![]() Notable also however was how the body depth of the fish had altered dramatically. ![]() ![]() They were added in March, fed six times per day on koi pellets, and by September they were netted out of the pond with a body size of 20cm. Last year I saw some single tail Ryukin (called Tamasaba,) of 5cm body size placed into a heated koi pond containing large koi. I now believe, although this is anecdotal, that to obtain maximum body depth, Ryukin should be kept in deep water. Exceptional fish could grow larger, and that’s without fins, so life in small aquariums will stunt them. Combine that huge belly of perhaps 7-10cm girth on an adult fish, and an adult Ryukin could weigh a kg or more. Ryukin can attain a body length of 20cm and a body height of that too. Google Ryukin, and it will be Chinese fish you will see. These days few if any Japanese Ryukin come to the UK, and most would be of Chinese origin, with Thailand being a very up and coming supply source too. Reference is made to the Ryukin in Japanese publications dating back to 1825, and by 1908 Shinnosuke Matsubara, Director of the Imperial Fisheries Institute, Tokyo, referenced it as one of the four most popular Japanese goldfish varieties, along with the Wakin, Ranchu, and Oranda. Big, bold, and with a booty that Kim Kardashian would be jealous of, the Ryukin goldfish has many fans.Īll fancy goldfish started off in China, although the Ryukin is so-called because the variety was traded with the Japanese and entered via the Ryukyus – a chain of islands south of the main island of Japan.
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