The Stork Came Early....Breeding Season 2014.....

Storks are considered harbingers of good fortune. In Germany, they are known as “adebar,” meaning “luck-bringer.”

I ran three spawns as a prelude to Breeding Season 2014. In a satiated way I am thankful that my knee replacement was a success and I am looking forward to the breedings ahead.

I redo my setup to make spawning more efficient and have managed to delay hatching of eggs to 4/5 days....tho' not as good as what the Japanese breeders are experiencing...5/6/7 days hatching of eggs...I am contented that at least eggs are not prematurely hatched at 2 1/2 days which is the norm in our climatic condition.

I did six spawns and culled three away because of poor trait issues....yes selective breeding and strong determination to cull strictly so that only fries of a certain standard can populate and be used for future breeding or for other hobbyists to enjoy. Self enforced discipline is a strong medicine and as breeders we must be mindful of those commercial entities who take much risks in dollars and manhours to import ranchu to sell....we must respect and show much consideration to fellow commercial ranchu farms.

Spawn A @ 32 Days

 

Spawn B @ 28 Days

Spawn B went through a bout of severe illness and I culled many away.

 

Spawn C @ 21 Days

After two rounds of culling and by final cull maybe and hopefully a good handful remain

 

Looking forward to more breeding and hopefully a fruitful Breeding Season 2014.

Mr Prapun Magnificent Oya.....

a Kashino I been making short trips to Thailand for ranchu farm visits and to procure new fishes for my breeding program. There are so much to see and learn visiting all the various farms, breeders and friends especially new friends that I get to know who share the same ranchu passion. Recently one keeper really fascinate me with the way he groom a young Tosai(2012)....a Kashino that he bought from Mr Ae Ranchustar .

In 2012 this fish won Tosai East Ozeki at the prestigious annual All Thai Ranchu Club Competition.

This year because the fish is already so big,  it graduated to the Oya Class skipping the Nisai Class altogether. In Oya Class competition, this Kashino won 1st three times and will be entered in this upcoming All Thai Ranchu Club Show this December 1st.

Below is the development of the fish as kindly shared by the owner Mr Prapun.....

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Mr Prapun feed eight times a day using timer and he also feed live red worms, He keep his fishes on the roof garden of his factory and I learned he is the boss of a motor generator company servicing the factories in Thailand. His tub size is about 170 by 130 Cm and depth varies depending on age...young ones in 20 cm and bigger fishes in 30-35 cm.

 

 Some of his other fishes.....

 

 

All Japan Ranchu Show 2013...

This year All Japan Ranchu Show was held at Tokyo Meiji Park. The Oya Class was won by Master Kazunari Saito and if we recall, this fantastic groomer/keeper have won the Oya class on numerous occasions with his almost white majestic Oya. My observation this year is the head growth even amongst the younger competitors is very impressive and like in all past All Japan Ranchu Shows, the magnitude of so much quality and quantity on display is just "mind boggling". Also impressive...like one Singapore hobbyist's friend pointed out that in his 10 odd years playing ranchu he have not seen such a finely balanced, well endowed and powerfully swimming fish as the Tosai winner by Akira Sato of Ehime.

 

References:

(1)http://nichiran.net/

(2)http://www.youtube.com/user/kaederanchu?feature=watch