thomasn, "please comment on my TVR"

[thomasn]

Please comment on my red/white top view ranchu.

In my possession for one year now. My one and only ranchu. Keeping him indoor in a 40 gallon green water tub. fed with progold and saki-Hikari.

These pictures were from today. I'm going to post a couple videos soon too.

Thanks!
Thomas

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/the_jive_turkey/goldfish/IMG_4880.jpg



http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/the_jive_turkey/goldfish/IMG_4884.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/the_jive_turkey/goldfish/IMG_4893.jpg

[thomasn]

a couple more picture from 1/03/09

I included these because it might be easier to see the fish in the better light and blue container.



http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/the_jive_turkey/goldfish/IMG_4821.jpg

to see the scales better

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/the_jive_turkey/goldfish/IMG_4819.jpg

[thomasn]

this video was from today:

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this was from 1-3-09
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[afnaveils]

IMHO, although colour is not an important feature for a TVR, your ranchu has a bright red colour contrasting with the white. Peduncle must be thicker and shorter. Tail does not spread wide; front edges of tail should be more perpendicular to body or peduncle. Bracelet looks fine. Lacks headgrowth and jowls. Distance between mouth and eyes is too short. My 2 cents!

[thomasn]

IMHO, although colour is not an important feature for a TVR, your ranchu has a bright red colour contrasting with the white. Peduncle must be thicker and shorter. Tail does not spread wide; front edges of tail should be more perpendicular to body or peduncle. Bracelet looks fine. Lacks headgrowth and jowls. Distance between mouth and eyes is too short. My 2 cents!

appreciate it! good comments, Thanks! :thumbUp:

[Virginia ranchu]

For the most part, I agree with Gerard. While it would be nice to see a more perpendicular spread to the tail, it is important to maintain a softness and fluidity to the tail movement. Some ranchu have stiff "airplane" like tails that do not move well when the fish swims. This is a decent fish, but if I had to critique it, I would say it should have a longer head, and the body should be more rectangular. I think a longer body with a thicker, stronger peduncle would be an improvement. The scales are neatly arranged, but perhaps they are slightly large. Smaller scales are better.

Cheers,

Rob

[bigbettadan]

I also agree with the others. I a more distance between the eye and the mouth, as well as better funtan development, would give the head a better rectanglar shape. The tail looks too soft, IMO. Still a decent fish. Good job.

Dan

[thomasn]

For the most part, I agree with Gerard. While it would be nice to see a more perpendicular spread to the tail, it is important to maintain a softness and fluidity to the tail movement. Some ranchu have stiff "airplane" like tails that do not move well when the fish swims. This is a decent fish, but if I had to critique it, I would say it should have a longer head, and the body should be more rectangular. I think a longer body with a thicker, stronger peduncle would be an improvement. The scales are neatly arranged, but perhaps they are slightly large. Smaller scales are better.

Cheers,

Rob

Thanks!

the edges of the tail do curl under and I'm not sure if that is from my keeping but I think it was.