"The Perfect Fish" Is There One? Options

[white horse T1]

many a times, we see fantastic and good show grade fishes.

we use judgement for a "perfect" ; "showgrade" ; competition criteria" to judge the fishes displayed and show case here.



this thread is about:



1. what is the criteria u used to buy a fish? Note the key word is not just about the best features and qualities of a "perfect fish" and showcase fish; what will prompt u to buy.



2. after all, it is not everyday that we buy a S$2 fish and it win big in Competition all the times.



3. lets hear from folks here on the purchasing decision vs qualities:



to guide discussion scope and limit them:



a. Assumption:

u have the space and tank for the fish u are looking at.

u have the permission of yr wife, galfren, family members



4. For the purpose of discussion, assume u see the below fish



(i) will u first view and judge them based on showgrade/competitive grade criteria before u buy? if u will; how will u judge them?. 1- 10 pts (1 being poor, 10 being outstanding)



(ii) if u are a normal hobbist with no intention to particpate in comp, will u buy these, why? 1- 10 pts (how will u grade them as a normal hobbist; 1 being poor, 5 keepable at home, 10 being oustanding for home)



(iii) if the prices of these fishes are >SIng$50 will u buy them, why? share yr judgement based on (i) or (ii)

if the price is > Sing$30 < S$50, will u buy them, share yr judgement based on (i) or (ii)



if neither what is yr ideal price? based on what criteria? and why?



PLEASE NOTE

The fishes specimen for discussion are Not For Sale and strictly for discussion purpose.

USE A for ranchu and B for Oranda in yr discussion please.



let's see how this discussion spin to from here

[white horse T1]

Goldrush is a seasoned buyer and a class on his own; and he is also disciplined and know how to groom the best out of even ordinary fish.
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i hope to put things into perspective :


3 points to look at:
i. "TYPE" hats we normally wear when vieiwng fishes;
ii. the features/swimming blra bla bla of the fishes
iii. Affordability

TYPES
the 'developing / developed stages' of each hobbist are different.

Type A: newbie;
B. normal hobbist;
C ego hobbist;
D impulsive hobbist;
E seasoned hobbist,
Fcompetitive hobbist;
G obsessed hobbist
H passionate hobbist
I and not forgetting the bargain hunter hobbist.

i remem the first ranchu i buy, i can't wait to post to web but it turn out to be crab. ego dented...morale dropped when yr pet is condemned. not hard to notice "why academy now business not so good".

one may exhibit the characteristics from type A to I at any one time, some may be stagnant at one type characteristics only;
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Features
1) what else the competition grade criteria.
2) this will depend on individual appreciation attainment on the look out of good fish features inclduing health assessment and future development of the fishes

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Price is the next factor.
why some higher priced fish ve worse feature compared to a S$2 fish
1) Normal behaviour will mean if the fish is highly priced, it must be good. But this usually don;t apply to goldfish unless the LFS has very good QC and stringent selection criteria. again depend on which "type" hat u are wearing, sometimes even seaonsed hobbists will be lurked into buying fishes that do not command suh high priced.

2) the rule of thumb i will use is: if it is very expensive, than the criteria used to select the fish must be showgrade class or competitive grade for competition

my selection criteria will drop if the price is lower; then the next assessment will be its future potential development if it is young fish.
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next i will touch on how i view the two fishes attached





This post has been edited by white horse T1: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:40 pm