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Goldfish Diary
2002/7
Goldfish World - Goldfish Judging in Indonesia
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Banner for the National
Ornamental Fish Competition |
In this issue, we feature our recent trip to Indonesia,
where Alvin was invited to judge the goldfish competition in the National Ornamental Fish
Competition (28 Nov - 30 Nov), Jakarta.
Goldfish
in Indonesia sounds like a perfect Oxymoron. In fact, many unique
and beautiful strains of goldfish were
developed by the Indonesians. The tropical climate, cheap cost of
land and labor are ideal for goldfish farming. Besides goldfish,
Indonesia also exports koi, tropical fishes and marine fishes to
other countries.
For a nation with extensive fish farming programmes, it is not
surprising that the various ornamental fish clubs in Indonesia has been organizing
fish competitions and exhibitions to promote
the standard and interest of the aquaculture hobby.
This year, the annual ornamental fish competition
was held in Gajah Madas Plaza, a shopping complex situated in the heart of busy Jakarta.
The competition was organized under 4 main groups of ornamental fishes, namely
the Betta, the Discus, the Goldfish and the LuoHan (a fish belonging
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 Although the number of entries for goldfish was not as many
compared to other fish categories, the high standard and quality
of goldfish entries complements for the smaller number. The
goldfish category was further divided into 7 subcategories: Lionhead/Ranchu, Ryukin, Oranda, Moor, Open, Junior Open
(for young fishes). Nevertheless, judging work took the whole
afternoon to accomplish.
All the
goldfish in the competition are kept by avid goldfish
hobbyists of Indonesia. Some of the goldfish were bred and raise
in Indonesia. The success of the breeding efforts of our
friends is exemplary! (see the Indonesian website set up by our friend, Hari at
http://www.oocities.org/ybhari). |
The climax of our trip comes with
the weekend farm and home visits of our avid hobbyist friends.
Pampered with a stomach full of local delicacies and eye-full of
goldfish, we enjoyed the utmost hospitality of our Indonesian
hosts.
As we reminiscent over
the years of friendship brought about by the wonderful goldfish
hobby, we also exchange notes and experiences in goldfish
keeping. For a group of goldfish fanatics, time seems to fly when we discuss about the goldfish. Through the wee
hours of the night, we talk about nothing but the goldfish. |
A Ryukin bred by
Hari in
Tulung Agung - West Java
Developed in
Indonesia - the
beret lionhead originated
from Bandung.
(photo courtesy of Hari) |
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Some of the
Contestants |
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Harsono, the proud
champion.
Look at what he has done to his roof top! It's crazy! |
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The house visit that we must not miss
mentioning is that of Harsono's.
Harsono is the show (goldfish) Grand champion, and for the second
consecutive year, he is also awarded the champion for clinching the
most winning awards. His outstanding merits for this year's competition
are:
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1. Ranchu: |
1st and
2nd prize |
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2. Ryukin:
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2nd prize |
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3. Oranda:
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1st & 3rd
prize (& Grand Champion) |
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4. Moor: |
3rd prize |
5. Junior
Open: |
1st, 2nd
& 3rd prize |
Like us, Harsono is also a firm advocate of the natural method to keep
goldfish - using the green water.
His achievements is a good testament of this
technique.
In order to keep more goldfish,
Harsono has converted every inch of his
roof top to goldfish ponds. Everyday, he looks forward to waking
up early to maintain the ponds and see his precious fish.
According to him, it is a very healthy routine.
We invited Harsono to compete in the
Goldfish Competition in the
The Singapore Aquarama 2003. With a
sparkle in the eye and a wide grin, Harsono couldn't wipe off his
champion smile for a long time... He loves the idea!
We would like to thank our friends from Indonesia especially Hari,
Harsono, Kris, Victor and Yusuf for their kind hospitality during
our stay in Jakarta.
The
Aquarama 2003 is an
international ornamental fish event to be held in the Singapore
Expo from 29th May 2003
to 1st June 2003.
We
welcome you to send your comments to
GreenNgoldSG@yahoo.com
or sign on our
Guest Book.
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Harsono's Grand Champion - 11 inch oranda |
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To see other
articles in our goldfish diary, let's go back to our
diary home page.
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