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[lnicky]

More pictures of the ranchu



It's still in the quarantine tank. I am not sure of the sex. I think it's a female as it does not have the white spots on the gill plates

Livefish sends their fishes through Australian Post overnight courier service for $13 so the Sydney dealer should be able to do the same.

[Kinder]

Nice fish, looks like it has a strong back....easy way is to check its pectoral fins...if its a mature male it should have some white spots there.

The dealer said he will charge $60 for shipping and $35 for packing and dropping it off at airport ...only if i buy like $300 worth of fish. Thats why wish i was in Syd could have hand selected the fishes and alot cheaper.....if i come down to Syd for a visit...it will cost even more....they Advertise cheap airfare on budget airlines....but really not cheap and not convenient at all. Cheap fare only if you dept like 5am...i mean who really wants to fly that early in the morning....should be fixed rate throughout the day.....just a marketing stunt.

[twinso]

----Posts moved from "Chit chat and gossip" as I find this thread rather informative on sources of goldfish in Australia------
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Topic split from Black Ranchu With Pom Poms
Hi KenCheng, I am in Melbourne too. Where do you normally go hunting here?
I normally go to a shop in St Kilda and Richmond.

Thanks.

do you mean the fish shop in richmond that sells a huge range of goldfish???

[ranchuone]

Thanks Kinder! Those websites are very good!!

[lnicky]

I just bought these 6 cm SVR from Taoyang for $30. Comments welcomed

[Kinder]

Need more close-up pics .....to comment!

From the 3rd pic, i like the head and body shape of the top ranchu but tail is not erect and i think this fish might grow bigger than the bottom ranchu. Not sure but could be wrong that the bottom ranchu seems stunt.

Are they both females/males?
Anyway good luck with your goldfish....post updated pics of them when they are bigger. I would like to see Tao Yang import a bit more bigger ranchus..

His site had pics of sakura ranchus, did you get to see them at this shop?


kinder

[lnicky]

Need more close-up pics .....to comment!

From the 3rd pic, i like the head and body shape of the top ranchu but tail is not erect and i think this fish might grow bigger than the bottom ranchu. Not sure but could be wrong that the bottom ranchu seems stunt.

Are they both females/males?
Anyway good luck with your goldfish....post updated pics of them when they are bigger. I would like to see Tao Yang import a bit more bigger ranchus..

His site had pics of sakura ranchus, did you get to see them at this shop?
kinder

I agree with you. I realised when I got home that the top ranchu's tail is not at 45 degree angle with its back but I really like the back curve and the wen near the mouth is pointy.

The size of the 2 ranchus are almost identical. Why do you think the bottom ranchu seem stunt?

Sex wise it's hard to tell because they are only 6 cm so proably 4-6 months old.

There were a few small sakura ranchus at Tao Yang (6 cm) very nice colour. He also told me that his new shipment would come this week but it will take another 3 weeks to clear quarantine. Most ranchus will be large ones..can't wait to see

This post has been edited by lnicky: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 5:52 am

[Tao]

Nice fish, looks like it has a strong back....easy way is to check its pectoral fins...if its a mature male it should have some white spots there.

The dealer said he will charge $60 for shipping and $35 for packing and dropping it off at airport ...only if i buy like $300 worth of fish. Thats why wish i was in Syd could have hand selected the fishes and alot cheaper.....if i come down to Syd for a visit...it will cost even more....they Advertise cheap airfare on budget airlines....but really not cheap and not convenient at all. Cheap fare only if you dept like 5am...i mean who really wants to fly that early in the morning....should be fixed rate throughout the day.....just a marketing stunt.

hi,
actually $60 is paid for the Australian Air Express (AAE). only this company accept alive fish. Normally 10kg to Adelaide or Brisbane will cost that much. Canberra or Melbourne a little bit cheaper. to Perth will be double. if use AAE account, freight can be nearly half price. but fish have to stay airport overnight. in that way fast for two days is necessary. That kind of fish need quite a long time to recover and need professional way to look after. only retail shop prefer that. Hobbyists are not recommended to save that $30.

[lnicky]

Picked up my ranchus from Tao Yang today. These ranchus are about 15 cm long

Comments welcomed

1. Red ranchu


2. Calico ranchu


Do you guys know if calico colour can improve as it gets older? I am hoping the ranchu will have less red colour and more white. The other side of the ranchu is a lot more calico

Kinder, did you get any of the new batch of ranchus from the dealer?

[Kinder]

Hi Nicky,


Yes, i did get mine yesterday.....had to go all the way to airport pick-up, big traffic jam was very worried about the fishes. luckily weather wasnt hot...i bought 1 red ranchu & 3 calicos and very nice of Tommy he gave me one cute lionhead as xmas gift. The fishes were very stressed out....where not swimming much last nite....this morning they are all good swimming ...will monitor their health for 1 week....coz they already have been in Quarantine for 2weeks at tao's place.

I think the red ranchu i bought is same as yours...(very big of all), out of the 3 calicos' i love one piece really nice only thing the calicos hav a small piece of their tail fin broken or anal fin not formed properly (but i guess AA grade you can expect that) - wish i could have hand selected them all but i picked 2 calicos from the pic that Toa had on this webpage...

I like your 2 calicos nice colour / body shape and their tails look really good too...i guess they both are from same spawn .

I will post my fish pics later when i get time....

Though these Chinese ranchus are really heavy...didnt expect that....lol
all my fishes are females except one calico piece, which is from the old shipment (from that pic i could tell it was a male - thats y i bought it) how about your fishes all females?

Oh how did you find the new shipment of fishes?

This post has been edited by Kinder: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 4:45 pm

[lnicky]

My ranchus are quite healthy and not very stressed out. I am planning to quarantine them for 2 weeks before putting in the main tank. The calico is male and the red ranchu is female

The new batch of calico ranchus are very nice so I had problem choosing it. The red ranchus are bigger and very fat but the back not curved enough, also the head tend to be smaller than the body. Is this typical of Chinese ranchus??

[Kinder]

I guess if you good care of your calicos, you will see all the colours come out more brighter. if not the black colours will fade out..become more like brown and maybe even become red. so you have to take good care....Water change. I prefer outdoor ponds or greedwater....helps.

I guess usually you find chinese ranchus to be very bulky in size with big heads....usually thia ranchus i find them to have big backs and lil smaller head. I still think your red ranchu is in good head to body proportion, usually they tend to have goose like heads. One of calico ranchus got one...others not

[Forever-mango]

I went to see tao the other day and he had a nice batch of Black Ranchu. 15cm for $140 a piece. They were pitch black no bronzing.

[lnicky]

I went to see tao the other day and he had a nice batch of Black Ranchu. 15cm for $140 a piece. They were pitch black no bronzing.

Must go and see this weekend! I always wanted a black ranchu but Tao's ranchus are usually Chinese not Thai so not charcoal black which is why I never buy. I'll definitely go and see his new batch at his house

[Forever-mango]

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