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Age: 37
Sign: Leo

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State: California
Country: US
Signup Date: 5/17/2007

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February 13, 2008 - Wednesday 

Current mood:  accomplished
Category: Pets and Animals
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January 21, 2008 - Monday 

Current mood:  hopeful

Sanke (Taisho Sanke)

Hi/beni (red) and sumi (black) on a white background. Distinguishing a sanke from a showa can be confusing but with a little help you can spot it with ease. Just remember snake will not have sumi markings on the head and below the lateral line.

Maruten Sanke has a red crown or spot on the head. It will also have normal red and black markings on the body.

Tancho Sanke - In addition to black markings, it has a red marking or a crown on the head and no where else.

Nidan Sanke is a two step koi fish.

Aka Sanke - Almost the entire body is red with normal sumi markings.

Menkaburi Sanke - Similar to a maruten sanke except it has a mask instead of a crown on the head.

Subo Sumi Sanke - It is very difficult to get a sanke of this kind. Sumi is displayed on the white background only never on the beni.

Kuchibeni Sanke - This is a regular patterned sanke with red/beni on the lip. Lipstick koi fish to be exact.

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January 21, 2008 - Monday 

Current mood:  happy

Kohaku

Kohaku is a white koi with red (hi) or beni markings. This is the most common variety and most major koi show winners are picked from this group. The hi should be deep red with well defined edges (kiwa) where it meets the white which should be pure and bright.

Tancho Kohaku is a white koi with a red spot on its head. Make a note tancho marking is not limited to just kohaku. You can find it on sanke, showa and many other koi varieties too.

Inazuma Kohaku (lightning strike) has a continuous red marking from the head to the tail, but with many variations.

Nidan Kohaku is koi fish that has two red (hi/beni) markings.

Sandan Kohaku is a koi that has three red (hi/beni) markings.

Yondan Kohaku is a koi that has four red (hi/beni) markings.

Godan Kohaku is a koi fish that has five red (hi/beni) markings.

Kuchibeni kohaku (lipstick) is koi fish that has a red (hi/beni) on the mouth. Very attractive for many new koi hobbyist.
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January 21, 2008 - Monday 

Current mood:  excited

Koi Bloodline

How important is bloodline?

Lineage can and does play an important role in the development of a koi-- it's color, body conformation and patterns. For example, you just bought a 30cm koi and you hope it will become a champion someday. There are no guarantees but what tilts the scale in your favor is it's lineage--bloodline.

That is why a koi from a good bloodline is more expensive then one from an unknown or unproven bloodline.

However you should be aware that famous breeders and bloodlines can be overused and abused, and they most certainly have been here in the United States. Therefore you should always investigate before you buy.

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