Cuipeua in the 230...New Breeding Project.

[DiscusLoverJeff]

Awesome looking Cuipeua Pat. You done yourself proud as they are beautiful.

I hope your breeding program will be successful.

Is it me or my imagination but do I see a thick center bar on a couple? Is there Heckel blood running through them at some point in the spawning cycle of the Cuipeua?

[Second Hand Pat]

Lol yes it does

Go Pat go, such a nice collection. Mine hasn't turned out as nice. I need to be more devoted going forward, got a little lax with my collection and its shown. Tank problems, pH crashes, having to leave multiple times a month, user error.....I'm locked in now. Ready to see what this wild season offers.

Matt, take good care of those Cuipeua based fish. If I recall correctly collection of Cuipeua has not been approved for this year (Mark, correct me if wrong). I did the same early in the year with this group with not keeping up with WCs when the Tefe were breeding like mad. Me bad but like you fully engaged now.

[Second Hand Pat]

Great group Pat! Good luck with the project!

Thanks Brandon, with wilds I am going to need it.

Beautiful collection! Good luck with the breeding.

Thanks Babar, appreciate it.

[Second Hand Pat]

They are looking Great Pat. Keep up the good work. How many do you have in that tank now ?

Thanks Dave, currently there are nine adult Cuipeua in this tank which is 230 gallons. I will be adding the my Cuipeua F1 growouts and one adult Cura which will give me 15 fish total in this tank.

[Second Hand Pat]

Gorgeous Cuipeuas and exciting news about the beginning of the breeding project Good luck!

You are part of my inspiration Mauro so you get partial blame

[Second Hand Pat]

Very nice looking!!

Joe

Thank you Joe.

Awesome looking Cuipeua Pat. You done yourself proud as they are beautiful.

I hope your breeding program will be successful.

Is it me or my imagination but do I see a thick center bar on a couple? Is there Heckel blood running through them at some point in the spawning cycle of the Cuipeua?

Thanks Jeff, yes most of the solid based ones have a centerbar, some thicker then others. I have no clue about being heckel based or not. Perhaps Mark or others may know.

[plecocicho]

Pat, If i remember correctly Hudson said that Cuipea was not closed, but i could also misread it.

[Second Hand Pat]

Pat, If i remember correctly Hudson said that Cuipea was not closed, but i could also misread it.

I hope you are right.

[Discus Origins]

Thanks Jeff, yes most of the solid based ones have a centerbar, some thicker then others. I have no clue about being heckel based or not. Perhaps Mark or others may know.

As far as I know, the 5th bar in some of the alenquer region reds has been a normal trait - especially in the Ica region, thus sometimes called the Ica type. There has never been an heckel found in the alenquer region according to Bleher but who knows what happens during flood season.

Pat, If i remember correctly Hudson said that Cuipea was not closed, but i could also misread it.

Lago Cuipeua is still closed by IBAMA according to my latest update from Brazilian suppliers, anyone posting Cuipeua for sale currently is either labelling Alenquer region fish incorrectly to sell for a premium or were collected last season. Hudson is not the only one allowed to fish for discus in Brazil

[Dogvet06]

They look great! Love the color on that pic of your suspected male!

[YSS]

Looking good. Best of luck, Pat!

[Second Hand Pat]

They look great! Love the color on that pic of your suspected male!

Looking good. Best of luck, Pat!

Thanks Jaimie and Yun.

These guys looked awesome this morning and are settling in well. Their color is spot up and little to no bars showing due I'm sure to the natural background in this tank. I will post a video tonight if I can get a decent one.

[Second Hand Pat]

A video from tonight. There are a few marks where I netted them to move them.

[Dogvet06]

Ok I think I changed my mind.... These r my new fav wild!

[Second Hand Pat]

Ok I think I changed my mind.... These r my new fav wild!

or a little of both lol.