Re: KOI $$$

~Roy~ wrote:

> On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:16:01 CST, "Reel McKoi"
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> From what I have seen here in TN the quality is about the same
> <<>>in both places. Only the prices are different.
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> What credentials do you have to make an assumption they are the same
> in quality. It takes along long time to properly asses and be able to
> judge a koi by its attributes, and its future coloring.....and a good
> working knowedge on genetics .......to determine what a young koi
> of such and such will more than likely turnout to look like when it
> matures.....

Actually, no. If I go to PetSmart or to a pond store, or if a respectable
Koi breeder does the same, neither of us will be able to tell anything more
about the value of the koi than "from what I have seen". A working
knowledge (even a very good knowledge) of genetics doesn't help if you
don't know the parentage.

> Something that I doubt seriously that you or anyone else
> here is properly qualified to do.

Behave. Personal attacks are not permitted. There are certainly people who
have posted on the old rec.ponds who are extremely qualified, but I can't
say they'd buy koi from a local pond store, either.

> To say wuality is the same is bogus and wrong.

To say it of these specific examples is almost certainly not wrong. In
either case, you're getting poor grade koi. Personally, since I'm not
going to protect them from predators, I like mine "free" - they're still
pretty, but they won't win any prizes.
--
derek



Derek Broughton