Tanner Fish lover Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Hi, just wanted to talk about a future breeding project. I want to breed ranchus and specifically breed water ink ranchus. They are white ranchus with blue backs and a few black spots. They are nacreous scale type. Some call them blue base calicos, but the type i want to breed is more specific. I also want to try my hand at breeding dwarf ranchus. I suspect that breeding the smallest fry together will result in smaller adult fish over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Have you already got the type you’re after?? I’d be hard pressed to find a ranchu; never mind a specific breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner Fish lover Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 hi swissaquarist, I have 2 ranchu, they aren't the type I want to breed, they are also both female. I actually got them from a local fish store. they have grown since then, its been a year. they bred for me with a black ranchu i had last spring. lost the black ranchu to illness, fugal infection. Its a long term project. maybe spring 2024 ill be able to start on it hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 In that case I can’t wait to see how it turns out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 I’m n the meantime maybe educate yourself on the subject through books, YouTube, etc.🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner Fish lover Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 Yeah i have 3 books on the subject. One is old and kinda like a crash course on Mendelian genetics! I think ive watched every possible video on youtube about goldfish breeding. I wish there was more! I did read a blog about a guy who was trying to breed milk cow ranchu and those are very similar to the type im trying to breed and he said they can breed true sometimes. I haven't found anything on breeding a dwarf variant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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