Japan Ranchu Society

Originally posted by LASERGUY
Rainbow at Serangoo North is also another con shop. Those large Ranchu at their main display tank were stated as Japanese Ranchu and selling at $1200 ! Actually they are normal Chinese Ranchu, which you can get at Qian Hu or Mainland for only $100 ~ $300 with even better quality.
Thai Black ranchu there also selling at double of the price quoted at other LFS/fish farms.

Woh! More cons!

[Squid]

Are ranchus more sensitive than bullheads?
also are they hard to care for?
cause i'm planning to start with goldfish, but am deciding wether to get ranchus or bullheads.


also whats the difference between lionhead and ranchu?

thanks

bull heads?? with horns ah?? hahhaha
buffalohead lah!
no offence....

Originally posted by Squid
Are ranchus more sensitive than bullheads?
also are they hard to care for?
cause i'm planning to start with goldfish, but am deciding wether to get ranchus or bullheads.


also whats the difference between lionhead and ranchu?

thanks

Squid, for one thing, Ranchus are more elegant, i.e. Japanese ones that is. Get a baby and start small.

thai ranchu standard are also good nowadays as they had aquired Japanese strains and are intensively breeding them

Hi, the thai breed actually acquired some traits of the Japanese breed such as, 1. Finer/shinnier back scales compared to Chinese Ranchu which is generallly bigger. 2. Better tail formation. 3. Buffalo head growth

Another advantages of Thai breed will be generally they have better sideview as compared to Japanese breed. As most Singaporean are apartment dwellers who can only keep their ranchu in aquariums instead of ponds or tubs, then this seems to be a huge advantage.

Another factor will be Thai are much cheaper compared to Jap. Grade "AA" Thai Ranchu only cost 10 ~ 20 % of a grade "AA" Japanese Ranchu.

Originally posted by LASERGUY
Hi, the thai breed actually acquired some traits of the Japanese breed such as, 1. Finer/shinnier back scales compared to Chinese Ranchu which is generallly bigger. 2. Better tail formation. 3. Buffalo head growth

can we say that .... the Japs are more rigourous in culling than the Thais ?

since .. the Thai breeder stock are acutally Jap strains .. they shd have some .. that are exactly the same quality as the Japs ..

Originally posted by dra9on


can we say that .... the Japs are more rigourous in culling than the Thais ?

since .. the Thai breeder stock are acutally Jap strains .. they shd have some .. that are exactly the same quality as the Japs ..

No they still have not reach the level of the Jap ranchu. Don't look the same

Originally posted by LASERGUY
Hi, the thai breed actually acquired some traits of the Japanese breed such as, 1. Finer/shinnier back scales compared to Chinese Ranchu which is generallly bigger. 2. Better tail formation. 3. Buffalo head growth

Another advantages of Thai breed will be generally they have better sideview as compared to Japanese breed. As most Singaporean are apartment dwellers who can only keep their ranchu in aquariums instead of ponds or tubs, then this seems to be a huge advantage.

Another factor will be Thai are much cheaper compared to Jap. Grade "AA" Thai Ranchu only cost 10 ~ 20 % of a grade "AA" Japanese Ranchu.

You cannot compare top view thai grade with Jap Ranchu. Thai breeders still have not reach the standarded of the jap breeders.
Jap fish is much more better in terms of value.

Originally posted by goldfishMadman


You cannot compare top view thai grade with Jap Ranchu. Thai breeders still have not reach the standarded of the jap breeders.
Jap fish is much more better in terms of value.

Ya ! Totally agreed with you.
But to own top grade Jap ranchu is sometimes beyond our league of local hobbists. Got no choice but to stick to Thai which is more affordable.