Selecting Showa Koi 10 months old [Best out of 25]
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In this video we will share a lot of details about the selection process on the Koi variety Showa. We will share showa by showa in detail on which aspects we do select showa, why some of the showa in this bowl are good and others are not.
When we select Showa, we take a lot of characteristics of the Koi fish into account. This includes aspect regarding the red, white and black patterns, the skin quality, the body posture and several other details.
To start with, Showa are Koi that have a black body. As small baby Koi they are entirely black. That is different from for example the Kohaku and Sanke, they both have a white base. On that black base of the Showa, the variety has white and red markings. Red and black together make the balance of the pattern, for that reason the placement of the red patterns is actually less important compared to Kohaku and Sanke. The Showa also belongs to the Gosanke class.
The pattern on the head of a Showa is very important. What is highly preferred is that a Showa has a V-shaped pattern on its head. For young Koi, like in this video from breeder Sakazume at an age of around 10 months old, this V-shaped black pattern often still needs to develop. That takes time, black is a colour that quite easily develops. The black pattern should divide the head into two parts, like a lightning bolt in between the eyes. This is called the Menware or the Hachiware. Hachiware actually literally means divided head when you translate it from Japanese. On the head, it is also important that is has both white and red visible, to create a nice balance.
The black patterns are also called sumi patterns. For a Showa you want to make sure the pattern is nicely balanced. Black and red together make the balance on the Koi. For a Showa it is preferred that the black patches are larger, especially if you want a more classic Showa. For more modern showa, the Kindai Showa, it is acceptable that less black markings are visible.
The black pattern should be of high quality, intense black with shine on the surface of the skin. The gills, and tail area are good areas to look at when a Showa is young. These areas can already display very nice black markings when a Showa is younger, and give a good indication of the quality of the black. Now black is not really something to worry about on a Showa, it takes time to develop and will most usually only become more intensive over the years.
The red patterns, or the hi patterns, should have a high intensity and it should be balanced and consistent over the entire body of the Showa. When you can spot discrepancies in the red colour over the body of the Showa, that is not a good indicator. Make sure it also looks ‘soft’. Soft red on a Koi means it is more stretchable and for that reason it won’t break open when the Koi grows.
Of course also the white colour should be as white as possible. The nicer whiter the white areas are, the more intense also the black areas will look. Simply higher contrast means the Showa will look better. Preferable the skin also shines a little bit, a good indicator for high skin quality which will only make the Showa look nicer.
Join us in the selection of this video by sharing your thoughts in the comments. We numbered each Showa so you can easily refer to one of the Showa’s in the video. Feel free to ask your questions in the comments as well.
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we need more vids like this. guides my blindness through the journey thank you for your efforts to make it happen. thank you very much.
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
That's a nice compliment. Thank you! Glad I am able to give you some guidance and share some knowledge
#3 Took my breath away when I saw it. Definitely my fav because of the tactical red paired with the playful black and the white balancing it all out :) So happy you saw what I saw. LOVED the video!
@Aboutkoi
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment. Nice to hear we have some similar taste ;). Happy to hear you are enjoying the video!
Amazing fish !! Your 'pick five' are gorgeous and the top three are keepers for sure :) Your knowledge and keen eye for detail are obvious; i'd trust your judgement any day :)
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Haha, well thank you a lot! It's good to still look critically with your own eyes though, I can also make mistakes or sometimes it may be that we don't agree 😊. Have a great weekend!
Very nice explaining and selecting . Good job 👏
@Aboutkoi
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 🙂 Hope you did learn something new!
Wonderful video!!! Very informative. Thank you!
@Aboutkoi
2 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
Bro your videos when I watch I don't have to watch any other it is all covered ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Keep Uploading these high quality videos and always keep us happy. God will be with you😘
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for these compliments 😀. Happy to hear that! Hope to see you back in new video's 👍
learned a lot from your vids. inspired all the way from the philippines
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you a lot, great that you like them! 👍
Loved your choices, your second place was my favorite.
@Aboutkoi
9 ай бұрын
Nice to hear!
I really like the one you picked for #1! She can come to my pond. ;)
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Would be nice to see it growing up!
Amazing showa… thanks for sharing.. would love to see this lesson with shiros and kohaku… I wil be putting sanke and shiros to grow out in my 50k pond come summer… thanks 4 sharing
@Aboutkoi
2 жыл бұрын
We have it for Kohaku! kzread.info/dash/bejne/YqhpuNiknLLVktY.html For Shiro I don't have a selection video like this yet, but I do have the Shiro Utsuri guide here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/famKwbKCk6inlso.html
I think with Showa, the beni is very difficult to judge in videos or pictures unless it's high resolution. Definitely best to pick in person. Goshiki beni seems to be easier to discern because it's almost always so much thicker, even in videos and pictures.
Great information
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
I really enjoyed this video ...
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks sir! Hope it was insightful!
I like showa #6.. in showa, im looking for 3 colors in head, beni, sumi,shiroji.. and balanced three colors in the body..
Beautiful 👍
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Great vid mucker 👍👌🐟
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks sir!
Your first choice from the 5⃣, was my first choice, as pattern looked balanced and plenty of development for future .
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Yes I must agree, plenty of space for this Showa to develop itself in the next upcoming period of time. It surely is a nice Showa to follow during its developments
Good job 👍
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for fulfilling my request for such video awhile back. I have a few fry that I got early fall past, roughly 3 months old. I would love your feedback on them if possible.
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jonathan! It was one of them that I wrote down on my list for a while indeed. Hope it was insightful for you, maybe you can also make use of the details for your own project. And yes you can ask, would love to see them. Via fb is the easiest way
@jonathanosmond5949
3 жыл бұрын
@@Aboutkoi I don't have FB but do you have a preferred email address?
i like this video.. ! i agree with number 1 and 2.. but in my opinion the classic showa with more sumi/black is number 3. :)
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing tour thoughts! I van understand your opinion for sure 👍
specially those showas has beni/sumi from back to belly (no cuts on the colors)
THANK YOU
@Aboutkoi
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks as well! Did you learn something new?
Your number 2 was my number 1 pick.
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Also a great Koi! Is your number 1 your number 2?
do u have any for sale?
Looking to buy some baby Japanese koi where can I find some anybody?
why i see it as orange not red
May i ask, does motoguro matter much on a showa?i have seen lot of showas without motoguro but the pattern quality is amazing. Always great content by the way. 👍
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
It doesn't matter a lot when judging them. The pattern and the skin quality is more important. But Motoguro surely will help to bring a nice balance in the pattern
My understanding is that they are born solid black, so they then develop white, but then lose some of the white to black that comes back (the blue/grey showing through the white)? At what age or size can you tell what their final pattern will be? Or do they continue to change all their lives? Very helpful video, thank you!
@Aboutkoi
2 жыл бұрын
That correct, in the first days a Showa is completely black. A breeder will select only the black fry after spawning. Final pattern for a Showa will always be difficult. But at the size of Tosai you will already be able to see quite well how the Showa is going to develop. The red patterns normally are placed forever, they will only slightly change. The black has rouch indications beneath the skin already when the Showa is young.
During selection. Number Four. Number Six. Number Nine are nice. Even although Number Eleven comes with the risk that it might not look as good in the future, it is really nice at the moment. Number Fourteen is also very nice in my opinion. Number Seventeen is not too bad for a Gin Rin Showa Even although it is not perfect but the body was good. I find that with Gin Rin Showa you are better off being patient to look for a very nice Gin Rin Showa. Out of the Five, your Top Three are very nice, but so was that Classic Showa that you put out. Personally, I like all Five, I feel that together they give a lot of diversity in terms of patterns. Like One Hundred and Thirteen is now up. 😊👍
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Number 14 is surely a nice one, the sumi still has a long way to go. Which is only good in this case. So we agree on selecting it out of the bunch 👍. Number 17 was a bit better then the other Ginrin Showa that I had in the bowl. Surely not bad, but just not good enough for now. The ginrin placement was quite good though! Thank you for your like and comment!
@ultimatefishkeeping
3 жыл бұрын
@@Aboutkoi Indeed we do agree on Number Fourteen. For the same reasons and yes, the longer it takes for the Sumi to surface the better the Koi will look later in life. 😊👍 I think that is the problem with Gin Rin, we need to be more patient to look for a really good One. It is always a pleasure Sir. You do a great Job.
@Viewer765
Жыл бұрын
@@Aboutkoi if a showa has mostly black will it develop more red and white
Ive noticed some some showa and sanke, the white faces look peach colored. I do not like that, is that genetic or food related? Can you please explain why this happens and if it can be corrected over time? Ty
@Aboutkoi
11 ай бұрын
Are it still young Koi? Or already older, like 3-4-5-6 years or even older? If the latter, it is probably both genetic and also food related! For young Koi (1-2 year) it is normal the head is not as white.
I wish we could get koi of that quality in Australia. Even if they aren’t in the top 5. Still great to know what to look for.
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, that is probably a problem to important Koi to Australia. Too bad indeed. Are koi also bred in Australia?
@rowdywombatadventures8755
3 жыл бұрын
@@Aboutkoi yes koi keeping is only legal in NSW and Western Australia.
@rowdywombatadventures8755
3 жыл бұрын
We do have quality Koi but very hard to come by. Definitely not the quality of Japanese Koi.
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
@@rowdywombatadventures8755 That's too bad, I hope some day some nice Koi will be available in your part of Australia!
Question.. showa and sanke look so much alike, How do you know the body was fully black to prove it IS a showa? I cant tell base colors.. i dont understand when seeing the faded black if its coming up or fading. Help lol
@tommayormita6745
Жыл бұрын
Showas when they’re fry’s, they’re completely black. If you see a gray tone underneath the skin of the fish that means it’s coming up. Showas sumi (black) comes and goes as it grows, what you want to select in a tosai showa is a good beni (red)
@high_fructose_corn_syrup
Жыл бұрын
@@tommayormita6745 tyvn for the info!!!! 🥰
@Aboutkoi
11 ай бұрын
Correct!
Can anyone tell me if I'm going to pick up some kois from Japan, how the transport of fish to Portugal is done, if I'm the one who has to take care of the transport or are the sellers, thank you.
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
It depends, if you are buying them via a local Koi shop - then normally the Koi shop will handle the Koi for you and take them in quarantaine for about 4-5 weeks until they deliver them to you. But it depends of course on each store and each person what they prefer or how they do it
@antonioangelo5923
3 жыл бұрын
@@Aboutkoi Thank you very much
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
Number 2 is fantastic
@Aboutkoi
2 жыл бұрын
You are totally right!
Nice showa Koi have motogoro pins
showa #12 will going to be beautiful from 3year old and beyond
How does one select Tosai Tancho 3-4/5-6 range?
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
What do you mean by 3-4 or 5-6 range? Tancho, when very young like 3-4 weeks old, they are selected mainly on their dot between the eyes. That's most important at the moment of time.
@clint4004
3 жыл бұрын
@@AboutkoiSir, yes..3-4 inches or 5-6 inches. What would be an early indicator of a good potential Tancho when selecting fry and onwards till it becomes well defined ?
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
@@clint4004 the selections I did with Tancho Kohaku where at the size of around 1 to 1,5 inch (around 3 centimeters), at breeder Marujyu and when they were about double of that size. That's just the first and second selection (called 'senbetsu'). At the second selection you can already really well see if it is going to be something or not. Of course more selections in Japan are done, I think about 4 or 5 selection rounds in the first year.
@clint4004
3 жыл бұрын
@@Aboutkoi Do you have a link to that video @AboutKoi?
Do you have a video on hi utsuri?
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Stephan, no not yet. I'm hopeing to create it later this year. For now you can take a look at this guide, for Shiro Utsuri: most of the characteristics and details to look for that I explain in this video, can be used for Hi Utsuri as well. I also explain a bit on looking for a good posture on Koi in that video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/famKwbKCk6inlso.html
in showa, look first at the balanced sumi placements
Can u do a selection about matsuba
@Aboutkoi
2 жыл бұрын
Good idea! I do have a few videos about Matsuba, for example this one about Gin Matsuba: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dHyDxNWBl8TYZ7A.html . For sure I will do a tosai selection video later, thank you
I thought that the body on number eleven was the Best up to that point
Hi guys do you selling babies Showa koi ? I want 2 of those can I ?
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Hi there, I'm sorry we don't sell Koi by ourselves! We just try to share knowledge and make the Koi hobby great
#1 and #3 is the best for me
@Aboutkoi
Жыл бұрын
Nice choices!! Can you explain why?
@rachumain8687
Жыл бұрын
On my own opinion,if the Sumi of both 1 and 3 will fully develop,they would be a nice showa... especially the #3, your right when you say that it's a bit of a surprise...yes it is,but there's a big chance that it would develop as what I can see...thanks,hfk from the Philippines....
my bet is #6 #12 and #19
6, 11, 22
@Aboutkoi
Жыл бұрын
Nice choices :) thank you for sharing!
11, 14 , 24. For sure
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
Nice choices 👌! 11 is nice indeed, I would have taken it for sure, but you saw my doubts probably. 14 is great at 22:48. 24 is also great indeed, for me just not in the top as you saw
@pidsme9549
3 жыл бұрын
@@Aboutkoi i like the non traditional pattern. And like your top 3. Also my picks after your top 3. Now my top 6.😂😂😂
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
@@pidsme9549 I have to agree! I also like Kindai/Modern type of Showa. Less 'dark' which makes them nicer to me personally
The black head is the best man.
@Aboutkoi
3 жыл бұрын
it is nice!
No 6!
@Aboutkoi
Жыл бұрын
Good choice, what makes you decide to go for this one?
@RRRTWN
Жыл бұрын
@@Aboutkoi The colour distribution is very clear.
hello can you add Indonesian subtitles? ☺☺☺☺☺
@Aboutkoi
2 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to translate them from english?
Translate indonesia please🙏
Showa me yours and I'll showa you mine. 😂
@Aboutkoi
11 ай бұрын
Hahaha uh oh.