Just Bought A Ranchu, what u guys think? Options

[d_golem]

Firstly sorry about my lousy photo skills.

A grade Thai ranchu (according to the tank label).

I think this is also a TVR reject based on the wen shape.

3 inches (8 cm) long from nose to tip of tail.

First non-local (non Australian-bred) ranchu I bought. Price AU$30 (of course quite expensive but what can you do if u live in OZ).

What do you guys think? And what can I do to improve this ranchu to become a good mature SVR? (apart from fattening it up of course)

[bekko]

The numbers may be similar, but the numbers do not tell you anything about the quality of the proteins. The protein building blocks (amino acids) need to be available in the correct proportions so that when the fish re-assembles those building blocks into fish protein (in the process of growth) there are enough of each type of amino acid and none are left over.

We can tell by the price that Hikari Lionhead must be good, but the only way to really compare it to bloodworms is through a controlled feeding trial.

The one time I tried feeding nothing but bloodworms to small rapidly growing goldfish, some bad things happened. It may have been coincidence so I won't say anything more abiout that - except that goldfish are omnivores.

-steve