Isawa Matsunosuke Atarashi Sumi Sankes

Last week, I picked up two Isawa Atarashi Sumi Sankes at very affordable prices. Good things have been written about Isawa Matsunosuke Atarashi Sumi Sankes: See http://www.essexsection.co.uk/html/from_hotspot.html

Toshio Sakai, one of 2 brothers to acquire the Matsunosuke bloodline of fishes from one of Japan's foremost koi farming families, is a living legend in the world of Nishikigoi acclaimed for his ground breaking work in developing excellent koi, the latest of which is atarashi or new sumi.

This has so impressed the koi community in Asia that we started the 1st Asia Grow Out event to study the new "atarashi sumi":

See http://www.koi.com.my/forum/KOI_Talk_C1/Koi_Appreciation_F8/THE_1ST_ASIA_GROWOUT_EVENT_2009_-_PART_1_P113200/

http://www.koi.com.my/forum/KOI_Talk_C1/Koi_Appreciation_F8/THE_1ST_ASIA_GROWOUT_EVENT_2009_PART_2_P114685/

The first sanke measures 36cm, and is female. The second second, also female, is 34cm. These two are rumored to be Nisai fishes, so we shall expect to see a rapid growth spurt.

Will they be jumbo? Hmmm, I think maybe, just maybe...... ;)

Cheers,

Jeff