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Old 06-19-2006   #4 (permalink)
dick benbow
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there are some pairs that breed more tanchos for their color variety then others.
There was a breeder in hamamatsu that claimed to have a pair that threw only tanchos but that was only rumor as far as i could tell. if you got to him early in the year he was good about having lots of tanchos to ship so he had figured something out.

goldfish genetics and koi are very different so the experiences are not interchangeable....

I quess what still gets a chuckle out of me is people asking to buy a male and female tancho so they can begin breeding them...i don't mention that to belittle anyone cause we all have to start somewhere but what it does prove is that we believe it's possible.....

in kohaku the white has to be so very white and the tancho really large sized
that a really good one is like anything else...few and far between....
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