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05-07-2016, 03:36 PM | #1 |
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Red/white Ranchu qn
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What constitutes a Red/White ranchu? Must it be purely red and white? Or those orange-ish ranchus are considered red white as well? |
06-07-2016, 08:18 AM | #2 |
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IMHO, most LFS classify red white ranchu as having white as part of the color of the ranchu no matter it is orange to red.
I believe the ranchu color range should be yellow then orange then red. Most red ranchu develop only with good genes and lots of sunlight and algae. If u buy orangy red white ranchu at say 3 to 4 inch, sometimes the color is more or less fixed so hoping to get red overtime is quite difficult even with using color enhancers. Color baby ranchus will develop color more as it changes from black to yellow then darkened to orange then red if genes and conditions are good. Just my observation |
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06-07-2016, 04:09 PM | #4 |
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Genetic make up and conditions during growth will determine the final color of ranchu.
If u see baby ranchu and look super red then u should start worrying that will that color fade with time as u do not know whether color enhancer had been used in excess as baby ranchu should not have such coloration naturally. If choosing larger ranchu , then choose deeper red coloration if possible, as even with fading due to insufficient conditions such as sunlight and algae the color will still not be too pale . Fading color from first bought to under own care is common if exessive color enhancer is used by farmer. This is from my own limited experience. Hope it helps. |
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