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Akira
Sekiya is a patron of the Hanyu Red Fish Association headed by the
famous breeder Nakajima-san (famous for his uno Ranchus). A humble
and quiet man, Sekiya-san perfects his trade and breeding techniques
by using only natural resources such as mountain water, getting up
at 3.00 am during the breeding season to hunt down live mijinko
(water fleas) for his Kurokos (black baby ranchus), and other live
foods. He believes in doing it the ‘old fashioned’ way.
Sekiya’s fishes are famous
for its trademark ‘heart’ tail. The tail shapes like a heart when
the fish is swimming, very much like a seagull’s wing folded in
flight. It is soft and fluttery, thus gives a very elegant swimming
posture.
After liaising with Sekiya-san for more than one and a half
years, our club managed to bring in the first batch of Sekiya’s
baby Kurokos into Singapore recently. Some of us are privileged
to own the kurokos from this dedicated breeder as it is the
first time Sekiya-san has ever exported any of his fishes
overseas.
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