Size Queens — 2026 Omosako Shiro Utsuri Grow-Out Contest

Seven Shiro Utsuri built for jumbo. Body. Frame. Future heavyweight champions. The Size Queens are the Omosako Nisai with the body conformation to grow big — broad shoulders, deep frame, the kind of structure that fills a 4-foot pond bowl by Sansai. These are the fish you buy when you're playing the long game and you want a koi that's still impressive five years from now. You're buying into a group of 7 hand-selected Shiro Utsuri from Omosako Koi Farm in Kure, Hiroshima. After purchase, you'll be randomly assigned one of the 7 koi in this category. We do the assignment after sales close so nobody can cherry-pick — every buyer gets a fair shot at every fish in the group. What you'll receive One Nisai (2-year-old) Shiro Utsuri, approximately 50–54 cm Free overnight shipping to your door via Southwest Cargo (continental US) Entry into the 2026 Omosako Grow-Out Contest — judged by the Omosako family themselves Eligibility for the Best of Size Queens prize — your choice of 15kg or 20kg JPD koi food (floating or sinking) Eligibility for Grand Champion — JPD food plus a JPD automatic feeder (retails over $1,000) A year of bragging rights, watching your fish develop, and being part of a tight community of growers What you'll do This isn't just a koi purchase. It's a year-long project. Receive your koi in late June 2026 and acclimate to your pond Grow it out — feed it, watch it develop, photograph the journey Submit final photos & a short video by July 24, 2027 Find out if you won — Omosako family judging, winners announced August 6, 2027 What makes a Size Queen Frame potential is set early. By Nisai, a Shiro Utsuri's body proportions, shoulder width, and bone structure are already telling you whether it has the architecture to grow into a jumbo. The Size Queens are the koi in this contest with the structural cues judges look for: deep across the shoulders, wide through the middle, with the kind of presence that fills a show tank. Body comes first. A Size Queen with great sumi but a slender frame will never compete with a Size Queen carrying real mass. Feed for development, manage your water for growth, and you're betting on a koi that gets more impressive every year of its life. Why Omosako Omosako Koi Farm has been producing premium Shiro Utsuri since 1949 — three generations of breeders refining a single signature variety. Shawn (Mystic Koi & Water Gardens) has personally selected these fish from Omosako's Kure ponds. The lineage is documented and the relationship is decades deep. Shipping & arrival Free overnight Southwest Cargo shipping, continental US We coordinate the delivery date with you after sales close (week of June 27, 2026) IATA-certified live animal packing Live arrival guarantee — see FAQ below for full terms