Congratulations to NB

NB has done an amazing job raising his high quality BBR from my spawns this year.  Grooming ranchu to their full potential is a ton of work and NB has done it masterfully & Wow! I am super impressed!  NB will receive a prize of 2 high quality BBR from my 2016 spawns, all shipping costs will be covered by me.  Does anybody else have photos to show the results of their grooming projects with my spawns this year?  I would love to see a photo or video!

From this in early June:

To this in October (ranchu owned by NB):

2016 Breeding Group No.1

Here is the same group in cold water hibernation:

Nisai, Oya and Retired Breeders

Its the end of the summer and with the sun lower in the sky I find the angle of the light seems to just make the ranchu glow.  This is one of my 6x6 foot ponds .  If you want to keep Japanese ranchu please understand the best path to success is with the traditional method of 100% water changes.

Update Spawn 2, 2015

Sorting high grade tosai today

I'm recommending a precationary PRAZI treatment

The summer is winding down and this is a great time of year to do a Pazi treatment for flukes.  Flukes are extremely prevalent in both sick and healthy goldfish.  Prazi is such a cheap, safe and effective treatment, so why not?

I have been getting pure praziquantel powder on ebay for a good price.