Japanese Koi Breeders - Fujio Oomo - Oomo Koi Farm

Oomo says "Every year I grow 100 pieces of only top grade Tategoi. These are the top of the top from 2,000 fishes I have kept in my green house during the wintertime. It is just 5% from my Tosai keeping stocks. It means I used 80,000 hatched koi in spring, and at first culling I have kept only 40,000 black fries out of 80,000. As a result, only 100 pieces of Tategoi will be left for the next year's growing. The percentage is just 0.125% from 80,000 hatched baby fish. This is why top grade Showa is becoming very beautiful and worthy."  -Fujio Oomo