BBR Update

There are total of 9 baby ranchus left after numbers of culled. Size About 1-1.5".

New Member - TVR

Bought this ranchu last week, he still in the stage of changing colour. The futan looked large just like those japanese quality ranchu.

2.5" Red Tigerhead Oranda

Red Tigerhead Oranda swimming actively at the fish tank. The Tigerhead Oranda was so engross by the aeration bubbles falling from the overhead filter.

New Member - Red Hot Oranda

This red tigerhead oranda was pick up when I visited the LFS last Sunday. A beautiful Oranda with all fins erect but rise in a very bad water condition. If you look close up at the Oranda , you will noticed that dorsal, pectoral, caudal and pelvic fins are all broken / damage.

Orandachu Update

Orandachu show off 360 degree ballet dancing.

Ranchu Selection Guideline

琉金日历 / Ryukin Calendar

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金鱼的粪便观察

Source: fish soso

细长的粪便:

粪便颜色同所喂的食物颜色相同，但细而长。一般来讲，这是由于应急反应和吃得不好所至。应在以后的几天里进一步仔细观察鱼。

有气泡的白粪便：

粪便没有颜色，但有气泡在里边。这是便秘（constipation）的标志。除喂豌豆（peas）外，三天不喂其他的食物。

细白粪便：

这种粪便没有颜色，是细菌感染的标志。鱼应该放到有抗生素的缸里药浴或喂有抗生素的食物。

细长透明的粪便：

粪便没有颜色，细长有气泡在里面。通常是鱼重吸收的鱼卵
(the fish reabsorbing eggs)所至。

长而粗的粪便：

粪便长而粗，颜色同所喂食物，长时间悬挂在鱼身上。原因是喂食太多，有点便秘。应禁食三天。

长短适中的粪便：

健康的鱼粪便颜色与喂的食物颜色相同，长短适中，脱离鱼身很快。

Ranchu look alike Orandachu

This cute little fella look like a ranchu with a short body, a short tail with 45 degree up and a buffalo wen, swimming happy all by itself. I always tell myself not to buy short body oranda but instinct got hold on me that day which I can't resist. If you looked at it top view and side view, you will know what I'm talking about..........................ha x2 !!   

Hunt For Goldies @ Hong Kong LFS

If you going for a holiday in Hong Kong and at the same time looking for some beautiful goldies, this is the place you may not want to be miss. Above is a map where you can take train to a destinate location at Prince Station or Mong Kok Station where you can find alot of LFS that station side by side. If you are bilingual between English & Chinese it wouldn't be a problem for you to translate the above map. Hope the above map help, enjoy !!

My New Recipe Goldfish Food

For the past 2 weeks I have been feeding my goldfish with these food. They really like what I have prepared for them. I will try to make some more for them tomorow, they are much stronger and bigger in size after eaten these food stuff.   

搜鱼网之金鱼鱼苗护理!

Source: Fish Soso

刚孵化的鱼苗
　　刚刚孵化出来的鱼苗形如细针，十分娇嫩，不能平衡游动，只能用头部附着在鱼巢或鱼池(缸)壁上，有时仅作垂直短距离的扭动，不会摄食，仅以吸收卵黄囊中的营养物质来维持生命。
初次投喂饲料
　　在鱼苗孵出后2—3天内可不必喂食，等到3天后，少量的喂给鸡蛋黄水(取煮熟的鸡蛋黄，用纱布包起来，放在盛有新水的小容器中揉挤，使清水呈黄色的蛋黄水)，然后将这蛋黄水轻轻泼洒在鱼巢周围及池(缸)壁上，以便让鱼苗觅食。
每天一次，数量宜少，如果能捕捞到小红虫或培养的“灰水’(包括草履虫)来投喂更为理想，但切忌多喂，防止败坏水质。
鱼苗的挑选
　　1—2周之后，幼鱼长到1厘米以上时，游动的能力也增强了，便可改喂鱼虫或适口的人工饵料。当幼鱼长到1—2厘米长时，肉眼已经能区分尾鳍的单、双或残缺，需适时根据尾鳍的形状进行第一次挑选，留下双尾鳍，去掉单尾和残双尾。随着鱼体的不断长大，背鳍也已明显地区分出龙背、残背等，就要进行第二次选择。在有背鳍的文族中，选出背鳍整齐、鳍条不残缺的；在无背鳍的蛋族中，选出脊背平坦光滑、无残鳍、无突起的，将那些残背和有突起的淘汰掉。以后还要根据其品种的特征，继续对尾鳍、背鳍、体形、眼、鳞片、水泡、绒球、高头、虎头和色彩等性状的优劣，分阶段地继续挑选，每挑选1次，即调整1次放养的密度。市上出售的好的观赏金鱼，一般都是经过四五次挑选之后留下来的成品。我们的前人在这方面也积累了丰富的经验：“出于时盈千累万。至成形后，全在挑选，于万中选千，千中选百，百里拔十，方能得出色上好者”(拙园老人1904《虫鱼雅集》，页14)。至于留作越冬的种鱼，还要进行严格的选择，选出最优者才留作种用。“欲求好秧，全在老鱼有材，出于必佳”

搜鱼网之选购金鱼的三个注意!

Source: Fish Soso

金鱼的选购
　　当看到那些绚丽多彩、飘逸多姿的鱼群，一定会使你眼花缭乱，但怎样才可以选到一尾好鱼，可是一门学问：
   
　　一、选健康无病的鱼
  一般说，在池(盆)中游动活跃、合群、体形丰腴，胸、腹鳍畅开常划动，鱼身上无白点、无白绒毛样黏液，尾、鳞无血丝、溃烂、不常浮于水面，也不侧卧、倒立、沉底的，大便发黑而粗大的为健康鱼，有觅食的鱼儿，以上情况均可以大胆选购。
   
　　二、选特征明显的鱼
各种鱼儿均有本品种的特征：如选寿星头、狮子头、鹤顶红、鹅头红等品种，它们都以头部长有
肉瘤而扬名，所以，我们要选头部鳃盖上的肉瘤最发达、宽大的。此外，鹤顶红、鹅头红等有红色肉瘤的鱼以红顶方正(幼鱼时头顶色较深)者为上品，选珍珠鳞鱼要注意有大、小尾两种，大尾为佳。但不管大尾或小尾，都要选头尖小，珠鳞粗大无缺，排列整齐直至背脊，但鳞不可竖立，否则多数为鳞立病。腹膨粗圆，尾畅，这种特征才是纯种。水泡或龙睛，都以眼部的特征命名的，所以，要选水泡圆大而匀称，泡质软而透明者。选龙睛时，要选眼盘大而突出状如棋子型者为上品。
   
　　三、选体形健壮、颜色鲜艳的鱼
选任何品种的金鱼，都要选鱼体阔壮、胸、腹、尾鳍齐全，尾四开畅大者。无背鳍的鱼，背脊要选光滑、无残缺背鳍或结节。而鱼的色彩要选红者娇红，白者纯白，蓝者湛蓝，黑者墨黑，花者色彩调和，花纹细致，一定要有蓝色者才可称之五花。有的鱼体是半红半黑或是身红而鳍的边缘黑者，好像眼下很美，其实不久就会变成全红的，要有预见。
   
　　总之，在选鱼中，对其在特征、体形或颜色方面都别具一格的佼佼者，应予以破格录选，加以观察培养。

搜鱼网之金鱼的饲料种类

Source: Fish Soso

金鱼虽是一种经人类完全驯化的杂食性鱼类，但是，它和鲫鱼等其他鱼类一样，饲料是否选择合理，投喂是否正确可直接影响金鱼的生长发育、色彩深浅和鲜艳程度、特征的显现、丰满与否、以及产卵数量、孵化率和金鱼的抗病力。所以，在金鱼的饲料中，必须具有营养丰富的蛋白质、脂肪、碳水化合物，各种维生素和一定量的无机盐类及微量元素等。例如：在其他条件完全相同情况下，凡是能每天喂足新鲜而活的红虫者，则鱼体生长发育特大，尤其是狮子头、水泡等特征(指肉瘤和水泡)更为发达，这也许就是红虫中含有大量的动物性蛋白质、脂肪、碳水化合物等丰富营养物的缘故。
   
一、动物性饲料
 动物性饲料是金鱼最喜爱吃，而且营养最丰富的饲料之一。它的品种很多，常见的有：
1)鱼虫(俗称红虫、水蚤）
  是孳生在污水坑塘、池、江河中的浮游动物，是各种水蚤类的俗称。其体型有大有小，像红蜘蛛虫，它的体色呈血红色，体形偏小，它不仅营养丰富，而且它以浮游植物为食，有利于净化水质，所以，我们常用鲜活的红虫适当投喂(指不过剩)的金鱼要比投喂其他代用饲料的金鱼发育快，颜色鲜艳、鱼病发病率也相应减少。
2)剑水蚤，体呈青灰色，（俗称青蹦）
  它属甲壳动物中的桡足类。它的优点是生命力强，游动快，能存养几天不死。但缺点是体型小，如果用来投喂数龄的老亲色，因它们游动快，就更难捕食，而且剑水蚤还能咬伤小鱼苗，所以，投喂剑水蚤时，最好用开水烫一下。
3)草履虫 （俗称灰水）
  它是浮游生物中几种原生动物的俗称。如草履虫，可用稻草培养，最适宜投喂刚孵出的鱼苗。轮虫，它是多细胞动物(即由许多细胞组成其本身的)，如龟纹轮虫、水轮虫、柱轮虫、泡轮虫等等。
4)孑孓 摇蚊的幼虫，（南方称为血虫，北方地区称为油蹦）
  是摇蚊的幼虫，体色血红，故得名为血虫，其营养丰富，价格也比较贵，不容易保存，需要冷藏，一般爱好者直接将其冷冻后投喂。
5)水蚯蚓 
  它的种类很多，水蚯蚓金鱼最爱吃，它们含有丰富的蛋白质、脂肪和维生素。它们一般生活在肥沃的江河或流水的阴沟污泥表层，一端伸入污泥中，一端随水摆动，它的个体细小、柔软、体鲜红色或深红色，容易被金鱼吞食，但在投喂前必须进行反复漂洗，又条件的话，必须养几天后，水蚯蚓将泥吐净后再投喂。

二、植物性饲料
  金鱼的饲料当然是以动物性饲料为最理想，但是，由于多种原因缺乏动物性饲料的情况下，植物性饲料可以成为救急或维持生命的辅助饲料。常见的有芜萍、水草等，其中芜萍是种子植物中体形最小的种类之一。植物体无根茎细小如砂，营养成分也较好。另一种是小浮萍，它有一条细丝状根，金鱼在饥饿时也要吃，一般只可喂较大的金鱼，但不可多喂，喂前要仔细检查有无害虫和虫卵，或用低浓度的高锰酸钾溶液浸泡片刻再喂，否则很容易带入病菌和虫害。
三、合成饲料 
  发展规模金鱼养殖业，光靠捕捞天然饵料鱼虫不能满足需要，除开展人工培养鱼虫外，还必须发展配合颗粒饲料的生产，供应市场，一方面可解决养殖场的饲料来源，另一方面也可满足金鱼爱好者家庭养玩金鱼的需要。有了人工饲料，家庭饲养金鱼就方便多了。
  配合颗粒饲料要求营养成分齐全，符合金鱼生长发育的需要，主要成分应包括蛋白质、糖类、脂肪、无机盐和维生素等5大类。
1．蛋白质 是金鱼身体的主要组成成分，在体内的作用是生长新组织，修补旧组织，也是热能供应的组成成分。饵料中必须有足够的蛋白质，才能促进金鱼快速生长。
2．糖类 是金鱼体内热能的主要物质，是金鱼的主要饲料成分。
3．脂肪 是储存热能最高的食物，其生理功能和糖一样，在体内氧化供给能量。一般来说饲料中缺少脂肪，金鱼生长慢、个体小，会降低鱼体对低温、缺氧的耐力，越冬时易造成死亡；脂肪过多，鱼体过肥，会阻碍性腺的发育。
4．无机盐类 是组成色骨骼的主要元素，如磷酸钙、碳酸钙。鱼的血液、肌肉中也含有一定量的钙和磷。饲料中含有一定量的钙又能促进消化和帮助脂肪、磷的吸收。金鱼除了能从饲料中获得钙和磷外，也能通过皮肤、鳃将水中的钙和磷渗透到体内。金鱼还需要铁、铜、镁、钠、钾、钻等微量元素，缺少了这些元素就会生长缓慢，发生疾病。为了保障金鱼的正常生长，饲料中应含有这些元素。
5．维生素 这也是金鱼生长必需的。长期缺乏维生素，鱼体发育不良，生长缓慢或完全停止，甚至会产生畸形，对外界不良环境和各种鱼病的抵抗力降低。缺乏维生素A，会引起色鳍断裂，鱼体色素消失，体色变淡，不鲜艳；缺乏维生素E，会使性腺发育不良或不发育，同时对水生真菌的抵抗力在为降低，在饲料中加少量维生素B12，能够促进生长。

Gel / Pellets Goldfish Food

1st time making gel food for my beloved goldfish. After testing for few times, they all love the favour. The gel food contain all vitamins that are all required by the goldfish. I will try to make some other fish food in the near future.

Bought this Gex FivePlan Goldfish Pellets yesterday from the Local Fish Shop. My intention was to buy Hikari brand but end up buying Gex FivePlan Goldfish Pellets cause it stated vitamins and minerals are added so it prompt me to give a try on using it.

Summary of this pellets are as follow:
-Baby size floating pellets
-Enables better digestion
-Nutrition meal with essential vitamins and minerals
-Increase growth of goldfish

Ingredients:
*White Fish
*Wheat Flour
*Germ
*Soy Bean
*Shrimp
*Vitamins
*Minerals

Daphnia

Summary of Daphnia Nutritional Value

Daphnia (Dry)

Protein – 50 % of Dry Weight
Fat – 20% to 27 % of Dry Weight
Carbohydrates – 20% - 25% of Dry Weight

Live Daphnia (95% of water)

Protein – 4%
Fat – 0.54%
Carbohydrates – 0.67%
High in Omega 3 – increase growth of fish fry

Why feed daphnia to goldfish? Advantages?

1. Easy to digest and absorb by goldfish
2. Goldfish fry 1st food
3. Increase growth rate for adult and young goldfish fry
4. High in Omega 3
5. High in Protein
6. High in Calcium
7. Colouration Enhancement
8. Can be frozen, meal can be divided separately – Value for Money

New Ranchus

Newly bought ranchus water change today. Both side view and top view looks great.

Mung Beans

Boiled Mung Beans

Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 110 kcal 440 kJ

Carbohydrates 19.15 g
- Sugars 2.00 g
- Dietary fiber 7.6 g
Fat 0.38 g
Protein 7.02 g
Vitamin C 1.0 mg 2%
Calcium 27 mg 3%
Magnesium 0.298 mg 0%
Phosphorus 99 mg 14%
Potassium 266 mg 6%
Sodium 2 mg 0%

Mung Beans are:

* Low in Saturated Fat, Sodium, and Cholesterol
* High in Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Riboflavin, Folate, Copper, Manganese, Protein, Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Pantothenic Acid, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Potassium

The nutritional value of mung beans makes them ideal for:

* Weight loss
* Maintaining optimum health

Don't include too many mung beans in your diet if you're interested in:

* Weight gain

The good: This food is low in Saturated Fat and Sodium, and very low in Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Protein, Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Pantothenic Acid, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Potassium, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Riboflavin, Folate, Copper and Manganese.

The bad: A large portion of the calories in this food come from sugars – Mung Beans Soup.

P/S: Mung Beans just like Small Red Bean can be feed for our beloved goldies. It have the same remedy which can cure swimming bladder. It also a good source of alternative nutrition food for goldfish.

Carrots Nutrition

Read up an article from the internet, surprising that carrots were so good and nutrition for our body. Carrots have many important vitamins and minerals. They are rich in antioxidants Beta Carotene, Alpha Carotene, Phytochemicals and Glutathione, Calcium and Potassium, and vitamins A, B1, B2, C, and E, which are also considered antioxidants, protecting as well as nourishing the skin. They contain a form of calcium easily absorbed by the body. Finally they also contain Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorous.and Sulphur.

Carrots benefit our bodies by:

* Boosting immunity (especially among older people).
* Reducing photosensitivity (beta-carotene protects the skin from sun damage).
* Improving symptoms of HIV.
* Easing alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
* Helping to heal minor wounds and injuries.
* Reducing the risk of heart disease.
* Reducing the risk of high blood pressure.
* Cleansing the liver, and when consumed regularly, can help the liver excrete fats and bile.
* Fighting bronchitis.
* Fighting infection (vitamin A keeps cell membranes healthy, making them stronger against disease-causing microorganisms)
* Improving muscle, flesh, and skin health.
* Helping fight aneamia.
* Reducing acne.
* Improving eye health.
* Low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol
* High in Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Potassium, Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate and Manganese

If the nutrition was so good for us as human for consumption why not feed carrots for our beloved goldfish, it enhanced the colour of goldfish too. I have personally fed them with carrots, I should say the result is impressive.

Goldfish Stamps

The above goldfish stamps tell a thousand words of the individual country having Goldfish printed as stamps for their postage. It shows that these countries are supportive and promotive of goldfish culture in their country last but not less not forgetting the originate country China. The Chinese have the liking of Goldfish cause this is the hobby which created by our ancestor few hundred or thousand years ago. As for Singapore, I have not personally came across goldfish printed as stamp and distributed within the country for postage used. Hope that there will be a day whereby I able to see distribution of Goldfish Stamp within my country.

Red Bubble Eye

Very active male fella. Never own a bubble eye before & 1st time owning it, like the deep red colour & the bubble sac swaying when it swim. Would be better if can get another (female) one to make up a pair to breed :)

Red Bean Goldfish Food

I'm using full cook red bean as goldfish food for my fish, prepared to peel off the skin . They really love it and it good for goldfish having bladder problem. Have tested myself with 1 of my floating oranda & now she back to normal again without any problem in swimming around. Last but not less, it acts as colour enhancement for my goldies too which give me a bright red/orange deep colour.

Small Red Beans

Nutrition Information

Analysis:

Nutrient (per 100 g)	Units	Quantity (Raw)	Quantity (Cooked)
Calories	kcal	335.0	142.0
Carbohydrates	g	60.7	26.3
% of Calories from Carbohydrates	%	71	72
Protein	g	22.3	8.7
% of Calories from Protein	%	26	24
Fat	g	1.3	0.6
% of Calories from Fat	%	3	4
Dietary Fiber	g	24.4	6.4
Folate	mcg	369.7	139.9
Calcium	mg	155.0	70.0
Iron	mg	6.4	2.5
Sodium	mg	14.0	1.0

SV Baby Ranchu

Cute little fellow, actively swimming in the blue tube. Not much of head / wen growth. Will try to post side view if time permit.

Oranda Fries 2 Months Old Update

After numbers of culling , I left 8 babies oranda. Currently, they are in the state of changing colour. I have attached 2 pics and a clip for viewing.

Qian Hu Fish Farm

Went to Qian Hu Fish Farm last week, the above pics indicated the business operating hours and their subsidiary companies .





Above 2 pics are common goldfishes.



Large Carps



Dye Parrot Fishes ready for delivery.



Oranda



Red Cap Orandas



Celestial



Ranchus



Orandas



Ryukins





Crown Pearscales





Ranchus



Common Goldfishes



Fantail Ryukins



Red Cap Orandas



Orandas





Short Tail Ryukins



Spa Pond



Discus









Puffer





Arowana



Aba Aba



Ranchus



Short Tail Ryukin



Ranchus



Short Tail Ryukin





















Arowana Ponds



Fishes ready for delivery.





Goldfish Corner for sale to the public.