustrate how the shape changes as they grow up. These are from the class of 2007 who are still with us....

My showa from Aug 2007
http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/sh...ight=terence28

Bluesotong's Tancho from Dec 2007
http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/sh...esotong+tancho

Biggest of my local bred koi, orangy showa
http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/sh...ight=terence28

[nutx]

Bro Terence,

Thanks for the writeup....

Ah Seng breeding program has been quite successful, but I've lost touch with them recent few years...

Many years back, I used to keep quite a no of Nippon breed koi.
Main Chagoi, Ochiba and Yamabuki....
Did not try any gosanke though.


An old pic...should be 70+/-cm..

Terence - thks for helping to choose the Hi Utsuri. ever since it came back it has been eating non-stop fighting with the big boys. i dont even need to put it in the net.

we can definitely go choose koi together again- i go for patten, you go for size.

p.s. 6 ton pond got no choice - must go from patten. i am already making plans to offload a few of my kois in 6 months time, given the rate of my feeding habit and the way they are growing now.

melvin

[AngryMan]

Thanks for sharing your nice collection. You have a nice Aka Muji.

Originally Posted by melvvvv

Terence - thks for helping to choose the Hi Utsuri. ever since it came back it has been eating non-stop fighting with the big boys. i dont even need to put it in the net.

we can definitely go choose koi together again- i go for patten, you go for size.

p.s. 6 ton pond got no choice - must go from patten. i am already making plans to offload a few of my kois in 6 months time, given the rate of my feeding habit and the way they are growing now.

melvin

great to hear yr hi utsuri is doing great! Mine is hiding right at bottom cos the rest are much bigger, some 40+ cm liao....

6 months time dun need to offload, just rent a 20ton pond settle liao!

Originally Posted by AngryMan

Thanks for sharing your nice collection. You have a nice Aka Muji.

Thanks bro, dun angry ok???

Originally Posted by nutx

Many years back, I used to keep quite a no of Nippon breed koi.
Main Chagoi, Ochiba and Yamabuki....
Did not try any gosanke though.

His gosanke still not as good as his shiro or chagoi/ochiba, but with recent good parents borrowed from some big bros, i think will get better.