Wild Red Cuipeua

[Second Hand Pat]

[marinum]

great work of nature! I wanted to ask you some questions:
the couple is alone?
speak to us of the tank and the filter?
You can make panoramic images?

Congratulations again is a wonderful dream

[Second Hand Pat]

Since this bad boy got to spend some time alone with all girls he has decided he wants some action now that the divider is out. Those are bite marks on his side. Prior to this this fish was a sissy.

[Second Hand Pat]

great work of nature! I wanted to ask you some questions:
the couple is alone?
speak to us of the tank and the filter?
You can make panoramic images?

Congratulations again is a wonderful dream

Thanks Marinum, the couple is in a divided 230 (US gallons) biotope tank which gets two/three 40% WCs per week. The tank has nine Cuipeua in the tank with a group of cories and a couple of plecos. The tank has a large sump with poret form for the bio-media. Very simple setup really with a low bio-load. Water makeup is an 2/3 RO to 1/3 tap mix with a target TDS of about 80. Ph 7.2, Kh 4dKH and GH 4dGH.

[chaoslite]

Mishka, none of your guys are on fry?

Pat,

I sold all of the fry and had to cull the whole SS spawn so no I do not have any fry. Yours are looking great.

Mishka

[Second Hand Pat]

Mishka, I culled the Cuipeua fry Monday morning. I discovered a couple dead, fins closed and swimming listlessly like zoomies. Sorry to hear you culled your SS spawn.

[Discus Origins]

Since this bad boy got to spend some time alone with all girls he has decided he wants some action now that the divider is out. Those are bite marks on his side. Prior to this this fish was a sissy.

Wow, Pat....this guy has really developed and started to color up nicely. He wasn't so much to look at before but I guess he decided its his turn

[Second Hand Pat]

Mark, he is seriously strutting his stuff and looks amazing. I almost like him now.

[Second Hand Pat]

The Cuipeua pair laid their fourth spawn yesterday. Looks to be a large spawn.

[Kingdom Come Discus]

Best of Luck Pat!!!

[chaoslite]

Mishka, I culled the Cuipeua fry Monday morning. I discovered a couple dead, fins closed and swimming listlessly like zoomies. Sorry to hear you culled your SS spawn.

Pat,

I am sorry to hear that. That is exactly what happened to the SS spawn. Not sure what this issue was but since they were also the fry from the "Oh the stupidity of me" thread I was thinking maybe they did not handle the switch of tanks very well. No idea really but I was not happy.

Mishka

[Second Hand Pat]

Thanks Kraig and Mishka

Should have free swimming tomorrow. Divider is in place.

[timmy82]

Good work

[jobber]

Great documentation Pat. Glad I caught this thread while trolling through the vast amount of info.

Sent from my mobile phone

[Second Hand Pat]

Thanks Jobber, you should take a stroll through my homestead. Lots in interesting things in there
Pat