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[garlic shrimp]

g'day viewers,

the annual koi show is on again,26 may 2013,cannington grey hounds,cnr station st and albany hwy,hot dogs coffeeand koi for sale on the day.

here's 3 of my entries.cheers,Con.

 

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[Angelo]

will check it out for sure. good luck con, the koi in the last pic looks awesome! 

Edited by Angelo, 12 May 2013 - 11:16 PM.

[garlic shrimp]

thanks Angelo,he's my favourite.

introduce your self if you come,i'll be on the bbq in the morning.

[werdna]

Is it a female full of eggs?

Looks a bit fat round the belly

[garlic shrimp]

g'day werdna,no its a male,he's just moved as i took the photo,the hardest one of my fish to get a good straight pic of this guy ,every year!

[Peckoltia]

I also love that white one. Lovely fish!

[sandgroper]

My favourite is the first one i love them in a metallic scale , i'll be heading down so throw a couple off extra garlic shrimp on the barbie for us   Steve

[garlic shrimp]

thanks guy's ,always plenty sausages for the crew

[Kleinz]

I like the first.

[MrLeifBeaver]

How do you judge a koi fish? What are you looking for?

[garlic shrimp]

hi mate ,koi are judged in the following manner,

body shape = 60 percent of score,

skin quality ie; scales all line up nicely and the lustre of the skin and scales , fins proportion to the body ,how clear the sashi and kiwa,,this is the edges around the patterns on the koi,as sharp as possible is more desirable=25 percent of score,

then pattern ,nice pattern even markings over the fish and pattern to have a nice flow over the whole body,eg,,staggered stepping stones as a path in a garden.15 percent.

hope this helps,there is alot more to exp[lain on each answer but this is the basic principles of judging,jumbo class is on size and all other carachteristics mentioned above and all koi over 65 cm. ,class 1=20-35cm,2=35-45cm,3=45-55cm,4=tableshow,jumbo class is 65 and up.

Con.

Edited by garlic shrimp, 24 May 2013 - 09:54 PM.