Royal Red Spotted Green Tefe

[Second Hand Pat]

This little girl (yes, I think it is a female) has finally completed QT and has joined the Tefe shoal in the 230. She has made herself right at home.

Here she is at the show. She did take third place in the wilds class.

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and here she is in her new home hanging with the Batch C male.

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[tbird22771]

She is looking great Pat, and I am sure she is going to love being in the 230 with all the other Tefe.

[DiscusDrew]

Ohhh I like her.... I like her lots.... :)

[Second Hand Pat]

She is looking great Pat, and I am sure she is going to love being in the 230 with all the other Tefe.

I believe she will Tracey and you got to see her in person. How are your two doing. Any luck on the spawning end?

[Second Hand Pat]

Ohhh I like her.... I like her lots.... :)

Thanks Drew, I hope I can get her to breed. The odds are terribly against me but I am still hoping.

[Rod]

Wow Pat, fantastic wild tefe. Wish i had her...lol. Good luck with the breeding. :)

[Second Hand Pat]

Wow Pat, fantastic wild tefe. Wish i had her...lol. Good luck with the breeding. :)

Thanks Rod, I will be crossing the body parts on the breeding end...maybe once she settles in. :)

[DiscusDrew]

Any idea how old she is?

[nwehrman]

She looks great Pat! Here's hoping she settles in and breeds for you!


Nicole

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[mikula fronts]

Very nice Tefe I cant wait for wild season to add a few more to my collection.

[Second Hand Pat]

Any idea how old she is?

Drew, best guess would be at least between 3 and 4 years. She was the 2010 grand champion of the wild green class in a international show and if you assume she was wild caught as an adult (18 to 24 months of age at least) plus two years as a show fish. Plus wild females are very hard to get to breed so why all the body part crossing. :)

[Second Hand Pat]

She looks great Pat! Here's hoping she settles in and breeds for you!


Nicole

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Thanks Nicole, me too.

[Second Hand Pat]

Very nice Tefe I cant wait for wild season to add a few more to my collection.

Thank you Mikula, it is right around the corner. :)

[chaoslite]

Pat,

What a nice addition. I love her markings.

Mishka

[DiscusLoverJeff]

Awesome looking Tefe Pat. Good luck with her. Hope you have good results when she is ready to spawn.

[tbird22771]

I believe she will Tracey and you got to see her in person. How are your two doing. Any luck on the spawning end?

They are doing really well, but still eating their eggs - spawn 3 was more like the first and the eggs were gone pretty quickly. I may move them to a community tank this week and see if that gets them a little more protective of their spawn.

[dpete9]

Good luck with her Pat. Eve's got a competitor now!

[Second Hand Pat]

Awesome looking Tefe Pat. Good luck with her. Hope you have good results when she is ready to spawn.

Thanks Jeff, I have a feeling may need all the older breeder's secret on this little fish.

[Second Hand Pat]

They are doing really well, but still eating their eggs - spawn 3 was more like the first and the eggs were gone pretty quickly. I may move them to a community tank this week and see if that gets them a little more protective of their spawn.

Tracey, what is your TDS? Try getting it around 80.

[Second Hand Pat]

Good luck with her Pat. Eve's got a competitor now!

I can only hope that may be true in the future.

[tbird22771]

Tracey, what is your TDS? Try getting it around 80.
TDS is 80, temp is 82, and ph is 7.6
I think the last time was my fault I moved some stuff around in the area around their tank in the morning and Poppy (the male) seemed a bit uneasy the rest of the day and she was fine but even making his runs that evening he didn't seem as relaxed as spawn 2.

[Kingdom Come Discus]

She is looking great Pat. If she is going to breed she will do it in your great Florida water.

[Second Hand Pat]

TDS is 80, temp is 82, and ph is 7.6
I think the last time was my fault I moved some stuff around in the area around their tank in the morning and Poppy (the male) seemed a bit uneasy the rest of the day and she was fine but even making his runs that evening he didn't seem as relaxed as spawn 2.

Do you think Poppy is the one eating the eggs? I would give them time. He may need to mature a bit more.

[Second Hand Pat]

She is looking great Pat. If she is going to breed she will do it in your great Florida water.

Thanks Kraig, I am happy that you feel she is doing well. I am trying to follow in your footsteps in making these fish happy.

[Kingdom Come Discus]

I see you are doing a good job. And she was not happy when I moved her to her own 20 gallon to prepare her for the show.

[Second Hand Pat]

Kraig, guess it was the small tank she didn't like.

[tbird22771]

Do you think Poppy is the one eating the eggs? I would give them time. He may need to mature a bit more.

Does that look like the face of an egg eater, lol, Poppy is my buddy so we will just keep blaming her. (he really doesn't dig the iphone shoved up against the glass though)

[Second Hand Pat]

Of course not Tracey :) more than likely it is the female.

[Kingdom Come Discus]

Kraig, guess it was the small tank she didn't like.

And maybe the deep voice. LOL I sure hope you can get him or her to breed. It would be great to write Watanabe to tell him we finally know the sex of his Grand Champion.

[Second Hand Pat]

If it is a girl she would not mind the deep voice ;)

[Rummy]

Pat,
She is soooo beautiful! She will be so happy with you and the crew. Best of luck with her.

[Mariowa]

Very pretty and looks great

good luck on the new job :)
Could you please tell me how can you tell if it is a boy or girl?

[Second Hand Pat]

Pat,
She is soooo beautiful! She will be so happy with you and the crew. Best of luck with her.

Thanks Anik, I hope she will too. :)

[Second Hand Pat]

Very pretty and looks great

good luck on the new job :)
Could you please tell me how can you tell if it is a boy or girl?

Hi Mariowa, I certainly do not know for sure but my guess is based on over all look and behavior. The behavior goes two ways and based on who the fish interacts with or doesn't interact with. I know who my males are and this fish does not really interact with them too much, just like the other females.

I do have one spawning female so believe I am able to see most of the behaviors.

[Chicago Discus]

I remember her what a great fish.....Josie

[Second Hand Pat]

I remember her what a great fish.....Josie

Thanks Josie :)

[pcsb23]

Nice looking fish Pat ... wondering if it may be a cross dresser though ;)

[Second Hand Pat]

Paul, you think it's a guy? I would prefer it to be a male :D
Pat

[pcsb23]

Paul, you think it's a guy? I would prefer it to be a male :D
PatBearing in mind my record at guessing the sex .... if I was pushed into a corner I'd say male, only way to be sure is if it does or doesn't lay eggs I guess :o

[Second Hand Pat]

Bearing in mind my record at guessing the sex .... if I was pushed into a corner I'd say male, only way to be sure is if it does or doesn't lay eggs I guess :o

Thanks Paul, best way to figure this out is to place this Tefe with my breeding female and see what gives. She is currently on a set of 100+ eggs with the batch B male so maybe afterward...:D

[Mrylln]

Hi Pat,
Looking good. They have their own challenges, don't they? It's great to be able to see the photos and compare the progress, which I think is pretty impressive.
What's really making me kind of crazy is that my fish like the assorted flavored flake foods so much. They blow it around and eat it well. I'm not surprised, though. I've been processing Crampton's paper, word by word for the past year, and they are very eager for my little fingertip's worth of earthworm, brine shrimp, etc., flakes (the ones from the show. ;O>)
With wild fish in a breeding program, it will be the few (or many, why not?) kids that are so interesting.
Your Tefe will make you happy.
Salud,
Mary

[Keith Perkins]

Pat, I thought you learned in Atlanta the best way to sex a fish was chop chop. Personally, I much prefer Paul's method.

[Second Hand Pat]

Keith, no chop, chop on this fish. :p Paul's method will definitely be employed.