Male Koi shapes are genetically less elegant and generally tend not to grow quite as big, this makes them debatably less valuable.
You might also have noticed how all the best patterned Koi you may have bought as Tosai turn out to be male? This is the infamous murphys law that also determines that if a Koi jumps in your pond and damages itself - guess which one it will be? The same law also determines that if you get a visit from your not so friendly neighbourhood heron three guesses which of your treasured Koi provides breakfast?
It's important to note that its quite difficult to determine if a small Koi is male or female and the only real way is to wait till the Koi is sexually mature around two years old, then its less difficult.
However there is a flip side to this and its that often there are some amazing deals to be had for male Koi. We currently have some amazing male Purdin Koi they are seriously accomplished in terms of quality and priced to sell. Check these out:
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