Shintaro Sanke Kego - 18 days old

Earlier in the week I stopped by one of Shintaro fry ponds that contained fry from the spawnings that took place on 6th June - http://www.niigata-nishikigoi.com/node/419. I was surprised to see that the fry were already developing their pigmentation, I was back in the UK this time last year so it was a stage of development I didn't see.

You can see for yourself in the video below what they look like. 

The video is also available for subscribers to NTV 2009 here http://www.nishikigoi.tv/2009/index.html.

Having made the video I stopped by at Shintaro where kuroko selection of another Showa spawning was taking place.  The difference in size in 11 or 12 days is quite amazing really.

It's still a couple of weeks away when the Sanke kego will undertake their first sembetsu.