Water Gardening: See my new fish and some golden oldies that were hidden!, 0 by mothermole

mothermole wrote:
More photo's.

Would love to understand what makes a fish more valuable (show quality wise) versus pet wise. As far as the Utsuri-I don't think his black (sumi) is all that crisp. Do you think that will change? The one that is most distinctive in my pond and why I am so attracted to it was the sumi and the crispness of it. In person this fish really stands out in a pond-thus why the retailer pulled him. This fish is the one with all three colors and I think you would call him a sanke (I'm still learning . . .). I have been looking at their display pond for 6 months and this fish and another HUGE yellow butterfly with the most amazing fins have always stood out in a group or 30 plus fish.