Starting the sembetsu
This is the final product 30 days after the breeding, although it looks like alot, but these are suppose to be showa and there seems to be to much orange colored kois in the batch.
Now the hardest part of the work comes in.... countless hours of sitting in one place and picking out only black colored kois with some distinct patterns. Only a few of the staff are trained to complete this task, especially where the frys are are highly prized. Since this pond is only a trial pond, I was honored to sit down for a couple of hours to cull.