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Posted by: maryjanecapri Mon, 25 Apr 2005 10:07 am

has anyone purchased from http://www.neoranchu.com/home.html before? if so what was your experience like? did the fish arrive healthy? thank you.

Posted by: CP Mon, 25 Apr 2005 1:39 pm

Er..........in Singapore we dont need to go thru agents.I believe this Neo Ranchu guy is US based importing goldfish from Asia to cater for the domestic US market.

There are more than a hundred LFS in our tiny Singapore.

Posted by: The Matrix Mon, 25 Apr 2005 1:41 pm

has anyone purchased from http://www.neoranchu.com/home.html before? if so what was your experience like? did the fish arrive healthy? thank you.

Posted by: maryjanecapri Mon, 25 Apr 2005 8:48 pm

thank you. is this forum filled mostly with individuals from Singapore and Japan? i hope i've not offended anyone.

Posted by: CP Mon, 25 Apr 2005 9:04 pm

This is a Singapore based website and the majority of forumers are Singaporeans.

I don't see how you could have offended anyone.

I don't think there are any participants from Japan,cos most of them have a poor grasp of the English language.

Do hang around,there are a wealth of info here if you go thru the old posts,but you may at times have difficulty understanding some of our lingos.

Posted by: maryjanecapri Tue, 26 Apr 2005 3:34 am

thank you. i will hang around. i'm pretty amazed at the amount of knowledge everyone here has.

Posted by: The Matrix Tue, 26 Apr 2005 1:38 pm

thank you. i will hang around. i'm pretty amazed at the amount of knowledge everyone here has.

Posted by: yamato38gunkei Tue, 26 Apr 2005 1:49 pm

has anyone purchased from http://www.neoranchu.com/home.html before? if so what was your experience like? did the fish arrive healthy? thank you.

Posted by: maryjanecapri Tue, 26 Apr 2005 8:06 pm

As I live in Belgium, I never bought any fish from Neo Ranchu.  But what I do know is that the owner is Mr. Stephen Carney.  Neo Ranchu is the distributor in the US for Thai Ranchu Center.  My very good friend, Tad, is the commercial director of Thai Ranchu Center.  He told me that Mr. Stephen Carney is a very devoted and honest man.  Tad also told me that he has a very good relation with Stephen Carney and that Thai Ranchu Center sends his best Ranchu to Neo Ranchu. 
So, I think it is safe to buy Ranchu from them.

Regards,

Geert Coppens

Posted by: chumhousa Thu, 28 Apr 2005 8:55 am

has anyone purchased from http://www.neoranchu.com/home.html before? if so what was your experience like? did the fish arrive healthy? thank you.

Posted by: maryjanecapri Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:15 am

I'm from NJ, USA. I bought 4 red and white oranda from Stephen Carney ~9 months ago. He's a good guy  & honest. His fish are much better than those from Petco & PetsMart or any local pet shops as you know goldfish is not very popular in the States.

Eric.

Posted by: peekachu Tue, 10 May 2005 6:19 am

Hi, I just received five ranchu from NEO RANCHU, all I can say is there great, all are healthy eating well. Stephen is great to work with makes things easy. Here in Arizona you can't find ranchu of this quality. This site is great for us here in the USA. I'm humbled by the vast knowledge the people of this forum have. I appreciate the love and care you show are beloved ranchu. Peekachu.

Posted by: Paulyboy Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:35 am

Hi Everyone,

Are there any RG members in the New York area?

I am currently keeping Ryukin but am looking to move over into Ranchu. My local shops only occasionally have Ranchu and even when they do the quality is very low.

I would love to get some very young fry or even eggs as I really do enjoy bringing on the smaller fish. (I have worked for many years on large salt water fish farm recirculation systems in europe and was responsible for all fry growth). For me the raising of the fish is the best part of keeping fish, but it always better to be raising good quality fish rather than something which will never mature into anything nice.

Anyway, thanks to everyone and happy fishkeeping

Paul

Posted by: small_ranchu Tue, 09 Jan 2007 8:20 am

Hi Paul,
First of all, welcome to RG. I am from Brooklyn. I was searching for good quality ranchus for more than 4 months in NYC area. But I have no luck w/ yet especially with a good quality and small one. I went to almost every store.

Here is a list of site that have a decent quality of fish but I still don't satisfy with the quality.
http://neoranchu.com/
www.goldfishnet.com

Importing from oversea is not an option since there is a new rule from gov that restrict importing goldfish. well what can we do?
Fred

Posted by: Paulyboy Tue, 09 Jan 2007 9:02 pm

Dear Fred,

Many thanks for your reply, sorry to hear that you are in the same boat as me with regard to our Ranchu shortage.

I have been looking for a while also, perhaps I should just stick with my Ryukins and be done with it?

The government restrictions must be associated with SVC or KHV, I heard that restrictions were coming in but didnt realise they had already happened. I wonder if Ranchu eggs are covered by the same legislature? It could be a loophole that is worth investigating? Maybe eggs could be sent via overnight delivery?

Of course the easiest option is to find a hobbiest who already has some nice fish in this area. I have heard there is such a person in the Rockland area, he visits the same fish shop as me but despite leaving him a couple of notes I have not heard back from him.... is there such a thing as a Ranchu stalker?!? lol

Anyway, please keep in touch and let me know how you are progressing (or not). If I get any joy this end I will let you know.

Have you looked in any of the shops in Chinatown?

Best Wishes

Paul

Posted by: stech Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:41 am

I'm in NYC and is a Ranchu collector. Only quality Ranchu you will find is from on-line. Try goldfishnet.com, NeoRanchu and Fishsempai. Sometimes the Chinatown fish stores sells baby Ranchu that have promising tail tucks and heads. I was able to pick one such baby Ranchu with square heads and nice tail tuck for about $6 last year from the fish store on Broome Street. Unfortunately he got sick. So don't stop looking. Sometimes you may get lucky.

Curious what type of filters do you all use for your Ranchus? I have Rena XP3, but they give me crystal clear water.

Posted by: Paulyboy Wed, 10 Jan 2007 3:34 am

Dear Stech

Many thanks for your reply, it looks like we all have the same problem. I am going to make a trip to Chinatown and hope for the best, worst case scenario is I get a day looking at fish!

I am currently mainly keeping Ryukin, I have various filters, some sponge, some external and some home made. My 'best' filter is a combination of an external filter which runs in combination with a home made trickle to both improve the water quality and take the energy out of the water flow. It makes more of a rainfall effect than a flow. The water quality is great and the fish get O2 rich water.

Cheers

Paul

Posted by: small_ranchu Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:12 pm

I don't really satisfy with the quality of online fish as well.

Posted by: chandramerpati Wed, 10 Jan 2007 2:15 pm

QUOTE(Paulyboy @ Tue, 09 Jan 2007 1:35 am)

Posted by: Paulyboy Wed, 10 Jan 2007 8:59 pm

Hi Chandramerpati

Many thanks for your advice. I will look and see if I can find him, lets hope he isn't too difficult to track.

Regards

Paul

Posted by: Paulyboy Wed, 10 Jan 2007 9:11 pm

Not sure how to post picture so I will try to explain.

I have 'acquired' a supermarket shopping basket which i have suspended above the tank (actually an old bathtub!) In the basket i have put in some bio-balls and on top of this I have placed a fridge salad box into which I have drilled a lot of holes. In the salad tray I have put a whisper bio bag filled with carbon and a couple of sponges from an old filter. The direct stream of water runs onto this, then through the holes and over the bio-balls then into the tank.

It is not the handsomest piece of fishkeeping equipment, in fact its ugly!! But it does the job and is in our basement. My wife really does not appreciate it!

With regard to noise it is like being next to a small water fountain. Not quiet but you get accustomed to it and it can sort of be regulated by either lifting or lowering in relation to the surface of the main body of water. I like the sound but you wouldnt want it in your bedroom!

Hope this helps, i will try and post pics but dont hold your breath.

Regards
Paul

Posted by: chochiss Thu, 11 Jan 2007 1:58 am

how about www.goldfishconnection.com?? have you guys checked it out yet????

Posted by: GlassGoldfish Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:47 am

Heya, folks!

Goldfishconnection.com has some nice fish, always larger fish, tho. (and nothing Japanese, that I've seen.) I think accouple of the prize winners at the Portland, Oregon Goldfish show were from here.

NeoRanchu imported a bunch of baby Japanese Ranchus from 3-4 prestigious breeders last spring, and I got 5. Mita, Oishi, Kashino were some. They started at $50 each, and went up to about $150. I hope he's planning the same thing this year, but I haven't heard from him lately (my hunch is yes, why would he be upgrading his website if the importing of goldfish has been halted due to new regulations?). I don't know of any other way to get Japanese Bloodlines in the US. . . . Is there anyone else who does this in the US????

Fish Sempai had accouple TVR from Thairanchucenter last time I checked.

Posted by: small_ranchu Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:43 pm

Paul,
try Pacific fish store in China town(NYC) . address is 46 Delancey st. They do have decent one (sometimes).

Glassgoldfish,
Does Rick still selling fish? I haven't seen him selling fish for a while though.

Posted by: GlassGoldfish Sat, 13 Jan 2007 1:05 am

You're right.... it has been awhile since he's held an auction. He better get busy . . . some folks will soon be wanting to purchase their show-winners for the up-coming season! (I prefer to groom my young fish into adulthood)

Posted by: apoc88 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 5:44 am

Hello fellow members. I have enjoyed the various TV posts in these forums and decided to get my hands on some TVs. The problem is finding them. They are not very popular here in the states and the only company I found that imports them are not responding to any of my requests for information. Does anyone here know of exporters or a method to get some very nice top views? Thanks!

PJ

Posted by: small_ranchu Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:39 am

I am interesting as well....

Posted by: apungcool Fri, 13 Apr 2007 4:25 pm

QUOTE(small_ranchu @ Tue, 09 Jan 2007 9:20 am)

Posted by: apungcool Fri, 13 Apr 2007 4:37 pm

Current auction in ebay, TVR :
http://cgi.ebay.com/4-5-Live-Pure-Japanese-Top-View-Ranchu- Goldfish_W0QQitemZ330108648293QQihZ014QQcategoryZ66795QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQc
mdZViewItem

Posted by: small_ranchu Fri, 13 Apr 2007 6:52 pm

QUOTE(apungcool @ Fri, 13 Apr 2007 4:25 am)

Posted by: fastrails Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:03 am

Hi everyone,
I am new to the forum. I've been admiring and envious of the selection of fine ranchus in your area(Singapore). I am from the US, and live in San Francisco, Ca. I have hard time finding good ranchus like the ones on this post here. There are a couple of stores that carry them here, and occasionally they would have decent stock at best. I've have seen post for a few online sellers but not that many, are there a list of online sellers somewhere on this forum? Thanks in advance.

Vin

Posted by: small_ranchu Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:39 pm

Hello,
Now-a-day, I kinda like Thai ranchu. So I bought a lot from Paul (gold fish passion.com {type without space}). If you like Thai style, he is the best and he will get his new shipment by the end of this month.

For chinese ranchu, I will suggest Dandy Oranda (http://home.columbus.rr.com/dandyorandas/) and Tommy (goldfishnet.com). Goldfishutopia.com is pretty good too.

For TVR, I believe bekko has a few to sell and Paul can bring them in for you. Let me know if you have any question.

Posted by: fastrails Thu, 06 Dec 2007 7:09 am

Thanks small_ranchu. I will bookmark those URLs.

V

QUOTE(small_ranchu @ Tue, 06 Nov 2007 8:39 pm)

Posted by: fafaho Sat, 08 Dec 2007 1:49 am

I think they re out of business !
Try Paul from Goldfishpassion, he carries decent Thai Goldfish. The prices are little bit higher, but he's willing to work out with your budget.

Posted by: eros904 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:20 am

Vin,

Welcome to the forum! Like you I also live the Bay Area(Dublin) and Have had problems looking for good TVR's.All the sites mention by small ranchu are still selling fish. Here's bekko's website: www.raingarden.us Ive also confirmed that GoldfishUtopia "might" be importing TVR from a Japan Coop sometime next year. Also, Ive been desperate enough to ask or beg the koi dealers in my area to carry TVR to no avail.

Vin-Have you been to Pet Central(Hung Lim?) On Broadway in the city. They import ranchus from China. Call first though bec. last time I was there they only had 1 big ranchu left.

QUOTE(fastrails @ Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:03 am)

Posted by: klee74 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:53 am

Hi,
I am currently on overseas postings.
I wonder is there any LFS or where I can get SVR in San Diego, California?
Pls advice.
Thanks and best regards,

Posted by: Kets Wed, 19 Mar 2008 9:27 am

Hi, I am from Virginia.
Are there any breeders in this state? Any importers?

Posted by: chubachuchu Thu, 29 Apr 2010 9:47 pm

anyone knows how much would be the cost of a regular ranchu? i live in central new jersey(edison) and I'm having a hard time looking for one. can i get ranchu that's around $5-$10 only?


thank you

Posted by: goldfishpassion Mon, 03 May 2010 12:45 pm

E-mail for ranchu. I think have something to offer.

Posted by: UnSun Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:27 am

QUOTE(chumhousa @ Thu, 28 Apr 2005 8:55 am)

I'm from NJ, USA. I bought 4 red and white oranda from Stephen Carney ~9 months ago. He's a good guy & honest. His fish are much better than those from Petco & PetsMart or any local pet shops as you know goldfish is not very popular in the States.

Eric.