self bred Broadtail Ryukin

[afertuna]

Sorry the pics arent the greatist but from this let me know what you guys think of this fella



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[johnatoranchu]

Sorry but what are we looking for? Both pics lack Ryukin hump. One with square tail could possibly be used with veils if veils are in short supply but dorsal not really high enough. To be absolutely honest, I'd cull them - sorry!
John

[bekko]

It is hard to tell from the photos but the fish looks young. Some ryukin are late bloomers with respect to hump development. The larger problem is that the tail is set too high.

-steve

[afertuna]

it is very young to be honest only 3 months right now it is growing extremely fast. thanks for all the comments.

[King_oF_Ranchu]

Base on picture, i believe the both tails is not equal.

[afertuna]

Thank you guys for the information you gave I am still trying to figure out how to cull as they grow up and see if they have potential or not. I dont have many people around me here in Portland to help. Thanks
Allen

[Cincy Ranchu]

Both fish are going to be red

[sc569]

Allen,

The fish is not bad. Round body and fast growth are important.

As there are not really strict standards for whatever you are developing, just keep what you like. As far as I know. there is no class for non-forked tail fish, short or medium, that are not veiltails. I guess they would go into the open category?

As the fish is not a veiltail, the dorsal will not be tall as seen in the veil. Actually, my preference is the medium tailed broadtail. Unfortunately, they are heterozygotes and are an unstable genotype. Just like calicos!! This makes it difficult to maintain the line.

Good fish, as they get older, get pretty nice finnage which is much less likely to get the congestion that veils get with mediocre water quality. They are alway much healthier.

Also, they tend to be less susceptible to getting the curling of the pectorals.