Above, baby Ranchu from my TOKS line that became free swimming on Valentine’s day, after hatching two days earlier. Many people fail to realize, that until the fry are free swimming you feed nothing. Also, at this stage, try never to use a net, they are just too tender. For many of us, breeding season and fry raising is upon us. For the folks, up North with no indoor hobby the anticipation is ramping up. For me the game begins with seven Ranchu spawns since January 8th. Let t

Something new! There will soon be articles posted here on the website. Articles will be more detailed and a little longer than a blog. Our VP of Programs, Robert Crosby, has a new piece upcoming as do I with an article coming out later today. For my article I have been doing trials on steamed chicken eggs for fry and slightly older juvenile fish. Adding a step by step for your fun and enjoyment. A preview picture is below. Gary Hater President #RobertCrosby #homemadefood #fr

Ryukins, above need high protein, high fat pellets once they get 2-2.5”, breeders must also push the pellet size to 1.0mm-1.5mm. Without maximizing the size, the fish never get optimum in size and shape We established in the previous blog, the key categories for measuring food contents by major subgroups; protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, ash and moisture. We also discussed that lower quality or vegetable proteins may require amino acid supplements. Seems easy until you fig

Above, Veiltails must be fed enough pellets to develop a deep body before the age of one, or they cannot manage their tail weight. Prepared foods are used by almost all fish keepers. We have a few ambitious fish chefs making gel food their dominant feed of choice, most of us are using pellets first and gel and frozen foods as a supplement. As you watch, listen and post on various web sites and face book sites, I am always amazed how some people are so zealous about food. They