CrossBreed Goldfish

wildaltum · 10-04-2010, 10:22 AM

Hi guys, just to check. Anyone ever tried to crossbreed goldfish...eh...what I mean is like i have one ranchu and one ryukin, so crossbreed them...successful?

I tried last night. Male Ranchu and female Ryukin...few eggs are fertile now. Wonder what the babies will look like. I actually tried it 2 weeks ago...but I mixed one male ryukin in as well. Well..some babies that are about 2 weeks old do not have dorsal fins....hmm...is that how the fish breeders get different types of goldfish

dragonhart · 10-04-2010, 10:41 AM

all goldfishes are the same species,just different varieties...like humans...all same species though we look different from human fr other countries...all can inter-breed....

yes....but i dun like playing god..

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Originally Posted by wildaltum

Hi guys, just to check. Anyone ever tried to crossbreed goldfish...eh...what I mean is like i have one ranchu and one ryukin, so crossbreed them...successful?

I tried last night. Male Ranchu and female Ryukin...few eggs are fertile now. Wonder what the babies will look like. I actually tried it 2 weeks ago...but I mixed one male ryukin in as well. Well..some babies that are about 2 weeks old do not have dorsal fins....hmm...is that how the fish breeders get different types of goldfish

BlueC · 10-04-2010, 10:54 AM

Got any pic to share?
Thanks.

wildaltum · 10-04-2010, 05:22 PM

Thanks dragonhart...I was just wondering whether will we get half numbers of ranchu and half numbers of ryukin...not really mean crossbreed to form a new species...hehehe...sorry if my question is misleading.

wildaltum · 10-04-2010, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueC

Got any pic to share?
Thanks.

Eh...sorry...too small to take pictures will do so at a later date...but I see few fries with no dorsal fin...so am wondering is it because they are ranchus...but got a few pieces with deformed dorsal fins..so not really sure because of the mixed sperm from different variety.

Chinmo · 10-04-2010, 11:50 PM

even if ranchu x ranchu will also give u dorsal fined fries... unless very very pure ranchu bred.

BlueC · 10-04-2010, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by wildaltum

Eh...sorry...too small to take pictures will do so at a later date...but I see few fries with no dorsal fin...so am wondering is it because they are ranchus...but got a few pieces with deformed dorsal fins..so not really sure because of the mixed sperm from different variety.

Hahaha.....
OK.
I wait.

Aroboy II · 11-04-2010, 01:24 PM

Interesting....let's wait for the "hybrid" specimen.

FD3S · 11-04-2010, 02:05 PM

i think each variant of goldfish have their genes more or less locked into position, that's why ranchuXranchu gives ranchu, with some slight variants, ryukinXryukin gives ryukins, again with some slight varients.

when two different varieties are bred, somehow I think you'll unscramble the genes a little. i guess you'll get a bit less of both varieties and a lot of inbetween and their ancestral forms.

but keep us updated.

wildaltum · 11-04-2010, 05:55 PM

hmm...interesting..interesting....well the eggs will hatch out tmrw because all the fertile eggs are black in colour now...will keep all updated.

I have an earlier batch of babies with mix ryukin and ranchu sperm. So let me see what is the outcome. The babies are definitely growing.

10-04-2010, 10:22 AM	#1
wildaltum Dragon Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 593	CrossBreed Goldfish Hi guys, just to check. Anyone ever tried to crossbreed goldfish...eh...what I mean is like i have one ranchu and one ryukin, so crossbreed them...successful? I tried last night. Male Ranchu and female Ryukin...few eggs are fertile now. Wonder what the babies will look like. I actually tried it 2 weeks ago...but I mixed one male ryukin in as well. Well..some babies that are about 2 weeks old do not have dorsal fins....hmm...is that how the fish breeders get different types of goldfish

10-04-2010, 10:54 AM	#3
BlueC Dragon Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 2,603	Got any pic to share? Thanks.

10-04-2010, 05:22 PM	#4
wildaltum Dragon Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 593	Thanks dragonhart...I was just wondering whether will we get half numbers of ranchu and half numbers of ryukin...not really mean crossbreed to form a new species...hehehe...sorry if my question is misleading.

10-04-2010, 11:50 PM	#6
Chinmo Senior Dragon Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,544	even if ranchu x ranchu will also give u dorsal fined fries... unless very very pure ranchu bred.

11-04-2010, 01:24 PM	#8
Aroboy II AFC Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 15,946	Interesting....let's wait for the "hybrid" specimen.

11-04-2010, 02:05 PM	#9
FD3S Dragon Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,074	i think each variant of goldfish have their genes more or less locked into position, that's why ranchuXranchu gives ranchu, with some slight variants, ryukinXryukin gives ryukins, again with some slight varients. when two different varieties are bred, somehow I think you'll unscramble the genes a little. i guess you'll get a bit less of both varieties and a lot of inbetween and their ancestral forms. but keep us updated.

11-04-2010, 05:55 PM	#10
wildaltum Dragon Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 593	hmm...interesting..interesting....well the eggs will hatch out tmrw because all the fertile eggs are black in colour now...will keep all updated. I have an earlier batch of babies with mix ryukin and ranchu sperm. So let me see what is the outcome. The babies are definitely growing.

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