Blackbaby Sideview Ranchu

Hi Y'all,

Hope that the new years have been good to every one. I took a trip to visit all my beloved breeding team this past week and did some major culling for the many new broods that we have. I have also visited some of my friends' farm to choose some fish for clients and I have been quite successful and was able to find quite a lot of fish to bring home. I have taken a hell of a lot of pictures of these fish and would like to share some with you here. Feel free to comment on any of the babies presented here today. I will be more than happy to exchange some views concerning breeding ranchu and/or any subject about ranchu.

All the fish that you see here are between 2 and 3 inches. Most of them are in the process of changing colours. Fish at this size are relative cheap in comparison with the elder brothers and sisters. You could find a really nice young fish for a lot less than a thousand baht (the trick is to be able to convince the owner to sell them to you, actually). Most of the breeders will keep the best pieces for grooming or making size but when the fish are that small, even experts could make some mistakes at culling fish at this size. You could end up with a great piece at really good prices. Your culling skill will be put to the test here. But if you are competent, your hobby could really be a lot cheaper and your fish much nicer.

One suggestion that I would like to offer enthusiasts about buying fish direct from breeders in Thailand is the fact that you should be able to handle medications and quarantine procedure relatively well to be successful (without the fish starting to die after a few weeks or months) since most of the farm will not be as clean and sanitized as you like them to be. Often time the fish are filled with parasites and must be treated prior to releasing them to your general population. Always quarantine your fish and treat them with medication no less than 3 days. The length of time will depend greatly on what type of medication and techniques that you use in your quarantine procedures. For beginners please kindly visit the quarantine thread for more details.

I hope that you will enjoy the pictures. The fish in the pictures are all Bgrade sideview ranchu bred by I and my friends.

One quick announcement for all of you topview ranchu enthusiast, there will be a big topview ranchu competition organized by the Thailand Ranchu Association with the help of the Japanese Ranchu Associations during the weekend of the 3-4 February 2007. This is really excellent news for all TVR lovers. This is the first time that this kind of event will be staged outside of Japan. The judges for this competition will be comprised of more than ten qualified judges from the Japanese Ranchu Association and two Thai judges. The Show will be on the 4th of February while on the 3rd of February there will be a seminar on topview ranchu for all to participate. The venue for the show will be around the pool area of the Rachamankala Stadium, Hua Mark, Bangkok. The fee for the seminar on the Saturday for walk in will be only 200 baht. If you plan to be in Bangkok during that weekend, it will sure be a great event to attend. This will sure to be the beginning of a new era in ranchu competition for Southeast Asia.

The competition itself will be on Sunday the 4th of February. If you are planning to participlate, we will sure to see each other there since I planned to participate in the Show as well. I am very excited and happy to be able to participate in this kind of event right here in BKK. I have been dreaming about something like this for quite sometime. Personally I am not a member of the organizing commitee or of the association but as a local Thai ranchu breeder, I would like to cordially invite every one to come and participate in this most exciting event. I will sure to post more info asap to help with any one who want to make the trip. All of the best fish in Thailand will sure to make an appearance during this show. I look forward to taking a bunch of pictures of all the lovely fish. It will not be every day that we will have a chance like this.

Enjoy and sawasdee krap.

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More pictures of the SV BBRs from Thailand.

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More pictures of the SV BBRs from Thailand. The fish in this set is a bit smaller than the others.

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More pics of the SV BBRs from Thailand. The fish in this set are still black in colour.

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More Blackbaby sideview ranchu pics.

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More blackbabies SVR from Thailand.

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More SV BBRs pics from Thailand.

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Hope that you like the pics. Don't forget to stay tune for more information concerning the TVR comp on the fourths and I will sure to be able to bring some lovely pics this time for sure. Sawasdee krap.

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