Lets see your WILDS!!!

[Tad]

Many of us have wilds and I would like to see some recent pictures of your collection and Im also wondering if any of you are having any breeding luck or activity ;)

This is a night time shot of my 125 Wild tank which includes 6 Peruvian RSGs from Aquatechnics, 5 Curipera from Belowwater.

Love them wilds ;D,
Tad

[Tad]

;D One more shot!

[Ardan]

Nice! I've just started looking into wilds a bit , maybe some day I will have to try some as there are more color varieties than I knew about.
Thanks for sharing :)

[brewmaster15]

Heres some of my breeders and collection...


Curipera forefront male...back ground female Jatapu blue....They look real similar and had their first spawn this weekend...and of course ate them. :-\

[brewmaster15]

.... Greens and blues

[brewmaster15]

...Royal Blue

[brewmaster15]

Came in as a Blue...but very red based...I love The black dorsal fin..I am trying to cross this to red turqs and maybe duplicate "schmitt Flocks"

[brewmaster15]

and since Tad didn't say they had to be discus... ;D ;D ;D

[Ardan]

Al, those are nice!

Could you post the strains of the wilds (browns, greens etc) (which pic is what?)
Thanks, I am not to good at what is what ;D)

[RyanH]

;D

I can't wait to see what these browns are going to look like as adults.

[RyanH]

8)

[RyanH]

I admit it... I'm hooked. These wild browns from Al have stolen my heart. I think I'm going to need some Curiperas next. (But only after you get yours Tad :P)

[Tad]

Al,
Your wilds are stunning (waiting for my special order ;D, with great anticipation ;D)....The Haraldi "Red Based" is my kinda fish :)....Whats the outlook on Heckels this year?

Ryan,
Your Browns are going to turn out to be your "Favorites"...remember I warned you ;D how addictive Wilds can be.


PS: Al your Altums are growing like weeds...love their personality, may have to expand down the road to adding more wild angels to my collection ::)

[the_oracle]

Just to show some of my wilds.
Alanquer Royal

[the_oracle]

Tucurui Red in the foreground.

[ppn]

Madeira Heckel cross

[ppn]

Jatapu royal

[gang_mary]

This is my Alenquer Red Mangal fish

[gang_mary]

My Curipera pair and fries

[gang_mary]

...

[gang_mary]

growing up

[gang_mary]

little fish

[Ardan]

8)Cool

I think I'm liking wilds more all the time! ;D

[RyanH]

It's a bummer that none of the pics made over to the new forum. :cry:

Here's some updated pics of my wilds from Al. They're growing like weeds and are starting to color up a bit. :)

[RyanH]

:D

[RyanH]

:cool:

[RyanH]

It didn't take them long to figure out where their food comes from. This is how I'm greeted whenever I come into the room. :p

[Tad]

Ryan,
The browns are looking excellent, all settled in and definately nice shape and coloring :)

Here are mine again: RSGs from Alberto and Curipera from Oliver ;)

regards,
Tad

[Ricardo Kornelius]

I love Wilds
look what I got: :D

[RyanH]

Welcome to Simply Ricardo!

Gorgeous fish! :cheesy:

[Tad]

Ricardo,
I agree You have very nice wilds :thumbsup:

Gang Mary,
Please continue to post pictures of the progress of your Curipera fry, Im really interested to see how they turn out.

regards,
Tad

[Ardan]

Nice looking fish everyone!
Ryan, are those all wild browns? Very nice.

Tad, very nice group!

Everyone,
What water conditions, and food do you use? Do you treat your wilds different than domestics?

Thanks
Ardan

[RyanH]

Hey Ardan,

Yes, they are all browns. Cool huh? They're only around 3-3.5" right now but already are showing incredible shape and color. I can't wait to see how they look as adults! :)

Although it may not be necessary, I try to keep their pH around 6.5 or so. I've been using RO to get it down. As far as food goes, they'll eat anything... ANYTHING. They're the most aggressive eating Discus I own and it doesn't matter what I throw in the tank.

Other than the RO, I treat them exactly the same as my domestics.

[Tad]

Nice looking fish everyone!

Everyone,
What water conditions, and food do you use? Do you treat your wilds different than domestics?

Thanks
Ardan

Ardan,
I keep my wilds in an RO/Tap mix that keeps the PH a steady 6.5 just like RyanH :) , My wilds will also eat about anything that I throw in the tank including CBW's, Hikari Bloodworms, HBH Better sinking bits, Tetra Bits, Brine Shrimp and once in awhile some BeefHeart. The RSGs that I got from Alberto are some of the most aggressive eating fish that I have ever owned and have taught the Wilds that I got from Oliver "do not snooze or you loose :D " All in all I personally feel that wilds are just as easy to keep as domestics, if not easier!

Tad

[Ardan]

Thanks for the info Ryan and Tad! :)

[Ricardo Kornelius]

One more

[aquatechnics]

Here are mine ...... :antlers:

Alberto

[aquatechnics]

Here is one of my newest acquisitions..... a duck head knife
:)

[aquatechnics]

Some elephant nose knife..... very active and friendly :D

:santa:

[Ricardo Kornelius]

These Heckel just arrived and are not in best shape, but have potencial :)

[Tad]

Alberto,
Awesome RSGs "as usual" :thumbsup: and the knifes are definately interesting fish "to say the least"...hope your move has gone well and all settled in ;)

Ricardo,
Nice group of heckels...think Im about to take the plunge too :) , Heckels are definately on my list of "wants"

love them wilds,
Tad

[aquatechnics]

Tad,

Thanks for your kind comments! Yes, finally we are all settled and we are enjoying our new location, no traffic, lol!!! :D

Those knife fish are really something! We received many new exotic fish and are eye-catching :crazy:

I don't know in what part of your "wishing list" are the heckels but look at these Abacaxis......

:santa:
Alberto

[aquatechnics]

Here is another.... :D

[Ricardo Kornelius]

Thanks Tad and Alberto for your comments :)

Alberto, my Heckels are from Rio Abacaxi too. They are verry hard to find here in the market at Brasil, and $$$$ :o

Just curios, how much does it cost in Florida?

[aquatechnics]

Thanks Tad and Alberto for your comments :)

Alberto, my Heckels are from Rio Abacaxi too. They are verry hard to find here in the market at Brasil, and $$$$ :o

Just curios, how much does it cost in Florida?


Hi Ricardo,

I got them directly from my supplier in Brazil last week :D .......yeah they are expensive... ;)
I got very nice blues from Rio Purus also... :D :D

Regards,
Alberto

[Tad]

Ok heres a recent picture of my Altums. Some are approaching 2.5 inches body only :D

Ok lets see more wilds, Please :p

Tad

[RyanH]

The Altums are looking great Tad! :thumbsup:

[brewmaster15]

Tad,
you are doing great with them! I Know Altums have a difficult rep... but if you treat them like discus they Thrive!!! :)

good job!

-al

[Ardan]

Al,
In all your spare time :D could you repost the pics in the first part of this thread.... so I can enjoy them again. :) ;)
thanks much!

thanks for sharing the pics Alberto and Ricardo! :)

Ardan

Nice Altums Tad! :)

[QUINGUYEN]

Here is my red wild

[QUINGUYEN]

My red melon and brown

[GulfCoastDiscus]

Here's my Tefe Green. I bought this from a LFS when it was 2" now its' over 4".

[GulfCoastDiscus]

I have 6 of these.
They grow so much faster than domestics.

dan

[Ardan]

Absolutely beautiful wilds! :)

[PaintballFan07]

Beatiful wilds everyone. Are wilds harder to keep than other discus?

[Tad]

Quinguyen and Dan,
Nice looking wilds ;)

PaintBallFan07,
In my experience though limited to just over 2 years of keeping wilds, I have found them to be just as easy or maybe even easier to keep in comparison to domestics. Mine will eat just about anything from CBWs, Hikari Bloodworms, Tetra bits, flake, beefheart (on occassion) and brine shrimp. Knock on wood the only problem I have had were gill flukes on 2 occassions and one that is currently in my diagnosis with internal worms. Otherwise pretty much hassle free. I keep them in a PH of 6.5, Temp of around 87F.

HTH,
Tad

[PaintballFan07]

Quinguyen and Dan,
Nice looking wilds ;)

PaintBallFan07,
In my experience though limited to just over 2 years of keeping wilds, I have found them to be just as easy or maybe even easier to keep in comparison to domestics. Mine will eat just about anything from CBWs, Hikari Bloodworms, Tetra bits, flake, beefheart (on occassion) and brine shrimp. Knock on wood the only problem I have had were gill flukes on 2 occassions and one that is currently in my diagnosis with internal worms. Otherwise pretty much hassle free. I keep them in a PH of 6.5, Temp of around 87F.

HTH,
Tad Oh ok, I was j/w. thanks for the info

[ARRILO]

Same of mine, first a Madeira Wild

[ARRILO]

another one, Heckel

[aquatechnics]

Arrilo,

Very nice wilds you have!! I like your Madeira very much! How long do you have this Madeira in your tank?

By the way, muchos saludos a todos en el forum del Dr. Pez y ojala se animen a abrir una seccion especial para los discos salvajes! :D

:antlers:
Alberto

[ARRILO]

I have the Madeira wild for more than two year ago, besides the two Heckels, (from the summer of the 2002), in a aquarium of 250 liter.

As you say, in Dr. Pez, we will have soon a new section about wilds discus

[Tad]

Arrillo,
Beautiful Wilds ;)

Heres some of my Greens shot with a better camera :D

Regards,
Tad

[Tad]

:D

[INSU]

Hi all,

Beautiful fish everybody. I love Willischwartzi Heckels :) (Rio abacaxis)

Some of my Wilds and F1:


Nhamunda:

[INSU]

Blue discus F1:

[INSU]

Wild heckel x Blue F1:





Regards,
Tony Glez

[RyanH]

Beautiful wilds Tony! Very, very nice!! :cheesy:

[Ardan]

I really like that wild blue Tony! and the Rsg's Tad! :) :) :p :p

Thanks for sharing!
Ardan

[Nexplay]

Hi Tony!! Amazing!! Very Very nice!!

I like that Nhamunda, and if I can remeber it is 17cm long, Congratulation.

Luis :bouncegre

[ARRILO]

Hi Tony, beautiful wilds, I love Willischwartzi Heckels too.

Arrilo.

[INSU]

Hi All,

Thanks guys! ;)

Regards,
Tony Glez

[macafe]

This is one of my wilds, sold as Blue Purus:

[macafe]

A wild area in Dr. Pez? Very good news.
Another Blue Purus

[Ardan]

Very Nice Macafe! :)

[Lee C]

testing

[Lee C]

Same discus with BD mate
http://www.discusforums.com/forum/album_personal.php?user_id=448

[Ax]

:shocked2: wow, nice fishes every one. :D

[yogi]

one of my rsg's

[yogi]

another rsg

[yogi]

here is an f1 heckel X madeira

[yogi]

same f1

[Tad]

Jerry,
Nice RSGs and the F1's turned out extremely nice IMO

regards,
Tad

[Ardan]

Real nice wilds Lee and Yogi! Thanks for posting the pics.

Ardan

[Lee C]

Wild Brown with fry
http://www.discusforums.com/forum/album_personal.php?user_id=448

[RyanH]

That's a beautiful sight Lee. I'm jealous. :p

[Lee C]

thanks Ryan,
My other fertile pair of wild X domestic are in a 30 now......eggs on the glass of Wild Blue X Red Turkis
Wildone is guarding the eggs, pic taken today.
http://www.discusforums.com/forum/album_personal.php?user_id=448

[David_Hui]

Here are some of my wilds...

RSG from Alberto fish 1

[David_Hui]

Alberto fish 2

[David_Hui]

Alberto fish 3

[David_Hui]

more fish...

[David_Hui]

Final picture...

I really enjoy seeing everyone else discus and I thought I should contribute to the forum.

David

[Tad]

Lee,
your doing some great things with your wilds, nice to see successful spawns :thumbsup:

Hey David,
Nice to see you. Awesome RSGs, Royal and Haraldi, Hope to see you at the next BAD meeting sometime in "05", we need to sit down and talk wilds :)

regard and happy holidays to you both,
Tad

[jim_shedden]

here is a wild blue

[Tad]

Jim,
Nice to see you :) and nice wild blue, theres something about the reverse bars in wilds that is intriguing ;)

Happy Holidays,
Tad

[jaydoc]

Is that what ya call 'em, reverse bars? I love 'em. Hope I get some like them soon!

[Pablodiscusrsg]

Hi all,

These are my haraldis. :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/pablodiscus/16cms.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/pablodiscus/14cms2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/pablodiscus/14cms1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/pablodiscus/18cms.jpg

They were in the aquarium 2 days. Sorry for the quality photos

regards :)
Pablo

[David_Hui]

One more... Rio Madeira which I brought two years ago from Alberto.

[DeaneSA]

Here are some of mine. I have included some of my newer fish - have not coloured up yet.

[DeaneSA]

More

[DeaneSA]

One of my favourites

[DeaneSA]

More

[RyanH]

Gorgeous fish DeaneSA! Are those greens or is it the lighting?

Here are a couple of updated pics of my quickly-growing browns. :) They are just now starting to fill out and color up. Another six months or so and they should be looking pretty good.

[RyanH]

:p

[RyanH]

Last one. Man, they looove to eat. :)

[RyanH]

Ok, one more. :p

My wife took such good care of them when I was out in California visiting Tad and Judi. Thanks Honey!! :D

[Ryan]

Ryan, those browns are amazing. Most look more like 'reds'. :) They look completely different than when you got them. Now I'm wishing I had some... too bad I'm in the process of redoing my house, or I'd try setting up more tanks.

Ryan

[DeaneSA]

Ryan, those are really nice young fish - It never ceases to amaze me how red these wild browns get in our tanks. Well done, they look really good.

Those fish in my photo's are greens except for the last one which is a brown I think!

regards
Deane

[Grafenola]

Great wilds everyone :)
There are mine : ( tefé green and brown curipera )

http://img104.exs.cx/img104/9568/graf16rn.jpg

http://img104.exs.cx/img104/6034/graf37cf.jpg

:bandana:

[aquatechnics]

Here is some more of my collection.....

Heckel Cross....... :D

http://www.aquatechnics.net/images/wb14.jpg



http://www.aquatechnics.net/images/wb15.jpg


http://www.aquatechnics.net/images/wb16.jpg


http://www.aquatechnics.net/images/wb17.jpg


Regards,
Alberto

[aquatechnics]

These are Heckels from Rio Abacaxis

http://www.aquatechnics.net/images/wb25.jpg


http://www.aquatechnics.net/images/wb24.jpg

[aquatechnics]

Some blues............. :D


http://www.aquatechnics.net/images/wb18.jpg


http://www.aquatechnics.net/images/wb19.jpg

http://www.aquatechnics.net/images/wb20.jpg

[Tad]

Alberto,
As always awesome WILDS!!! :thumbsup: great shapes and coloration...interesting Heckel cross ;) ...Just went to your website and see that tanks are full :) ...got more pictures of the Rio Madeira ?

I need more tanks,
Tad

[aquatechnics]

Hi Tad,
yeah tanks are full......... :D
I love those Heckel crosses...they are very interesting

These are some of the Madeiras...

http://www.aquatechnics.net/images/wb26.jpg


http://www.aquatechnics.net/images/wb27.jpg

[Tad]

Alberto,
The Rio Madeira's are Awesome ;) .

Regards,
Tad :thumbsup:

[Tad]

One of my Alenquers I recieved from "Wild" Al :) the Brewmaster..

The Photo is not photoshopped or enhanced....for some reason my camera makes the light tan background (American Accents), look purple...so this fishes color is actually as photographed...

regards,
Tad

[Tad]

And some recent arrivals "Judi's Valentine present :D " also from Brewmaster :bounce:

[JCYP]

Hi:
This is my brown discus, origin unknown, any idea about the origin?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/JCYP/Salvaje.jpg
And my heckel, it was his first day in my acuarium and it isn´t his best face
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/JCYP/Heckel.jpg

Best regards,

Juan Carlos

[Lee C]

:computer2

[algafer]

Great brown JCYP! :D before some days show again this hekel,please...

[Tad]

Nice Wilds everyone!...

Lee,
Gotta luv it :thumbsup:

Tad

[Lee C]

:vanish:

[Lee C]

:vanish:

[aquatechnics]

Nice pics Lee.....


You will enjoy this picture.....I caught my rsg's in the middle of the action....... :D , but they ate the eggs..... :( :(


http://www.aquatechnics.net/images/breedrsg.jpg

[Salvaje]

Hi,

Cool, Alberto! Good job!
Can you tell me what your water parameters are?

Salvaje

[aquatechnics]

Sorry for the late reply but very busy lately :D

Salvaje, good to see you came to the forum! You will find valuable discus information here.

My water parameters are as follows:

23µs
6.6 pH
82ºF
50% water change to induce the spawn

So far so good, Plantation water works great with my wild breeders !!!!

[fishfarm]

So I don't have to repost all the pictures, here's some of mine :) Ken
http://forum.simplydiscus.com//showthread.php?t=41428&highlight=fishfarm

[Salvaje]

WOWWW!
What a sweet pic, Alberto!!!

I didn't see this before :confused:

Thanks for the water parameters. It is much appreciated. Any updates on the wild spawning?
Pam

[gang_mary]

Hi,all
Some new fish "Bulldog" from Xingu ,a very interesting Yellow wild.
http://home.pchome.com.tw/personal/lsc0298/Xingu.jpg
another one
http://home.pchome.com.tw/personal/lsc0298/Xingu1.jpg

[Ax]

So what qualifies the fish as a “Bulldog”.

And what is the strain character, I thought it was the head portion and Highfin tipe of the body.???

[gang_mary]

So what qualifies the fish as a “Bulldog”.

And what is the strain character, I thought it was the head portion and Highfin tipe of the body.???
Hi Ax,
It's name was not made by me.Yes, I guess that from it's brown color and body shape with very few striation, however they turn to yellow color in good condition or in fighting mood, and it seems none has red eyes.

Lee

[brewmaster15]

Hi Lee,
That fish is very nice. It has a very nice shape..but that name "bulldog" is not a real form to the best of my limited knowledge from that area or any for that matter. Its a marketing scheme. I have seen other schemes like this since I got involved in wilds.... It seems that some sellers are capitalizing on the common naming binge Domestic breeders have used successfully for years. Give something a fancy or unique name and the price goes up.

I find the practice in domestics frustrating, but in the wilds I find it very misleading. For example, Lately I have even seen wild discus on my lists called "Super Reds" and of course they are 2-3X more expensive than their "red" counterparts.

JMO,
al

[gang_mary]

Hi Al,
I agree somebody do that for making high price, but this fish is very cheap,and actually I don't like that name.

Lee

[Ax]

I don’t intend to start any problem.

What I think would be nice is to have main groups as Wilds, Solids, Spotted and striated. With main characters in specs. So if it’s a Marlboro, but darker red or some other variation in the color, they give any name they like but always what group it’s based on, (circle spotted leopard is Spotted type, leopard is variation and than why you over charge – because its "circle spotted leopard"). The only one type that everyone can see is PBs base (because of the “dust”). I think NADA should create some guide lines, I am sure majority will agree to follow.

Just my two cents, don’t take it as fighting words.

Thanks.

Alex (Ax)

[gang_mary]

Take easy buddy,
I don't want to have a fight here.
I don't like the name "Bulldog",that's ture! and I paid 100usd to buy a box of fish, plus freight, packing and other fee, it is cheap to me.
Otherwise, I think it is an odd looking wild morph,not all from Rio Xingu has same character, they come from a special group IMO.

some reference link
Xingu discus,not bulldog
http://www.rva.ne.jp/discus/gallary_discus-a.html
Bulldogs (Xingu produced Golden Solid /Goldeneyes)
http://www.rva.ne.jp/discus/191-2.htm

Cheers,
Lee

[Ax]

I am more partial to Curipera, but at that price...WOW... I would of got 3 or 4 boxes.:D :D :D

[Eddie]

Gang Mary,
Those Bulldog (goldeneyes) are definitely an item. I love the shape and thier coloring. I'd take box myself. Wow! :D

[maine07]

I used to have two pcs of rsg..... I still love wild rsg very much. Hope to own some in near future.

[maine07]

Another pc.

[Jorge las Heras]

http://www.drpez.com/~jorge/Tefes/Tefes04.jpg

http://www.drpez.com/~jorge/Tefes/Tefes03.jpg

http://www.drpez.com/~jorge/Tefes/Tefes02.jpg

http://www.drpez.com/~jorge/Tefes/Tefes01.jpg

http://www.drpez.com/~jorge/Tefes/Tefes05.jpg

http://www.drpez.com/~jorge/Tefes/Tefes06.jpg

http://www.drpez.com/~jorge/Tefes/Tefes14.jpg

http://www.drpez.com/~jorge/Tefes/Tefes13.jpg

I have some more...

http://www.drpez.com/~jorge/Tefes/Tiras-tefes.jpg

[Eddie]

Holy Jorge,
Those are some awesome wids you have there. Wow. Some of the nicest I've seen!!!! :thumbsup:

[Ramon Anastacio]

Here are some wild "reds"

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/ranastacio/curipera5.gif
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/ranastacio/HW5R1682.gif
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/ranastacio/trinidad5.gif

[David_Hui]

I am feeling "a little" inferior complex!!

[Tad]

Jorge,
Beautiful planted tank and stunning RSG's :) :thumbsup:

Ramon,
I am always in awe of your wilds...Simply "perfection" :thumbsup:

with the highest regards to both of you,
Tad

PS: David your no slouch..you have some beautiful wilds too..:)

[discusman69]

Here are my Wild Blues.

Bin

[discusman69]

Another one.

[Barb Newell]

They're really nice Bin!!! Any fry?

Barb

[discusman69]

Hi Barb,

I have some wigglers from the first pair and some 1.5" babies from the second pair (more striated pair). If you like them just let me know and I'll bring some down next time I visit Toronto.

Bin

[Barb Newell]

Hi Bin, yes I do like them. I'll send you an email.

Barb

[Ax]

Well I was looking at this thread and just dreaming, some day........

then a week ago I was in LFS (small shop, nice knowledgeable owner) and he had two beautiful RSG , I was there with my wife and even so she is tolerant of my hobby I was not expecting her to say "look how nice they are and all we have are Orange ones (beautiful fish from Barb) in the upstairs tank. Why can't we have some like that"........ Well they are in the 20gl QT now..

:D :D :D

[Ax]

one more

[Ax]

and just to show off Barbs fish:p I have 6 of them (GoldenSS) plus 7 golds.

[dirk50merc]

Funny my wife is partial to the wilds as well here are some of my heckles, bought with Jeni's aproval as well. Funny how when they are found of something it's no big deal bringing it home LOL

congradulations Ax

[dirk50merc]

My group shoot

[Ax]

Thanks man, I hear you.:D

[KIWI13]

Wilds are truely amazing to have. I hope to own some in the future and I can tell you they are the most beautiful. Wilds ROCK

[Dillan]

My son was at the Vancouver Aquarium over the weekend. They have a huge Amazon exhibit there and when he got home he was all excited to tell me that they had some Discus just like mine. I said they can't be JUST like mine cuz they would be wilds and mine are all domestic. I looked up some pics of wilds to show him the difference. When I came to a pic of a Curipera, which is what it sounds like they had at the Aquarium, I had to admit that it did look almost exactly like my big Red Turq. Are Red Turqs just really close to their wild ancestors?! How can you tell the difference between them?

[Dillan]

here's my Red Turq... looks a lot like the Curipera in the previous pic eh?

[Moon]

Discusnut
Why not contact Lee Newman curator of tropical fish at the Vancouver Aquarium. He should be able to tell you what type of discus they have. Lee is an avid hobbiest and expert on SA chiclids and a real nice guy.

[joenaustin04]

I have several pix of wilds (Tefe Green, Uatuma Blue, Madeira Blue, Alenquer & a couple more I think are posted) on the discus holland website. My screen name is Joseph Heckel. Look for them in my profile.

Joseph

[Mattzilla]

all i can say is WOW!

[AlexR]

some wild RSG from Germany!

Alex

[AlexR]

;)

[grelot]

OMG I love those RSG

[David_Hui]

Wow nice camera!!

Okay nice fish too

[john2gs]

wow!!!

[Ax]

Great fish and camera works. (It's not just camera but knowing how to use it that makes a picture.) Awesome photos.:thumbsup:

[AlexR]

Thank you, guys!

It is an 5-year old Olympus 4040. I am trying to get a not so static, more "dynamic" impression to the pictures.

I love to catch some "impressive" moments, fighting, agression, feeding...

furthermore, here are 2 pics of my second group of wild caught discus. In February I bought 5 very young discus named as "yellow" discus. They had only been 3 inch / 8 cm in diameter. They had no pattern, only light yellow overall color.

But in the last 6 month, they developed much more orange/red colored with blue pattern. The size nearly doubled...

I wonder which kind of origin the have. any idea?

alex

[AlexR]

:)

[AlexR]

the same fish at the day of it's arrival 7 month ago!

[David_Hui]

Good photo skill and Good fish keeping skill.

Did you raise those 3 inch wilds in the sandy bottom tank?

[AlexR]

Hallo David,

yes, I raised (still raising) those small wilds in the sandy bottom tank.

but there is only a few milimeters sand on the ground. In addition there is a ceramic driftwood imitation and in one corner 2 echinodorus bleheri (with partially some more sand). with this equipment, the impression of the tank is not so "naked"... :D

Alex

[cspengler]

What type of pleco is in with those beautiful discus?

Chris Spengler

[David_Hui]

BTW, I think they are blues, but who knows...

They are nice fish no matter what.

[AlexR]

Hallo Chris,

it is a Panaque sp. (L204)

Alex

[KIWI13]

Hey Alex,
Those are amazing fish to say the least. I must say you have done a brilliant job raising the juvi's. Awesome photos too and welcome to Simply Discus :)

Yours Truely

Jas ;)

[cspengler]

Alex

Thanks that is a beautiful Pleco.

Chris

[Spices]

Hi everybody,

Nice thread going. Alex you have a wonderful tank of wilds and awesome camera!!! Nice job doing.

Here's my one and only which I raised now about 3 months (was 2.0" now is close to about 3.5 and still eating like crazy). :D

Hope to see more photos.
*A*

[Spices]

Enjoy...

[Ichthyology]

Just posted a few of my wild fish in the photo gallery. Some I brought back from Peru myself in May of this year.

[Mountain Man]

here is a pic of my Wild browns around the pot with the new batch from tonite !on the left is the male fanning and mother on right watching :)

[brewmaster15]

Heres one of my pairs...wild RSG Male( which he had more spots) X female Blue snakeskin...


-al

ps... Alex, The striated ones look to be Blues, The "yellow" are Browns.. and nice looking fish both groups!

[KIWI13]

Well seeing as how you got them breeding, Al maybe we should look into a cross atlantic adventure.

I really do want some wilds and I'm shooting for 2006 as a year to get some. Anytime in jan-feb. Lets try and get a shipment out. I will hav enough time to set up a tank.........

Those fish look amazing bud.

jas

[IceDiscus]

I GOT SOME WILD BLUES AND GREENS. YOUR FISH LOOK GREAT

[discusboy777]

Here is my wilds hope you all injoyb they are wild greens. They ahve the spotting gene somewhere in them look at the anal fin.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y127/xMYONLYCUREx/Giaqntangelandwildpics007.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y127/xMYONLYCUREx/wilds.jpg

[RyanH]

Nice looking greens Brad. :)

I posted some of these in a thread I started in the picture section but I thought I'd throw a few here too. :p

[RyanH]

:)

[RyanH]

:D

[Tad]

Ryan,
The wilds are looking great :thumbsup:

[RyanH]

Thanks Tad. :)

How are things in Cali-Land?

[jesse]

Some of my beloved Wilds!

have a great day,
[RSG]
Jess

[jesse]

some more..
[Curipera]

[jesse]

want more?
[curiperas]

[jesse]

encore ?

[jesse]

enough, time to go to bed!

[RyanH]

Gorgeous Jesse! :thumbsup:

Thanks for sharing. :)

[Tad]

Jesse,
Nice looking wilds ;)

Hey RyanH,
All is well in California, getting pretty cold, must have been in the low 70s today :D
We need to hook up and share a few Black and Tans :)

Tad

[Tad]

;)

[Tad]

:D

[Ramon Anastacio]

Hi Tad,
Nice Heckels and Alenquers!

Here's a Trinidad

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/ranastacio/HW5R2037.jpg

[RyanH]

Jesse,
Nice looking wilds ;)

Hey RyanH,
All is well in California, getting pretty cold, must have been in the low 70s today :D
We need to hook up and share a few Black and Tans :)

Tad

Good to hear.

I guess for a guy that walks 36 holes of golf in 110 degree heat, 70's must feel pretty chilly. :D :D :D

My mission in life right now is to find the time and funds for another trip out west. Hopefully I'll be able to buy you a B&T really soon.

I'll give you a call soon. We need to catch up. :)

-Ryan

[jesse]

Thanks a lot RyanH and Tad!
I do my best to give them all my TLC.

Ramon, where did you get this Trinidad ? I need to get some of these !!!

Jess

[Tad]

Jesse,
Looks like you already are giving your wilds some excellent TLC...keep up the great work..

Ramon,
Long time no see bud!....as always Im flabbergasted by the wilds you keep in your collection.....When I think of quality your name always surfaces first!

Hey Ryan,
Handicap is down bud...:D Come out west Young man ;)

lets see more wilds from some of the other collectors!
Tad

[Ramon Anastacio]

Thanks Tad.:)

Jess,
I get all my wilds from Oliver Lucanus. I have two Trinidad with bright red patches. Here is the second fish:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/ranastacio/red_trinidad.jpg

As a parting shot, here's one of my favorites - Jatapu Royal Blue

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/ranastacio/jatapuroyal.jpg

[jesse]

Ramon,

stunnig wilds you have on your website!
I think it is time for me to visit Oliver from Belowwater again...
He is living only a few kilometers from my home!!!!!!!

Jess

[CAGE-RATTLER]

WOW :shocked: I just went thru this entire thread and i must say ........... they are all some gorgeous fish!!

Hopefully one of these days i'll have something similar in my tank.

[Spices]

Cage-Rattler,
I can't tell you how many times I've complimented these guys on their collection of wilds! This may be my umpteenth time saying, "WOW!!!" They are stunning.

I wish I was a few kilometers from Oliver too! Like I've said, North is where the Santa Clauses are at! Now I've got to get Rudolf to pick me up and wisk me away to the candyland of discus. :angel:

:D:D:D

Angie

[chriss]

Cage-Rattler,
I can't tell you how many times I've complimented these guys on their collection of wilds! This may be my umpteenth time saying, "WOW!!!" They are stunning.

I wish I was a few kilometers from Oliver too! Like I've said, North is where the Santa Clauses are at! Now I've got to get Rudolf to pick me up and wisk me away to the candyland of discus. :angel:

:D:D:D

Angie
I do live 300 kilometres from M.Lucanus and you know what?I'm going to pick some fish at the end of this month.I'm very anxious to see those fish.

[Dillan]

As a parting shot, here's one of my favorites - Jatapu Royal Blue

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/ranastacio/jatapuroyal.jpg

I have a big Snakeskin that looks, to me, just like the Jatapu Royal Blue in the pic above.

My Snakeskin:
http://www.geocities.com/dillan416/images/snakeskin01.jpg

Could this fish actually be a wild? Or are Snakeskins just not very far removed from the wild Jatapu? If not, what's the difference?!

Dillan

[franco34]

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/5254/eltoro1ab.jpg
EL TOROS...
Not comparable with yours, but wild nevertheless...
my first; arrived on November 3....
Classic green in great shape!