My Color Baby Ranchu

[suphi]

Here you go. They're supposed to be top-view ranchu, but I kind of like their side-view profile also. They're turning orange, the one with white body is starting to show some reddish tint on its caudal fin.

http://gallery.me.com/thanthipm#100248

[suphi]

More video from today. The SVRs were just fed so they were kind of sluggish.

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[eros]

Thanks for sharing. I love your big boy SVR.

Fun to see your baby TVR's work/exercise to get food:exact:

[suphi]

Thanks, I'd love to have another large SVR in that tank but my wife isn't very receptive now that I told her of my plan to obtain more TVRs...lol.

[small_ranchu]

Don't you think your fishes are having hard time to reach the bottom of the tank. If I see those sign on my fish, I stop feeding for a day or two. Or just feeding them green for a couple of day.

[suphi]

Fred yeah. I fed them heavily before the vid, trying to bulk up the male. They're usually back to baseline after an hour or so. I barely do pellets now so they don't really get constipation. Some of my tvrs did the same thing in that video.

[bigbettadan]

It is also breeding. Thats why swimming is such an important part of Japanese standards. A fish built right for Top View swims right. A SVR is never going to be graceful, more of a wobbler, due to tail position......... Still cute though.

Dan

[suphi]

My calico has some swimming issues and sleeps in vertical position at times. That's the way he's always been since I got him and I don't think I'll ever be able to fix that. The other ones swim pretty well when their stomachs aren't full, but of course, TVRs will always be better swimmers.

[Jed]

Suphi,

I love this group of fish! I have a couple that get sluggish after feeding pellets, but after a couple of hours or so, they're okay.

[suphi]

I moved my calico in with the TVR, since he does better in shallow water. I'm still trying fatten up my big male SVR, but going to do it slowly.

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[suphi]

Here's Cobalt.

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[suphi]

I'm impressed with the TVRs' agility. They sprinted around almost effortlessly.