Long Finnages Ryukin Options

[Allan]

I went to Summer Koi today and saw a drop dead gorgeous (to me) red/white long-tails Ryukin. The body alone is about 5 inches long but I estimate the "veil" tails is at least 7 inches. The dorsal fin, usually erect, is about 3-4 inches tall while the pectoral fins about 3 inches. Can you imagine how this Ryukin looks like?

It turns out all those Ryukins were left behind by someone who used to rent a pond there, and I can buy them! But I didn't because I have no way to house such a large Ryukin. More importantly, the fish needs urgent medical care; the tails are begining to rot... and another similar but smaller Ryukin in the same pond has ulcers all over it. Yuk. The rest of the Ryukins are short-tails and frankly some have tails that could put many Ranchus to shame.

So... if anyone here likes Ryukin, has a large and deep/tall (at least 2 feet) pond/tank... go check it out. The way I see it... these are not your usual Ryukins. Afterall, someone liked them so much he rented a pond to keep them... just don't ask me why that person seemingly left them behind after a while....