My Wild Tefe Collection

[Second Hand Pat]

These guys are still maturing into adults and show lots of promise.

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[Second Hand Pat]

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[Second Hand Pat]

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[Second Hand Pat]

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[niqhil]

How big are these now ? They look great and the photography is excellent !

[jmf3460]

your wild collection is beautiful pat. do you name your fish?

[blueluv]

Looking good Pat :) their color looks good now. I wonder how they'll look as they reach adulthood.

[Second Hand Pat]

How big are these now ? They look great and the photography is excellent !

Thank you niqhil, these are not huge fish. I would say they are between 4.5 to 5 depending on the fish. The photography is still something I am working on :D


your wild collection is beautiful pat. do you name your fish?

Thanks Jacklyn and I do not name my fish but I do have my favorites. :)


Looking good Pat :) their color looks good now. I wonder how they'll look as they reach adulthood.

Me to Chris. I will post update pics in this thread as they mature. :D

[rickztahone]

Great shots Pat. the lighting looks so much better here. Beautiful looking Wild Tefe's. TFS

[dpt8]

Great looking wilds !!

[alcastro]

They look great Pat, very delicate looking
AL

[Discus-n00b]

Agreed with the others, nice fish and photos! Is this with the soft box Pat? Your results are intriguing me.

[Second Hand Pat]

Great shots Pat. the lighting looks so much better here. Beautiful looking Wild Tefe's. TFS

Thanks Ricardo, I am getting more consistence across the pics and most are manual focus. Auto focus couldn't keep up.


Great looking wilds !!

Thanks dpt8 :D


They look great Pat, very delicate looking
AL

Thanks Al, I think so to.


Agreed with the others, nice fish and photos! Is this with the soft box Pat? Your results are intriguing me.

Thanks Matt, I used the speedlight sitting on the top sitting at an angle. It seemed to work pretty well. I am thinking I need a second speedlight with a remote trigger.

[Kirbs]

Just Beautiful Tefe's! Great pictures!

[Second Hand Pat]

Just Beautiful Tefe's! Great pictures!

Thanks Kirbs :)

[Disgirl]

Just beautiful Pat, and great photography.
Barb

[Second Hand Pat]

Just beautiful Pat, and great photography.
Barb

Thank you Barb :D

[Second Hand Pat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcSgdFV9VpU

[jmf3460]

Pat, beautiful, are these from John? I hope the ones I have on order with him right now will look similar.

[Second Hand Pat]

A few of them are Jacklyn, the rest are from Mark at Discus Origins.
Pat

[pitdogg2]

Jealous and at the same time very envious. Love the wild Discus strains. A very nice collection sir.

[Altum Nut]

Jealous and at the same time very envious. Love the wild Discus strains. A very nice collection sir.

Same hear Pat...just love them. But I'm not going to call you Sir...I going to say sweetie or madam or gal or princess. LOL

...Ralph

[Second Hand Pat]

Jealous and at the same time very envious. Love the wild Discus strains. A very nice collection sir.

Thanks Ivan, I am a madam vs a sir but pleased that you like them.


Same hear Pat...just love them. But I'm not going to call you Sir...I going to say sweetie or madam or gal or princess. LOL

...Ralph

You are a sweetheart Ralph :o and thank you.
Pat

[pitdogg2]

so sorry Pat my bad please forgive me:)

[Second Hand Pat]

so sorry Pat my bad please forgive me:)

No worries Ivan :)

[DiscusRob]

Beautiful fish Pat, I noticed in the video they're in a drilled tank, what size return pump are you using?

[Second Hand Pat]

Beautiful fish Pat, I noticed in the video they're in a drilled tank, what size return pump are you using?

Thanks Rob, they are in a 75 and the pump is a mag-drive 7. I keep the flow towards the top of the water column which seems to work nicely with any discus in the tank.

[DiscusRob]

Thanks Rob, they are in a 75 and the pump is a mag-drive 7. I keep the flow towards the top of the water column which seems to work nicely with any discus in the tank.

Perfect, thanks for the reply, my return pump went south a month ago and I've been running the 75 with a couple of hang on the back filters till I can replace the pump, was planning on the mag 7 before deciding to switch to discus, will stick with the plan then, I was just concerned about to much flow:)

[Mapet]

Pat nice green's.
But Your Rummy does not feel well, give him some freinds. ;)

[Second Hand Pat]

Pat nice green's.
But Your Rummy does not feel well, give him some freinds. ;)

Thanks Mapet, he is the last one from a group I got five years ago.

[Ed13]

Well...color me jealous!

[Mapet]

Thanks Mapet, he is the last one from a group I got five years ago.

Old beast. My corydoras are six years old. :)

[Second Hand Pat]

Well...color me jealous!

Thanks Ed :)


Old beast. My corydoras are six years old. :)

Yea, mine are five years old but still spawn every WC.

[Ed13]

Now I'm kinda mad at you Pat!!! :mad:I've spent that last few days looking at wild discus, angel, plecos and cories. Now I'm itching to get something going, but I'm so broke it's not even funny!!:cry:

[Second Hand Pat]

Now I'm kinda mad at you Pat!!! :mad:I've spent that last few days looking at wild discus, angel, plecos and cories. Now I'm itching to get something going, but I'm so broke it's not even funny!!:cry:

Well Ed, I accept the blame on the wild discus and perhaps angels. Sounds like you have a nice future project and a rather wet keyboard. :)
Pat

[Ed13]

Well Ed, I accept the blame on the wild discus and perhaps angels. Sounds like you have a nice future project and a rather wet keyboard. :)
Pat
Glad you accept your responsibility:p

Yeah, I do have many planned projects involving discus, angels, plecos and corals all in a large scale. The problem is I need a backer or the winning powerball numbers... can you help with either???;) No? I'll settle for more pics then. Also, looking forward to updates on your Altums, I even enjoyed the tortoise pics!

[Second Hand Pat]

Glad you accept your responsibility:p

Yeah, I do have many planned projects involving discus, angels, plecos and corals all in a large scale. The problem is I need a backer or the winning powerball numbers... can you help with either???;) No? I'll settle for more pics then. Also, looking forward to updates on your Altums, I even enjoyed the tortoise pics!

I see a fishroom in your future. As for powerball, I will simply wish you the best luck on that. :p As for the pictures, I can handle that. I did post a video of the altums last week.
Pat

[Ed13]

I see a fishroom in your future. As for powerball, I will simply wish you the best luck on that. :p As for the pictures, I can handle that. I did post a video of the altums last week.
Pat
I do have a fishroom, it's just empty:cry:
Empty tanks are sad so I'm going to enjoy other members fish for a while.

[Second Hand Pat]

I do have a fishroom, it's just empty:cry:
Empty tanks are sad so I'm going to enjoy other members fish for a while.

Crying with you Ed :cry:

[Second Hand Pat]

Some nice color developing...

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[Larry Grenier]

Yes, Very, very nice Pat!

[Second Hand Pat]

Yes, Very, very nice Pat!

Thanks Larry :)

[jawfish]

The red on these guys is really starting come out, the blue as well, nice job Pat.

This is not helping me, :o

Fred

[Second Hand Pat]

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This is not helping me, :o

Fred

:o