A WAY TO RAISE RANCHU ● SELECTION METHODS

The ability to recognize strengths and weaknesses in fast growing ranchu fry is very important. However, no matter how good the quality of a ranchu is, there will always be some fault.

It is wrong to look for all imperfections at once, when performing culling. The best is to seek out major drawbacks and leave off minor imperfections and not to overlook the fish's charm and overall appearance.

It takes years of experience and training to start recognizing of what is important and being able to balance between good traits and faults for achieving the iconic ranchu look.

Selecting Between the Good & the Poor Fish

During culling, skilled person will search for a good fish, while novice will often look for a bad fish. Partly, because it is easier to identify the bad fish first, especially when you have a little experience as what to look for. However, there are advantages and disadvantages in both methods.

Looking for a good fish:

• culling must start early 
• by selecting only good fish, the number is drastically reduced 
• promising fish can be overlooked 
• moderate to high experience is necessary 

Looking for a bad fish:

• promising fish can not be overlooked  
• time consuming 
• hard to dramatically reduce the number of fish
• suitable for a novice

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Links to published chapters:

● INTRODUCTION
● WATER
● NOTES ON GREEN WATER & WATER CHANGE
● WATER TEMPERATURE
● AERATION
● SUNLIGHT AND SHADE
● CONTAINERS FOR RAISING RANCHU
● FOOD
● FEEDING REGIMENT
● BREEDING & SPAWNING
● RAISING & GROOMING FRY
● GROOMING KUROKO AND TOSAI
● CULLING
● SELECTION METHODS
● CULLING ROUND - I
● CULLING ROUND - II
● CULLING ROUND - III
● CULLING ROUND - IV
● CULLING ROUND - V
● FORSEEING RANCHU CHANGES IN THE FUTURE

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