Jap. BuffaloHead Ranchu - Competition Grade

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Hi Xerovix,

i have decided to spend stop here...... thks for labelling my fishes from china...... !!

Bye Bye

don't get angry lah. i do know that different parts of japan breed different kinda ranchu which differents from others.

some ranchu clubs in japan prefers and sets standards differently from others. like certain kinda headgrowth, certain kinda back shape, belly bottom, dorsal spin etc.

as forum members here are interested more to the traditional and popular japanese ranchu standards(top view type)... hence, the misunderstanding.

no ranchu are perfect... as the subject title you chose plus the pictures attached will certainly raise some eyebrows. but no worries, mate... as long you love the kinda ranchu you chose... it is a real form of self satisfaction already.

Originally posted by OleOle
i have decided to spend stop here...... thks for labelling my fishes from china...... !!

Bye Bye

those frozen blood worms... suggest you dissolve it in a small cup to clear away 'free' blood before putting it in your tank to reduce bacteria contamination. wait the birds becomes sick very troublesome leh.

Originally posted by Ah Thiam
Hi Xerovix,

I feed my "BIRDS" with Hikari Blood worms and "BIRD" Lord . Hehehe.....

Originally posted by OleOle
i have decided to spend stop here...... thks for labelling my fishes from china...... !!

Bye Bye

Hi OleOle, please don't feel offenced as I have mentioned earlier on. Everybody in this forum who have posted their gallery are prepared to be scrutinized. Read closely on the earlier postings on the beginning of this thread, nobody is scrutinising your fishes out of bad intention, most of us are afraid that you might be conned.

After that, things started to get nasty, 'cause you have started to sound arrogant, you might have 12 yrs experience of keeping ranchu, there might be some members here who have even longer experience. Everybody here is learning somethings from each other everyday, nobody dares to declare that they are experts.

You might be rich enough to own some "Jap" Ranchu, but this doesn't mean that you have the right to look down on people here who are trying to enjoy their hobby of ranchu keeping.

My understanding is in the past, Jap ranchu are also appreciated by their side view such like those used to be imported by Macho Ranchu at Specialist Centre and Topview Jap Ranchu are kept by some exclusive hobbyist in Japan and are not allowed to be exported until recently. In the presence, all Jap ranchu are mostly appreciated by their topview just like those in All Japan Ranchu competition or our local Ozeki Ranchu Club, however, there are still Top-grade sideview Jap ranchu around but they are now considered in a lower grade than the top grade Topview ranchu. If you have information on the criteria of selecting or judging sideview Jap ranchu, do share with us and I think most of our members here will definitely like to know.

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yup. those bloodworms are treated type. but do notice blood releasing out from the cubes when place in the tank.... good source of contamination and food for parasites or germs to feed on, too. but... perhaps some salt may help to keep those thingy at bay.

Originally posted by Ah Thiam

Thank you for your advise. However, I normally don't de-frost them. My understanding is that the worms are bio and UV treated hence very clean liao. De-frosting them might actually dilute away the muiti vitamins that the worms are "impreganted" (Can't think of another word to use) with.

Sometimes, Hikari blood worms do come with those that are very thick type. I notice my fishes likes them very much.

Anyway, I have switched to keeping arowana. I have given up my ranchu keeping (Don't have 12 years, but a good 4 years) hobby 2 years back after I downside my house. However, I still like ranchu very much.

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Originally posted by goldies



One need not be a singer to know Jackie Cheung is a great singer. Similarly, one need not be a singer/actor to know F4 cannot sing and act.

One also need not learn any instrument to appreciate Classical music.

Similarly, one need not have Japanese Ranchu to know that is not a Japanese Ranchu.

BTW, frankly, I cannot differentiate between a Thai top view ranchu and a Jap top view ranchu. BUT, i can definitely differentiate between a side view Chinese ranchu and a top view Jap ranchu.

And yes, Shou xing gong is not ranchu, it is lionhead. And for your info, it is difficult to get lionhead nowadays. It seems like you cannot even differentiate between Ranchu and Lionhead. Everyone here is discussing about ranchu, no one is discussing Lionhead. But the difference is whether yours is a Japanese Ranchu, Thai Ranchu or a Chinese Ranchu. Yours 100% is Chinese ranchu.

Hi Goldies,


For what i know, the thick back bone and the "fan" tail are very jap. And most important, thai ranchu body (view from top) is abit FAT rather than straight flash from the head compared to the Jap.
Just like my fav. thai ranch(in my gallery), even with good cheek N color but the body and the back bone still CANNOT compare with Jap. sign