goldenswimmers Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Hey guys I breed a variety of fish(african,american and coldwater) but it seems its quite rare to find others who breed high quality goldfish...oranda,ranchu and ryukins are a good start I am very keen to move into some of the rarer,hardly seen guys like tosakin and phoenix tail eggfish to name a few....and I always love the fact you can aim at different colour pattern also rarely seen...think of a panda ryukin or a blue ranchu...you can do a lot with these guys and i think if you enjoy the challenges of quality breeding...then you would love the challenge of breeding good ranchu :)...so any other guys out there interested in breeding these guys???... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I knew that you had it in you to release the inner goldfish. What a beautiful collection of fish you are breeding. The first one looks as if he has real attitude.I have only ever kept goldfish once when a converted an eight foot tank to a coldwater tank and had a large collection of Mottled and Tri-coloured Fantails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E4G13M4N Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Good to see some quality goldfish, not many good ones make it down to SA :notworthy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenswimmers Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 Unfortunately its a bit of an uphill battle getting quality goldfish in Australia as the best are hard to get out of asia where they are really appreciated....and this has put quite a lot of "lower grade" guys into our shops(I'd say about 80% of our aquarium supplies are of a "cull" status if you were the one breeding them)...chuck in the extra week required for quarantine(compared to most other imported fish) and few shops take the risk on a quality fish that might never make it to the shop...even then not be the quality expected(as mentioned really appreciated in most of the asian region their native home)....and so it has been accidently accepted that some of these "rejects" is how these guys just are....be good to have more people producing high quality guys in our own backyard just to make more people aware and start to see good goldfish..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsplakat Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 woah such a random thread for a cichlid forum, i like random... atm i have only bred crown pearlscales and ryukins but have been trying my luck with black and orange orandas. i have a few select collections that i've posted for sale. here's a clip of my big wen gold oranda, check out my other vids:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFxvfW9Vpi0cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsplakat Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 you'll probably notice i like anything with an oversized wen haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E4G13M4N Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Must admit i have not seen a wen that size for awhile, nice looking specimen.Aquarium Industries get some show goldfish in occasionally, but at $200 - $400 + wholesale im a bit reluctant to see what they look like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Very nice specimens Daniel. I had a look at your other videos and they are great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenswimmers Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 you'll probably notice i like anything with an oversized wen haha I understand your weakness Here is a female Ranchu I used to breed with....moved her on to a nice pond once her days of lovemaking were finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenswimmers Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Had to share a few shots of my last group of Oranda I was going to work with....ending up losing 5 out of 6 of these guys during a recent heatwave late last year as I had moved them into an outdoor pond :( so I managed to save 1 girl from this group and she has had my most recent spawn of Orandas so the legacy is carried on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsplakat Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 cheers ged! goldenswimmers, that female ranchu is amazing wow love the wen on her, reminds me of a cloud haha. also loving the black orandas, atleast you got fry back from the loss! im really happy to hear you guys liking cichlids and goldfish as well thats good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenswimmers Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 And here is that one surviving black oranda who I am now working/breeding with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsplakat Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 wow! now im considering collecting some black orandas haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Brent can you provide an overview of breed fancy goldfish and genetics involved. A new thread would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsplakat Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 all i know is there will be plenty of culling even with high quality breeders haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullyYellow Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I thought goldfish required ponds to breed in? Didn't know they could breed in tanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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