What to Look for When Buying Japanese Koi? (MASTERCLASS)

What to look for when buying Japanese koi? In this masterclass, Rickt Stoddart, known from Koi Talk, explains how to select koi from Dainichi, Isa and Shinoda.
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[@tthappyrock368]

The red and black koi just pop! Wow! Thank you for explaining how Ricky chose the koi he did!

[@chasingkoi]

Great stuff as per usual sir,, nice 1evo, cheers Terry

[@more_koipartner]

Thanks mate

[@heftyhefty_]

The Hi Utsuri are gorgeous

[@more_koipartner]

Yes, they are 🥰

[@nickmay2925]

Wow, stunners, when that black ink is developed will be amazing

[@ACKoi]

As always 👌🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@atsuminaoki9910]

I always think that opportunities to show KOI that are worth growing are not so much opportunities to touch them by netting them or scooping them into a vessel. In Japan, of course, there are opportunities to show KOI during the harvest season and for trading purposes, but for growing purposes, wouldn't it be more common to show KOI swimming in a long swim? What I am trying to say is that the better the Koi, the less opportunity there should be to scoop them up and show them that far.

[@more_koipartner]

Why are you always so negative?

[@atsuminaoki9910]

@@more_koipartner I am always described as negative in this way, but I wish people in other countries would be more enthusiastic about rearing, because there are too many people who see these scenes and scoop and touch the KOI all the time, all year round, without planning. You may have entered such scenes as a matter of course because you have encountered them when buying in Japan. but try you have a collection of footage posted by our Japanese hobbyists, (It is desirable that you conduct on-site reporting Japanese hobbyists throughout the year) you can compare them side by side! aren't we on average a few times a year at the key points?

[@terencegander8342]

I’m just saying wow as a guess I would say the female the one with the Sumi still to come though

[@chrisb.1116]

I would guess that Ricky would be more open to a male koi.

[@gladboy7722]

👍👍👍...🍻💯

[@kevinh2209]

Less sumi is female. Head is more white and 1/2 of the body is thicker.

[@Here_This]

😀I would guess the darker Koi is male , so most likely the brighter one is actually the male Koi and the darker is the female one . 😄💖

[@dorseyj.bourrage5841]

The koi with the little to no black on its head is the female and the other is the male.

[@KoiKeeper_Carper]

The one he has the certificate for is female

[@Showakoilover]

The lighter colored one is the male

[@more_koipartner]

I think so 😃

[@vishalkarmacharya5714]

The one with the more developed sumi is male