FOR SALE - Sakai Sanke

Superb sanke with superb body structure that comes with well-placed sumi markings throughout the whole body.Very thick tail tube that matches the head and middle section of the body makes it a very good tategoi(fish that will become better in the future). The maruten look-alike red patch on the head looks really mesmerizing and natural. Once you see it, you will remember the fish for a long time. The hi plate pattern by itself looks like a very good kohaku pattern after subtracting the sumi. Once the fish grows wider (side ways), the hi pattern/marking from the belly/side will slowly emerge and become more prominent.However, more sumi is yet to emerge on the shoulder(katasumi) and towards the tail end. This sanke has thick hi plate but light in colour. This shows that the fish is still youthful and not even finished/fully matured at this size and age. This is truly a rare find and at the age of 4 yrs old now, it is already measuring at about 79cm.It is expected to grow well over 80cm by the end of this year(2008) at the age of 5 yrs old.If nothing goes wrong with this sakai sanke, I am confident that it may touch a length of over 90cm within the next 2-3 years.A well-designed and maintained 100 ton pond is currently the home of this sanke and it will most likely become a serious contender for Grand Champion in years to come. Due to its fast growing nature, the hi plate got lighter and becomes a little pinkish/light orange/light red but the quality maintains. Once the growth rate of this sanke slows down,the hi plate colour will likely become more red and shiny. There is a minor injury on the right side of the fin but it seems to be recovering and it is not visible from the photo shown above. For more inquiry please feel free to call me.

Updated on : April 2nd,2008

As expected, this sanke won 1st prize in 80BU Sanke category. During judging, the Chief judge Nobuyoshi Ozawa from ZNA Japan actually picked this fish as one of the Grand Champion contender. However, due to the unfinished hi plate and lacking girth mainly because the fish is still young and only 4 yrs old, I think it is not ready to win Grand Champion yet. According to Ozawa san, this sanke is a textbook pattern type of sanke. If you extract the sumi, it looks like a good kohaku and the sumi is very well-placed throughout the body.

Size: 79cm

Sex: Female

Age: Yonsai (4 yrs old)

Price: RM70,000.00