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    Hoping I'm seeing the first of some pairing behavior in my 220 Wild Red tank. The solid is a Lago Solomon and the semi royal is a Cuipeua. I'm thinking the Lago Solomon is a female and the Cuipeua is a male. The Cuipeua is keeping to the left side of the tank most of the time and the Solomon is spending some time on both sides of the tank but primarily on the left. Everyone else is keeping to the right. The Cuipeua isn't interrelating with the other discus in the tank, only the Solomon. The Solomon is the Alpha of the tank. When the others venture into the left half of the tank the Solomon is chasing them back to the right. The Cuipeua is nudging the Solomon in the side occasionally. Hoping to see this progress into more............


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    Larry, Great looking wilds. Will keep our fins crossed on the on the pair forming and producing some fry.
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    Maybe Larry, when my breeding wilds get serious their tails turn dark. If I was a betting woman my money is on the Cuipeua being female. Either way crossing fingers for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Second Hand Pat View Post
    Maybe Larry, when my breeding wilds get serious their tails turn dark. If I was a betting woman my money is on the Cuipeua being female. Either way crossing fingers for you.
    What would your bet be on the Solomon?
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    oooooooh congrats Larry that would be so exciting !! i am still learning to get my wilds completely happy (had water issues) im a million miles away from happy enough to breed lol !! very exciting
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    Quote Originally Posted by Larry Bugg View Post
    What would your bet be on the Solomon?
    Male ...based on a partial halo, striations and size. Female on the Cuipeua based on lack of striations and a almost fully enclosed halo. Best guess of course. You will know you are cooking once you see black tails and bowing.
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    Great looking wild ... good luck for pair

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    Quote Originally Posted by Second Hand Pat View Post
    Male ...based on a partial halo, striations and size. Female on the Cuipeua based on lack of striations and a almost fully enclosed halo. Best guess of course. You will know you are cooking once you see black tails and bowing.
    Ah ha. The Solomon is the one that swims off to the left in the first of the video. The one with the full halo and only a couple of striations right behind the head. The cuipeua is the one with the partial halo and more striations.I think we are calling the same ones male and female.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Larry Bugg View Post
    Ah ha. The Solomon is the one that swims off to the left in the first of the video. The one with the full halo and only a couple of striations right behind the head. The cuipeua is the one with the partial halo and more striations.I think we are calling the same ones male and female.
    Yes we are Larry . I will admit that I get a better sense of gender by watching them. Remember the red female I bought to the show. She and the large Heckel I was going to bring to the show are hanging around together.
    Last edited by Second Hand Pat; 10-30-2014 at 10:41 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Second Hand Pat View Post
    Yes we are Larry . I will admit that I get a better sense of gender by watching them. Remember the red female I bought to the show. She and the large Heckel I was going to bring to the show are hanging around together.
    That would be a pairing I would like to see.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Larry Bugg View Post
    That would be a pairing I would like to see.
    It would be cool...a natural red form heckel cross.
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