Pat's Heckel Gallery

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Thanks plecocicho, if the red wigglers are smaller right away. The fish will play with the worms until they are in bits and will eat them. The heckels were introduced to the red wigglers the day before.

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[CrazyAngels]

Amazing beauty you have there Pat, they are drop dead gorgeous. Here is wishing you a great weekend.

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Ah thanks Jorge, I will begin to transition this tank back to a RO/tap mix which should make the heckels even happier.

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I thought heckels were slow growing...not. These guys have grown between one to one and a half inches since I got them from Mark.

This is a dark picture but I like it.

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[rdiscus]

Look awesome ... hope you can breed them some day

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Thanks Ryan, me too

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So the heckels are housed with the Cuipeua in the 230 and a couple of weeks ago I started to include RO in the WCs to bring the TDS from 230s (full tap) to a 2/3 RO to 1/3 tap mix with a target TDS of about 80. The TDS in the tank is about 100 now and the heckels are showing more blue. I was already sort of planning this so the heckels need their own dedicated tank.

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You guys getting bored with these guys?? With the drop in the TDS/GH/Ph these guys are looking more blue to me.

[winn0923]

Super nice!

[musicmarn1]

arrrrg , just when i thought i could be PATIENT my goodness me, no seriously seeing fish this well cared for makes me patient to learn what i need to know, to raise them RIGHT. where do you get Demini Heckles, they go right to number one on my wish list now ! was settled on getting Rio Abaxcias (sp its late im too tired to google it)?