Dominator;3447922; said:
the most high quality cichlids come from Rapps or Ken Davis, or guys like that, not some thai facility
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the most high quality cichlids come from Rapps or Ken Davis, or guys like that, not some thai facility
it always struck me as odd that somehow they can make gt's look amazing over there. of course as compared to what i tend to see over here offered.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe FHs are considered lucky fish over there. They take a lot more time in breeding the fish back and stuff to get the traits that they want in the fish... From Wikipedia, "Malaysians admired fishes with protruding heads, known as Karoi or "warships," found in the western part of the nation. The slightly protruding forehead and long tail of these fish were prized in Taiwanese society as bringing luck in geomancy."
The Asian countries spend a great deal & time line breeding, culling & perfectioning their breeds. To us, breeding a fish is just breeding a fish. It's as simple as that. But to the them, it's what they know. It's their life. It's how they make a living.. Take the Bonsai tree for example. It takes a small tree 25-30 years of constant training and pruning to be consider show quality. Some trees are even past down from generation to generations, and are as old as 100+ years! The Koi fish has been line bred for centuries from the common grass carp to obtain it's amazing colors. They are too past down from generations to generations. From Grandpa to Father to son and so forth.. The goldfish has been breed to perfection. In Japan, they have schools that are dedicated in the art of breeding & caring for the Ranchu goldfish. Sort of like college.. They spend their whole entire life doing what they do, and they do it to perfection. We could learn a great deal from these Asian breeders. And that my friend, is why the high quality fishes always comes from Asia.
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