goldenswimmers Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Thought id share some pics of a very rare kind of goldfish which exists out there...Izumo nankin or "Nankin"These guys are similar in appearance to Ranchu goldfish but lack the chunky headgrowth and have a beautiful colour pattern(white and red).They are viewed from above in the the true "Japanese goldfish" way and would have to be one of the most hard to find varieties.I personally have never seen them in Australia(if you have can we talk! )and even in Japan they are rare coming from only one main district in Japan and apparently created in the 1700s.Anyways heres some pics of the guys(no not mine I wish! )And at an older stage(2yrs of age and looking chunky!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E4G13M4N Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Nice fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I can understand why they are to be from above. Stunning colour patterns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenswimmers Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Yeah beautiful rare guys...very rarely seen out of Japan..maybe in Thailand on very rare occasions.All of the Japanese goldfish strains are viewed from above(which makes sense as they are kept in ponds so you're naturally looking at them from above)Heres some of the Japanese Oranda(nagate oranda): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsplakat Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 At first I was like woah those are nice then saw the top view japanese orandas and fell off my chair, holy crap those are stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenswimmers Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 Yeah beautiful rare guys...very rarely seen out of Japan..maybe in Thailand on very rare occasions.All of the Japanese goldfish strains are viewed from above(which makes sense as they are kept in ponds so you're naturally looking at them from above)Heres some of the Japanese Oranda(nagate oranda):Ha ha yes very cool fish hey...and then you have their beautiful Tosakin...these guys have popped up here (very rarely) but they have been from Chinese stock(they import them from Japan and try to breed their own from these guys)so the quality has never been as good as what is coming out of Japan..Some eye candy ..Tosakin style! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I take it that Tosakin means flowing or curling? They look like they are wear an long flowing dress with tail fins like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenswimmers Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 I could be wrong but if I remember correctly Im pretty sure Tosa is a region in japan which is where these guys originated from so its probably "from Tosa" or something along the lines..any Japanese members on board ?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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