then and now heckles

[ockyra215]

Jim Looking great!!! Keep up the good work! Get some babies brewing !lol!

[William Palumbo]

I agree...VERY, very nice. Heckles juvies were the ONE type of Discus I could not get up to size. Very frustrating/challenging. Great job...Bill

[jimg]

Thanks for the comments everyone, I appreciate them very much.

Some of you are going to think I'm crazy but post number 4 picture number 3 is most likely a female. I'm saying this because it has less blue and more red than some of the others. Also watch the altums with the heckels because they still have a lot of growing left in them and in time they will start to become aggressive towards the heckels./QUOTE]

Thanks, The altums were about nickel size and the heckles 2+" when I put them together. so far the heckles are the kings of the tank, the altums wait their turn. they are about 2 yrs old so I hope they "maintain peace". I see what you mean by the red, that would be nice, i'll watch her.



[QUOTEJim can correct but believe these are the Ninini heckels sold last year by John (snookn21) at the 2+ inch size.

yes, the larger are the rio negro the smaller are the ninins.

[QUOTE]What was your wc regime?/QUOTE]
25% every other day. first year they got 50% at least a day

[QUOTE]Now if you can determine who's a male maybe we can get a project going/QUOTE]
Ha! you'll definitely be the second person to know! i have been trying cooler wc's buit they just stay side by side, no-one wants to make the first move!

[jimg]

Thanks for the comments everyone, I appreciate them very much.

[QUOTE] Some of you are going to think I'm crazy but post number 4 picture number 3 is most likely a female. I'm saying this because it has less blue and more red than some of the others. Also watch the altums with the heckels because they still have a lot of growing left in them and in time they will start to become aggressive towards the heckels./QUOTE] Thanks The altums were about nickel size and the heckles 2+" when I put them together. so far the heckles are the kings of the tank, the altums wait their turn. they are about 1.5 yrs old so I hope they "maintain peace". I see what you mean by the red, that would be nice, i'll watch her.

[QUOTE]

Jim can correct but believe these are the Ninini heckels sold last year by John (snookn21) at the 2+ inch size.

/QUOTE]
yes, the larger are the rio negro the smaller are the ninins.

[QUOTE]What was your wc regime?/QUOTE]
25% every other day. first year they got 50% at least a day

[QUOTE]Now if you can determine who's a male maybe we can get a project going/QUOTE]
Ha! you'll definitely be the second person to know! i have been trying cooler wc's buit they just stay side by side, no-one wants to make the first move!

[chaoslite]

Jim they look great. Really nice job on those.

Mishka

[dpt8]

Great job !! Love em' !! I had 11 from Hans and hope to get more soon. Blue face are to die for :0) I thought I had the perfect formula of dried foods and FDBW from Brewmaster but wonder if the seafood mix had a lotr to do with it.. What size tank, how many fish and did you have to worm or treat them at all ?? Thanks, David

[Eddie]

Great job Jim, they look very nice.