Does anyone know what differentiates a good quality tamasaba versus one that isn't? I've looked at some youtube videos and commenters will state if it's a good grade or bad; however, they don't explain why.
Does anyone know what differentiates a good quality tamasaba versus one that isn't? I've looked at some youtube videos and commenters will state if it's a good grade or bad; however, they don't explain why.
Not sure of the judging standards, but having kept them I can tell the difference a bit. First is color. The red should be deep and bright while the white remains clean. For myself next is fins where they should be even, no bends, breaks, splits. Body should be filled out and pattern I think is a bit subjective. I like to see balance of red/white rather that one color being more dominant than the other.
Thanks for the comments and video. When you say that the fish should be filled out, should it be more like the one at the 54 second mark of the video or more like the one at 1:14 of the video where the body is not has round. Is a larger more pronounced hump good or bad?
Being so large/round, can they still swim okay? I heard that they can swim with koi in a pond. What food do you usually feed them? Do you have a preference for gel food or pellets?
I think short tail is the judging favorite, but I prefer the long tail any day.
If you are on Facebook, check out Mitsuhiro Tanaka as he shows off the Marushin line he raises and the awards he wins. You can check out the pics of his winners to get a good idea of what is favored. Dianichi and Kaneko have a line as well. I found the Kanneko grew pretty fast and I liked them. When I lost those I tried Marushin and they are doing well so far but slower to grow than Kaneko. I am up for trying out some Dianichi at some point but I am not sure if they are selling large amounts yet. I am not sure if anyone at Kaneko keeps anything up to date but I havn't seen any of there's for sale in the states for years outside of buying in bulk from Ornafish.
Mitsuhiro- https://www.facebook.com/mitsuhiro.t...r0sWmprLaIIpB6
Shigero Dainichi- https://www.facebook.com/shigeru.dai...oHZnYrs72B368Y
A Tamasaba isn't going to have a short tail. It isn't a short tailed variety. Their tail should resemble that of a Comet. The short tail preferences goes to the sister variety of the Tamasaba, which is the Ryukin. Though a Ryukin doesn't HAVE to have a short tail to be considered a good example, the short tailed ones are usually what the judges prefer, the more stubby the fish, the better.
Nice. Doesnt look like they've missed any meals
Its just an itch...I think if I run across any I'd try them out but beyond that I think I'll be ok.
I scratched my TVR itch and well, it no longer itches nor will it ever itch again, I don't think
Those are lovely. I think ONLY the Marushin line has shorter tailed ones. I've not seen short tailed fish that weren't from that line and their humps are much lower than what is usually aimed for (which can be seen above). They almost look Sabao... Almost but not quite. Seems they're bred differently. They are super nice regardless.