My Curipera Spawn

[Ramon Anastacio]

This is the second spawn for this pair. They're in a community tank with other Discus and plecos. The hatch rate for the first spawn was very low and the babies were eventually lost. I'll see how this one goes, then I'll put them in their own tank.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/ranastacio/HW5R2888_1.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/ranastacio/HW5R2886_1.jpg

[Ramon Anastacio]

The solid fish is the female, the striated one is the male.

Female
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/ranastacio/HW5R2881_1.jpg
Male
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/ranastacio/HW5R2889_1.jpg

[AmberC]

Very pretty! Congrats on the spawn! I hope all goes well with the fry!

Amber

[architect1]

Vary nice pair, beautiful sight to see. Congrats and good luck.

[Tad]

Congratulations Ramon,
Great to see the Curipera spawning..

also I think you win this years "Photo Contest" with your excellent pics.

regards,
Tad

[CliffsDiscus]

Ramon,
"STUNNING PICTURES"

Cliff

[billeagan]

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!

[Discus Dee]

Hello Ramon,

Beautiful fish mate ! The Curipera is easily one of my fave wilds, awsome to see them spawning for you. Best of luck with this and future spawns ... btw great pics, thanks for sharing :)

Cheers,

Dee:D

[lhforbes12]

Congratulations Ramon,
Great to see the Curipera spawning..

also I think you win this years "Photo Contest" with your excellent pics.

regards,
Tad

Ramon,
I agree 100% with Tad and will add that they are GORGEOUS!!!!
They are absolutely beautiful

[Ed13]

Amazing!!
BTW, for those that read my post about spawning in the wild, this couple is identical to the one I was talking about..
Again, amazing!!

[Kindredspirit]

Really Really nice ~ I am jealous ~ what were your settings....if ya don't mind? The discus are very nice too!


Very Cool!


Marie ~ http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/29/29_4_51.gif

[Ramon Anastacio]

Thanks everyone.:)

[Ramon Anastacio]

Really Really nice ~ I am jealous ~ what were your settings....if ya don't mind? The discus are very nice too!


Very Cool!


Marie ~ http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/29/29_4_51.gif

Marie,
It's Alabama tap water - pH 7.4, 300 microsiemens, temp 82 F. If the hatch rate is poor again, I may try to lower the conductivity.
Ramon

[korbi_doc]

:D :D Wow Ramon!!! It's so nice to see your success! Those pics are just fantastic & of course the fish,..."she" is just GORGEOUS, the model for my dreams!!! He's pretty nice too, lol,.....wish you the best...Dottie ;)

[AmberC]

Marie,
It's Alabama tap water - pH 7.4, 300 microsiemens, temp 82 F. If the hatch rate is poor again, I may try to lower the conductivity.
Ramon

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Amber

[yogi]

Great pictures and wish you success with them.

[ping]

Cool :). Please update the progress :). All the best :)

Cheers,
Ronny

[grelot]

amazing fishes
curipera are really my all time favorites.
I never had any but if I found a genie in a bottle I wouldask for a bunch of gorgeous adults curiperas wilth perfect shapes:D

[senso]

Ramon

That is great news. It seems that you are managing to create a balance that works well for the fish.
Great fish and photos

[Kindredspirit]

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Amber



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[Ramon Anastacio]

Really Really nice ~ I am jealous ~ what were your settings....if ya don't mind? The discus are very nice too!


Very Cool!


Marie ~ http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/29/29_4_51.gif

Marie,
I just realized that you may have been asking for the camera settings - sorry, I misunderstood.
If that's what you were asking:

I use a Canon Digital SLR.
Manual mode
Flash on
Shutter speed - 1/125 - 1/250 seconds
Aperture - f/14-22
ISO 100
I vary the shutter speed and aperture to get the exposure I want.

Anyway, looks like the hatch rate is much better for this batch.
Look at those babies - can't wait for them to attach.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/ranastacio/HW5R2899_1.jpg

[ItsGeoff]

sweet! what are your plans for the fry if they make it?

[Ramon Anastacio]

sweet! what are your plans for the fry if they make it?

Grow them to adulthood and see what this batch of F1's looks like and maybe choose future breeding stock from them...but I'm really just happy to have come this far even if they don't make it.

[Upper Canada]

Congratulations Ramon, and good luck with the fries.

Bob

[Kindredspirit]

Marie,
I just realized that you may have been asking for the camera settings - sorry, I misunderstood.
If that's what you were asking:

I use a Canon Digital SLR.
Manual mode
Flash on
Shutter speed - 1/125 - 1/250 seconds
Aperture - f/14-22
ISO 100
I vary the shutter speed and aperture to get the exposure I want.

Anyway, looks like the hatch rate is much better for this batch.
Look at those babies - can't wait for them to attach.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/ranastacio/HW5R2899_1.jpg



I was Ramon:p Np...Thanks for the camera info! I appreciate it! Those babies look like lil tadpoles Ramon! Priceless ~ great pics! When do they leave the cone and attach? Please sit by that tank 24/7 so you can get that pic! "o.k.a.y....Marie..."lol!!


Marie ~ http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/29/29_4_11.gif

[nacra99]

Wow Ramon!.. that's a nice mass of wigglers.
Keep us posted... we're rooting for you =)

Marc

[Rod]

Wow fantastic, wish i had some discus like those.

[yeomans]

Nice looking pair, I have only recently had the pleasure of seeing a pair of curiperas in person, amazing fish. Good luck with the fry.
josh

[senso]

Any updates on the spawn. How are the fry doing?

[Ramon Anastacio]

I had to go out of town for a week, and when I got back, the spawn was gone.
They're fanning another clutch of eggs right now...and I have to leave again.

[Lynn]

Ramon-congrats! Now that you got them going you should be getting a spawn sooner or later that will work out!
Nice job, beautiful fish!

[Ramon Anastacio]

Thanks Lynn.:)
I think it will work out too. I've waited a few years for a wild to wild spawn and am happy to have gotten this far.
Ramon

[nicholas76]

Ramon,,


they are by far the best looking discus I have ever seen.

Ive have saved those photos ,, awsum, truly stunning.