Pat's Wilds Videos

[Bud Smith]

Pat - nice video - like the wilds - thanks for sharing

[Second Hand Pat]

Thanks Bud

[Second Hand Pat]

Here is an older video showing interactions between the breeding female Tefe and two males. A little wild behavior...

[strawberryblonde]

It was SO much fun to revisit your tefe's this morning Pat! They look great and you've done an outstanding job of making them happy and healthy.

Now if only I had the space in my house to add another big tank. <sigh>

[Second Hand Pat]

Sounds like an excellent idea Toni.

Tefe's spawning...

[Second Hand Pat]

Here the parents are tending wigglers which are the fuzzy looking mass in front of dad who is in the back.

[Bud Smith]

Keep the videos coming Pat - nice break from reading threads - seems like a lot of wigglers around the house - great job

[elite0218]

Pat. These videos are beautiful, but seeing your discus in person was an amazing treat. Thank you so much!!!

[Second Hand Pat]

Keep the videos coming Pat - nice break from reading threads - seems like a lot of wigglers around the house - great job

Bud, these are all older video and of the two tefe spawns I had last year I kept three F1s which are in with the adult group. I gave away some and killed a bunch. Sometimes the learning curve sucks.

[Second Hand Pat]

Pat. These videos are beautiful, but seeing your discus in person was an amazing treat. Thank you so much!!!

Chris, Tom and I had a blast with you and Kendell. Hope you and the little ones get on with each other. Remember I want pictures at some point.

[Second Hand Pat]

One of my more favorite videos

[dirtyplants]

Hey Pat,
Awesome! I am in love, those fish in a natural type environment so incredible!

[Second Hand Pat]

Hey Pat,
Awesome! I am in love, those fish in a natural type environment so incredible!

See, quite different from domestics??

[dirtyplants]

This is a pretty little vid of my wild Tefe pair with mom tending her eggs and even telling dad off when he pecks at the far side of the eggs. Do discus talk...you bet ya they do. I was able to catch mom in a little bit of sun. Lights her up nice.

They say the eyes are the porthole to the sole and looking at your videos you can see the change in emotion, through the eyes. That fierce look like don't you dare touch my babies, to the tender sweet look caring for the eggs.

I read that the bladder is used to communicate through sound to other fish. Also used to amplify sound. I have got to find a system sensitive enough to pic up that sound, and of course the software to eliminate all the other sounds. Something to isolate the bladder sounds.

My pic are not great with the lighting really don't like LED lighting for photographs. So will continue to try to get a decent color pic. I can say yes my greens look like Tefes. Although if you pressed me I would say I would not be able to tell one green from another.
OC yes they look like the pictures in the link. Yes Pat and OC I love greens.
Wonderful videos Pat, really nice to waltz into the lives of Tefes. This will be a treasure trove for all who desire to have wilds.

[Second Hand Pat]

Coree, I am more then familiar how discus use their eyes...not sure about the bladder however. Seems that discus have plenty of communication tools.