{"id":64519,"date":"2025-03-04T09:48:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T08:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/breaking-kamuy-bloodline-normalizes-nisai-of-70-75-cm"},"modified":"2025-03-04T09:48:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T08:48:25","slug":"breaking-kamuy-bloodline-normalizes-nisai-of-70-75-cm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/breaking-kamuy-bloodline-normalizes-nisai-of-70-75-cm","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Kamuy bloodline normalizes nisai of 70-75 cm?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jumbo Momotaro bloodline by Daisuke Maeda: Kamuy bloodline sets new growth standard<\/h2>\n

Every koi enthusiast knows the feeling of wonder when a koi grows into a true Jumbo in just a few years. Seeing a nisai<\/abbr> (two-year-old koi) of 55 to 60 cm<\/strong> is already a spectacular achievement. But now there is news that turns the koi world upside down: Daisuke Maeda<\/strong>, the mastermind behind Momotaro Koi Farm<\/abbr><\/strong>, announces that koi of 70-75 cm at the age of two need no longer be the exception. <\/p>\n

And this is not just a rumor or an urban legend. This is an official announcement from one of the most respected breeders in Japan, someone who knows what he is talking about and whose results are recognized worldwide. <\/p>\n

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Daisuke Maeda looks approvingly at Lions Queen<\/a> – a Momotaro Showa<\/abbr> that probably gave him the proudest moment in his breeding life.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Momotaro Koi Farm<\/abbr>: pioneers in extreme growth<\/h4>\n

Momotaro Koi Farm<\/abbr> has long been known for groundbreaking growth results. It was this farm that was the first to succeed in growing Gosanke<\/abbr> koi over the magical one-meter limit.<\/strong> The Mako bloodline<\/strong> revolutionized Showa<\/abbr> development and, before the Kamuy bloodline, was the greatest breakthrough in koi growth. Daisuke Maeda of Momotaro Koi Farm<\/abbr><\/strong> started an ambitious experiment in 2004 to improve Showa<\/abbr>, because this variety often could not compete with the body length and of Kohaku<\/abbr> and Sanke<\/abbr>. By crossing a Mako bloodline Kohaku<\/abbr><\/strong> – sourced from a Matsunosuke Magoi<\/abbr> Sanke<\/abbr> line and known for its exceptional growth potential – with one of the best Showa<\/abbr> males, the foundation was laid for a Showa<\/abbr> with the bodylines and vigor of Kohaku<\/abbr> and Sanke<\/abbr>, combined with deeper, more dynamic sumi<\/abbr>. <\/p>\n

The challenges of jumbo<\/h4>\n

The process had many challenges, including disappointing sumi<\/abbr> in early generations, but through patient selection and testing in the mud ponds, Maeda eventually saw the potential. In 2008, the first successful Mako-Showa<\/abbr> parents were selected, leading to a Showa<\/abbr> line with improved physique, faster growth and a more powerful sumi<\/abbr> pattern. The Mako bloodline was soon integrated into virtually all major Japanese bloodlines and became a foundation for contemporary Showa<\/abbr> development worldwide<\/strong>. Now Maeda seems to have forced another breakthrough with the Kamuy bloodline.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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Bentley, Giant Kwan<\/span>, Ryujin en Aiegeiou<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Momotaro Koi Farm<\/abbr> achieved a milestone in 2006 when the Kohaku<\/abbr> \u201cBentley<\/strong>\u201d reached a length of 97 cm at age 9 and won the 42nd ZNA Show.<\/span> After this achievement, their Kohaku<\/abbr> began to exceed the one-meter mark.<\/span> In the following years, several of Momotaro’s Gosanke<\/abbr> grew to lengths close to 110 cm<\/span>. At the 51st Koi Show, \u201cGiant Kwan<\/strong>\u201d Kohaku<\/abbr> and \u201cRyujin<\/strong>\u201d Taisho Sanshoku both reached 107 cm, while \u201cAigeiou<\/strong>\u201d Showa<\/abbr> Sanshoku measured 108 cm.<\/span><\/p>\n

These achievements highlight Momotaro Koi Farm<\/abbr>‘s dedication to breeding jumbo koi with exceptional physique and quality.<\/span><\/p>\n

A decade of testing, failing and succeeding<\/h4>\n

That a koi grows large is not just a matter of water quality and nutrition. It must be genetically present in the fish, or it simply cannot come out.<\/strong> And there lies the crux of Maeda’s<\/strong> groundbreaking work with the Kamuy bloodline.<\/strong> <\/p>\n