Taniguchi - Sanke

I think this fish absolutely epitomises how I see Taniguchi Sanke and what they are, in its whole image, its attributes, even down to the actual face shape of this fish. What you've got here is already absolutely stunning, and it's going to become even better than it is.

Structure-wise, it's amazing. There is no volume at the moment. This fish has basically not had its proper summer growth. It's had a period after its shipping through till now, and it's just been released into my top Nisai pond that's growing through to the end of March. Just 40 fish in the three-and-a-half-thousand-gallon pond. These things are going to absolutely fly.

What you see is an absolutely amazing balance to the beni pattern. There is so much nice technical attribution to it. The sashi is in a great place, the kiwa, you name it. We are starting to see where the sumi is forming and how much balance it's going to bring to this whole thing. The shiroji quality is insane. It just ticks box after box.

You picture this fish after the raising, with the volume on it, the size it's going to achieve, and my goodness, I think we're on to a serious Sanke here. UK Koi Show potential, you name it. I'm not going to hold back, because this is mega and it's got the genetics to back it up.