goldenswimmers Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Some good news for any goldfish nuts out there.....It seems some REAL top view ranchu have sneaked into the country.... A local fish shop(up here in Brisbane)recently had "Japanese ranchu" arrive in the store..these guys had turned up in the past but were the usual chinese looking ranchu or even just a bigger form of a regular side view ranchu....the true Japanese ranchu are viewed from above,have much longer physiques and have a much more unique style of headgrowth and overall look..the headgrowth on Japanese ranchu protrudes more from the front of the face/nose area(funtan is the name of this form of headgrowth) and they also have much less headgrowth on the cheek area....so I was sceptical but yep this time round they were the legitimate Japanese influenced ranchu...we cannot import from Japan so would have to have been bred in another part of asia or arrived via another location(and my first guess would be Thailand as they produce very good ranchu influenced by Japanese genetics of both top and side view variety and have fish imported from japan)...I have scooped up the 4 available at my local store and will be "fish hunting" shops up here in Brisbane to see how many more I can scoop up....its one of those things where you will never know if they will be shipped in again at any given time..I have waited years to see these guys turn up...and only once in the past had I seen them..these ones looked like culls that had been chucked into a standard ranchu order(probably to make up numbers) and were very weak fish...but I grabbed them...these latest arrivals are much bigger,stronger and have the genetics I have been chasing for awhile(a long while )..finally a chance to breed the real deal Top View Ranchu or TVR as they are sometimes referred to.....japans "king of the goldfish".....The fact I got these guys through a local fish shop/aquarium and they were supplied by bayfish means it must be a good sized group that has arrived(hence my fish hunt I have planned)...so was also curious to see if anyone in Sydney has noticed these guys turning up....I will share some pics to compare both a side view to a top view and then also some pics I grabbed of the guys that I recently grabbed...the guys I grabbed have a small flaw here or there(as seems to always be the case when exporting out of a country that loves these fish,has competitions for them etc)but the genetics are there and that's all you need to get to work First 2 pics are sideview then 2 pics of topview for the comparison And just for the record I think both types are great fish .....but I have been waiting quite some time to have the opportunity to work with both .....enjoy goldfish nuts and almost forgot the pics of some of the guys Ive already grabbed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankenstrat Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 great looking fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 How big are they rougly? Goldfishes is what basically got me into lookin further into the hobby. They look great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenswimmers Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 How big are they rougly? Goldfishes is what basically got me into lookin further into the hobby. They look great you can get them semi-large if they have good genetics & have been well raised...full size around 15-25cm for the nice big guys and chunky ..the guys I grabbed are checking in at about 10cm but are still young and with some good feeding and care hopefully will get a fair bit larger...the guy in the above pics with white on his head has the most potential for good size..he hasn't filled out yet plus has a longer body..when these guys are full grown and have a few years under there belt they are usually nice big chunky fish so fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenswimmers Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 hmmm with some further investigation I have found out not many came in....bayfish has none left and other than the few that were available up here(Brisbane)the only other little group came to Sydney....so a fish shop in Sydney has grabbed them....I would probably be willing to depart with a finders fee if they were to find their way to me :)....or if someone else is keen on getting into these guys...let the hunt begin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swifto Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 These r my favourite gold fish especially the black ranchu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Pond breed? Those are big goldfishes man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenswimmers Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 These guys get raised in shallow ponds...usually 3 to 4 feet square and about 30cm deep...helps to promote and strengthen the desired shape..... Im currently getting some custom tanks done up like 4 x 2s and 4 x 3s at 12-15 inches deep..cheaper to get done too because you don't need the thicker glass for shallower tanks...maybe a strong base... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsplakat Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 beautiful ranchu, you make me want to have a go at breeding them! orandas are so sensitive, they are still my favourite though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GundamCichlid Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Beautiful fish mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsplakat Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 i had one nice gold side view, heres a quick video of one that was apparently aaa grade compared to a common one.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1RmylIs9j4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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