Regular Member d_golem Posted July 27, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 27, 2008 Until now, I'm more of a ranchu lover and fancy varieties in general. However, lately I've been enlightened to the pure beauty of the "more elongated" varieties, such as the humble common, comet & shubunkin, especially when they reach the impressive sizes that few fancies ever thought of obtaining. So during my most recent visit to the LFS, I spent a substantial time goggling at the pond goldfish section, and in the end I came home with a couple that caught my eyes. The first one is a 3-inch long Shubie with what the Chinese call Tiger-skin calico pattern. I chose this because I've rarely seen a common-shaped fish with such pattern and the very evenly balanced colour distribution & attractive metallic/nacreous scalation. I hope that the orange will become vivid & the black deepens, making it more contrasting. I look forward very much to this fish's development. The next one is another Shubie, this time 4-inch long. What interest me about this fish is the unique uniform blue pigmentation throughout the body. Many people would say this is inferior to the usual multi-coloured shubie counterpart, however I'm certain once this fish reaches a good size, it will become an imposing presence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member endangeredlovex0x Posted July 27, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 27, 2008 !!!!!!! such potential !!!!!! and utter adorable-ness. congrats on the 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member d_golem Posted July 27, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 27, 2008 Finally, I took some pics of some of my long-time goldie residents for your enjoyment One of my favourites, my short-tailed calico ryu My red/white ranchu singing an opera My thai ranchu wants me to pinch his cheeks My, what big nose hairs you got there..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Chrissy_Bee Posted July 27, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 27, 2008 Beautiful fish and pictures 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member love-rabbit-fish Posted July 27, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 27, 2008 wow! Gorgeous goldies!! and the pics are incredible! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hidr Posted July 27, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 27, 2008 Very pretty. Thank you for sharing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member arabpaso Posted July 27, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 27, 2008 I had no idea there were any tiger striped varieties--how cool is that!!? And the blue is beautiful, too. I like uniquely colored fish. What great finds you made. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member OldHag Posted July 27, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 27, 2008 Oh, shubies! I love shubies! I have a new shubie too, Zorro, he is blue! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member lynda441 Posted July 28, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 28, 2008 A blue shubie is considered rather rare and a great find! Lucky you! And, will you PLEASE teach me how to take pictures!? lol! Fabulous shots! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member d_golem Posted July 28, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 28, 2008 Thx very much all I'm gonna update their progress periodically, let's hope they turn out to be what I imagined 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kenny Posted July 28, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 28, 2008 great looking pics. your new fish look great, i hope they become everything that you want. the other fish are also great looking, i want to steal your ryu, his colors are amazing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member br553 Posted July 28, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 28, 2008 I sure wish I could find a calico common. I have no trouble finding calico comets or "shubies", but have never seen a calico common around here. You definately will enjoy watching your new fish grow and develop. I certainly have enjoyed watching mine over the last 5 years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Franky Posted July 28, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 28, 2008 how do you have the black backround on your pics? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Franky Posted July 28, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 28, 2008 I love ur pics look at mine! it took a while to take deez! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Danicole Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Lovely fish! That tiger is really neat! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member finchgoldfishkeeper Posted July 28, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 28, 2008 very cool single tails 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sly C. Pea Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Finally, I took some pics of some of my long-time goldie residents for your enjoyment One of my favourites, my short-tailed calico ryu I really like this picture. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ranchugirl Posted July 29, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 29, 2008 One prime specimen, and what great color pattern! Btw, if one wants to know how breeding stars on the pectoral fins look like, this one is a super example. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member alexiscool Posted September 3, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted September 3, 2008 those are all great. can we see tank shots? what type of lighting are u useing while taking these pics? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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