Rafflesia Cross, Ship or P/U, Bergenfield, NJ, 1.75 – 2.0 inch, 2 months old

[Rteves]

Dear Simply Discus Members,

I’ve got several fry from Rafflesia Male and Penang Eruption Female, both from Kenny C. I bought several fish of the same strain hoping to get a pair. But these 2 just hit it off; there was no way stopping them from spawning. Anyway, I was curious what the combination will look like, so I reserve the most promising 2 from the previous spawn, which are now 6 month old. (See pix)

The new batch is 2 months old, 1.75” - 2.0” $ 18.00 each.
For Simply Discus Member, 5 for $75.00 or 8 for $100.00

Available for Pickup in Bergenfield, NJ or Ship via Overnight Priority Express from USPS or FedEx Priority Overnight.
Send me a PM or email to rtteves@gmail.com if interested.

Roland

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[Joewulforst]

Hi Roland I sent you an email

[Rteves]

Hi Joe,
I got your email.
Let me know when you want to pick them up.
Thanks,
Roland

[Rteves]

To Fellow Simply Discus Members,

The last batch were all sold out ! I want to thank those who responded to this post.
Just an update, the pair still continues to lay eggs and I have a new batch that are ready to go to new homes.
1.75 "to 2.0" $ 18.00/each
5 for $ 75.00
8 for $ 100.00

Local Pickup in Bergenfield, NJ or Ship Overnight Via FedEx.
Email me if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Roland
rtteves@gmail.com

[Rteves]

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[Rteves]

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[Rteves]

To Snap0283,
Your PM messages is full.
The 22nd is ok. Give me a call.
Roland
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[Rteves]

To Snap0283
Thank you for your feedback in my itrader page.
Appreciate it.
Roland

[krazqban76]

Roland sent you a pm

[Rteves]

Dear Simply Discus Members,

All fry from the last batch has been sold.
I have another upcoming batch from the same strain.
Will post again when they are ready to go to new homes.

Thank you everyone who responded to this post.

Roland

[Buckshot]

I wish discus were this cheap in Australia.

[lksdrinker]

I would definitely consider grabbing some of these once the next batch is available. Although, I'm a little confused on what the offspring will look like when adults. I assume the larger fish in your photos are the parents? Do you have any images of the offspring as they've grown a bit more?

[Rteves]

Iksdrinker, most of the new batch for this month: February fry were sold out over the weekend before i could post it in SD.
I will have a younger batch that will be ready by mid March. Hopefully this time I could post it in SD before they are gone. i'll ask some pictures from the older batch how they turn out. Will post it once I get hold of them. Thanks !

Buckshot, yes Mate ! There might be some hobby breeders in Australia who might post their fry soon. Wish them luck !

[Rteves]

May 5, 2015

Hi Fellow Simply Members,
A New Batch from the same parents are now ready to new homes.
I have grown them a bit bigger from the last batch.
Size: 2.25 to 2.5 inches
Age: 3 months Old
Price: 5 for $ 100 ( $ 20.00/each)

I can ship via FedEx overnight or local pickup in Bergenfield, NJ.
Please email to rtteves@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Thank you for looking !
Roland

[Rteves]

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[Hoboken Ed]

PM sent

[mbruizer187]

Did you ever get any pics of your older batches?

[lksdrinker]

I had the pleasure of meeting Roland and got 4 of these fish about a month ago. Here are a few recent shots of the fish which I believe are now about 3 months old or so. The photos aren't the greatest; but gives a good idea of what they look like right now.

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[Rteves]

Hi ED, Got your PM and email. Yes, Friday pickup is fine ! See you soon.

LKSDRINKER, thank you for posting pictures of the Juveniles. They are starting to get their spots and color. I am also curious how the 2 crosses would look like when adult size. Please do post some pictures of them as they grow bigger. They have beautiful erect dorsal fins. They got good genetics to begin with. Both from Kenny/ Forrest Stock.

[lksdrinker]

Hi ED, Got your PM and email. Yes, Friday pickup is fine ! See you soon.

LKSDRINKER, thank you for posting pictures of the Juveniles. They are starting to get their spots and color. I am also curious how the 2 crosses would look like when adult size. Please do post some pictures of them as they grow bigger. They have beautiful erect dorsal fins. They got good genetics to begin with. Both from Kenny/ Forrest Stock.

They are beautiful fish Roland; and those pictures really dont do them any justice! I am however a bit surprised at the amount of peppering I'm seeing considering they are in a bare bottom tank that had no background. Just about a day or so before I took that picture I slid in a piece of white cardboard behind the tank as a background to see if that might change anything.

[SNap0283]

I purchased a batch from Roland back in Feb and figured I would update on the progress of this cross. The fish are starting to color up but still have a ways to go. I ended up with about 50% snakeskin and 50% wild type which I think is what would be expected given the parents. Some are almost perfectly free of pepper and some are moderately peppered, again as I had expected from a PB non-PB cross. They are very nice looking fish and I would suggest to anyone to purchase from Roland as he was very professional and a genuinely nice guy to talk to.

Here are a few pictures though I warn when you put a camera in my hand nothing good comes of it.

The spots came in first and over the last week or so the white/blue body color is starting to fill in nicely
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The snakeskins would not stand still for me to get a decent picture. They are coloring up more slowly and just now starting to get their spots.
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[Rteves]

Hi Jeff, Thank you for posting updated photos of the Rafflesia Cross. Appreciate it very much ! They are growing up nicely with their spots except for some peppering as expected for Non PB Cross.
The latest batch are all sold out. I will post again whenever a new batch is ready to go to new homes.
Thank you again !
Roland

[lksdrinker]

Got a few shots of the fish I picked up from Roland back in April and just thought I'd share. I think they're coming along nicely with only a bit of peppering.

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[Rteves]

Hi Jeff, thanks for posting updated photos of the Rafflesia Cross.
FYI, I have stop Crossing the PE with Rafflesia.

I will be having a Red Eagle X Rafflesia fry , this time a Pure Red Line Cross so hopefully no more peppering.
Will post some baby fry pix soon.

[tonysdiscus]

Please let us know when they will be available for a new home, thanks for your hard work!!

[Rteves]

Just an update of upcoming Red Eagle x Rafflesia Fry which are now 3 weeks old. Should be available to new homes in another month or so. Will post pictures of the new parents too.
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[lksdrinker]

looking good roland!

[Stefanusgo]

Roland, I'm new to SD, but live in Dumont and would love to buy a couple whenever they're ready for sale.

Thanks,
Stefan

[Rteves]

Hi Stephan,
Sure ! I will certainly post when they are ready for new homes. The frys are getting bigger ! Feeding with BBS and starting with micro pellets and beef heart mix.
Will continue to update pix on their growth.

[superflame]

Hi Stephan,
Sure ! I will certainly post when they are ready for new homes. The frys are getting bigger ! Feeding with BBS and starting with micro pellets and beef heart mix.
Will continue to update pix on their growth.

Let me know when they are ready for a new home. I would like 6-8 depending on the price of course :)

[Rteves]

Superflame, I will post when they are ready. Anyway here are some updated photos of the fry which are now 6 weeks old. Always hungry for all types of food. Of course lots of water changes, every time after feeding.
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[superflame]

Looking good, in the mean time I'll try to get the tank ready and convert my planted tank to meet the requirment of Discus water parameters. This is what I'm planning to have, please let me know if this will work:

75 gallons
PH 6.2-6.6 since I'm using aquasoil as an substrate
Plants low-med, injected co2 (very low), I could stop using it.
Temp: 82F
Planning to do water change 50% once a week, do I need to do at least 2-3 times a week?

[Rteves]

Hi Superflame, Your parameters are fine, ph doesn't need to go that low. My fish are used to 7.2 to 6.8 ph. All my tanks are bare bottom, you might want to read more on Planted Tanks for discus on the forum page. http://forum.simplydiscus.com/forumdisplay.php?37-Planted-Show-Tanks-and-Biotopes
This gives you some tips/ ideas on how much water changes you can do on planted tanks. It really depends on how much fish you put in the tank and how often you feed them.

[Nightkid08]

Put me down to get some discus from you when they are ready for sale! :-)

[hochi2929]

Hi i want some too for sure.let me if they are ready for sale thanks 330 618 4582

[Davidzil]

Roland is your new batch ready yet?

[seankelly]

Great job,I'm impressed

[Rteves]

hi everyone,

sorry for the long update on the fry, i am currently on vacation and will be back on 2nd week of November.
Will post when they are available for shipment ! They will be big enought by then.

Thanks,

rteves

[Rteves]

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[Rteves]

Hi Everyone,
Just got back from a long overdue vacation. Big thanks to my son for taking care of them while i was away.
So surprise how big they have grown !

They are now available for shipment or pickup (Bergenfield, NJ).

Red Eagle x Rafflesia Cross
Size: 1.75" to 2.0" = $ 19.00/ea.
Size: 2.50" to 2.75" = $ 25.00/ea.

You can PM or Email me if you have any questions.

Thank you,
RTeves
email: rtteves@gmail.com

[jkratzwald]

You've shown pics of the parents, but you said you weren't sure what the fry would look like. Do you have any pics of the fry now that the early batches have had time to mature?

[Rteves]

Jeff, the last photos were taken 3 days ago. The parents are both Red Strain so the fry would definitely be having red coloration with some white spots/ patterns on them. I tried to grow some fry to bigger size so I can see how they look like but every time someone visit my fish room they end up buying them. I will post a "Not for Sale" sign on the tank this time ! :)

[jkratzwald]

Jeff, the last photos were taken 3 days ago. The parents are both Red Strain so the fry would definitely be having red coloration with some white spots/ patterns on them. I tried to grow some fry to bigger size so I can see how they look like but every time someone visit my fish room they end up buying them. I will post a "Not for Sale" sign on the tank this time ! :)

Gotcha. Thanks. I'm really interested to see what they look like as adults