Side-view profile (of my TVR)

[suphi]

It was a sham feeding so they could stay in one place for the video. My normal feeding portion is a bit more. The largest two are usually very aggressive during feeding but they were well-fed 30 min before.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBblBLkmWC0

[harzan]

Nice Suphi....thanks for sharing these with us all.

[small_ranchu]

Thanks suphi...

[Ichthius]

Great fish! I reallylike the mostly red one. What blood line is it?

[suphi]

Sugiura-Kudo.

[suphi]

Got out of work early today, so I get to play with my fish all afternoon like a what normal person would do on a typical weekend--lol.

My Itoh "Flame", the fish with white head and a small red dot on it, is looking pretty good. The size is now the same as other smaller ranchu.

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[Jed]

Very nice, Suphi. I love the side-view look of these guys.

[BruceP]

'Flame' is kewl!!:worship:
Thanx

[suphi]

Another one during my weekly routine as I try to learn to use iMovie app. They got moved inside while I cleaned the outdoor tub and stayed there til the water temperature is high enough. It takes a few hours for my heater to raise the new water temp from 60 to 68F. I'm very impressed with the iPhone4, just look at the movie quality.
<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hSEq-2a28_U&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hSEq-2a28_U&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSEq-2a28_U


And Flame, the ex-stunted fish.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfJmLkjOwgk

[suphi]

My Itoh-Kudo (1st fish) seems to be the fastest growing of the bunch. He used to be a very tiny one-year-old fish, but 6-7 months later he's the 3rd biggest. His wen development is also good compared to a few months back, much fuller on the top and side. Some fish are on the skinny side despite 5x/day feed, but some also hog food more than others.

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[BruceP]

Now that they are a bit older do you still keep the protein high in their diet? Lots of bloodworm?

[suphi]

I'm not too strict about diet--actually I haven't been for the past year. But I'm still very anal about water quality, scooping out poops 1-2x a day plus daily 10-15% new water infusion.

Their main staple has been Saki Hikari via autofeeder since it's easier on me and my wallet. I only feed bloodworms once a week during water change, but I also harvest and feed "free" blackworms (mosquito larvae) a couple of times a week from my 40G that was placed outdoor. So, protein-wise, other people are probably doing a better job.

[Pokerfish]

Breathtaking fishes, grats :yess: