Rob's Ranchu

08/06/2026

I had a visitor to my pond yesterday, but fortunately, my netting did its job and all fish are accounted for

08/06/2026

I had a large flock spawn in my backyard pond this summer and there were Azumanishiki, Japanese Ranchu and Chinese Royal Gooseheads all in the mix. I collected some of the eggs and brought them inside for hatching. From the resulting fry, I found a few that were worth keeping. The Ranchu x Gooseheads look really nice and have much better backs than the pure Gooseheads. Also, there are a few metallic Azumanishiki x Ranchu. I am hoping these will turn red

07/17/2026

Azumanishiki update, side view. Some dark kirins in this group

07/09/2026

These are Chinese Royal Gooseheads. They are easily the most difficult variety that I have bred. They notoriously have dorsal spikes and single or undivided tails, and occasionally very deranged scale patterns. This is my 3rd generation, and I am finally getting some decent ones. I hope these will produce more consistent results in the future. For the good ones, they really are magnificent as adults

07/01/2026

06/28/2026

Nice solid red!

06/28/2026

It’s nice to get some solid reds again

06/23/2026

My Azuma Nishiki fry are coming along nicely. I’m doing daily water changes, but soon they’ll be moved to bigger quarters

06/15/2026

When I first set up this pond a couple of months ago, I did get a bit of hair algae in the bog portion, but fast forward a couple of months, and the water is “gin clear” in full sun. As an added benefit, I can raise Japanese Rice Fish and baby goldfish in the bog section

06/10/2026

These 4 fish are all one year old and are available as a group, or pairs, or singles