Update: Tosakin Project

For these several years, my most intense breeding projects were Blue, Brown, and Purple Oranda. Second to them was the Tosakin Project. I got many different tail types from the cross between Tosakin and Butterfly. From that point on, I made many combination pairings and carefully selected the offspring. I did these for many generations of Tosakin. And I think the quality has improved a lot right now.

Interestingly, there are two main distinct tail types in my current collection: the medium tail, and the long tail. I am still in the process of combining their features to create an improved version. Right now, I only take the pictures of male ones since they display the best of these features for the time being.

Male 1: The medium tail (two pictures of the same fish)

I think this type is the most faithful I have to the Tosakin tail standard. First, I am talking about the strength of the tail, or … I do not know the right terminology. Perhaps it is better to refer to it as the hardness of the tail. The tail does not collapse easily and can maintain its form well (its flips and its middle tail). Second, I have improved the middle tail shape a lot, from the V shape I had before to the horse-shoe shape right now. Third, the “thousand-rays” are visible. Fourth, the flips are clearly visible, of medium size, and always maintain its open position most of the time. I am satisfied with these improvements. The next improvement I am aiming at is to lengthen the tail size without sacrificing all the positive features I mention above. And one more good point of the fish is its thick backbone!

Video of Male 1:

Male 2: the long tail

The length of the tail is impressive. But the tail is soft. Though the middle tail only collapses a little, the flips totally collapse a lot. The “thousand rays” are not clearly defined. The fish still looks gorgeous especially when it spreads its tail fully.

Video of Male 2:

Male 3: another long tail

The same explanation applies to this fish. But there is more hint of Butterfly flavor in this specimen.

Video of Male 3:

Well, that is all my update on Tosakin. Hope you like my current collection. And do expect another quality upgrade in my next Tosakin update!