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    I was lucky to be able to bring some discus from Kraig Koontz home from the NADA 2016 Show in Chicago. Kraig is very purposeful when it comes to breeding discus. He doesn't just take any old male and female and breed them. He is always looking for a certain trait or lineage to pursue. Two of the things he was chasing really appeal to me. He was working on breeding some discus like the old Piwo turqs and he was working on some wild crosses. I've always been a sucker for turqs and my plan has been to work on some wild/domestic crosses once I get the new fish room set up.

    There was a crowd of people waiting to help Kraig unbox his fish when he arrived at the Show because they eagerly wanted to see what he had brought and be first in line to buy. When I saw this first group of 3 1/2 tp 4" turqs I almost fell on the floor when I saw the Heckle bar on several of them. I immediately counted the six I saw and bought them. My plan is to breed them back to a wild heckle when they are grown out. Sunday morning he still had 14 without bars in the tank and I split the group with someone and ended up with 13 total. These Kraig bred from a Dexter Heckle cross x Wantanabe (Japanese blood line).















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    If I wasnt traveling after the show Larry, I would have left there with some too! Got yourself a nice group of Discus there my friend! Look forward to seeing what you do with them!

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    The next group I bought came from a from a cross Kraig did using a Wantanabe solid type Japanese bloodline with a high body Turq from Martha Morris. Kraig brought some young adults 6"+ siblings of these which sold quickly. He had a tank of 20 4" juvies and I split the tank with a friend of mine here in Atlanta.











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    Default Re: Kraig Koontz NADA 2016 Discus

    I also wanted some of those fish but by the time all of my other responsiblities had been met I was a little too late...LOL. Larry when you get them going just remember who your friends are...LOL.

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    Default Re: Kraig Koontz NADA 2016 Discus

    Larry, the fish you got are fabulous looking specimens and I'm sure your breeding efforts with them in the new fish cabin will produce some very good-looking and valued offspring.
    You've got a lot to look forward to !

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    It was great meeting you, Larry. Glad you have these batch... I'll be following your progress on growing them out. They look excellent in your tank. Thanks to Kraig and his hard work on breeding these. Glad he sold out on all his fish and was able to raise the money he aim for. I have four adults Piwow F1 RT that I hope produce some good batch of fry for me.

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    Larry,
    Those are very nice! Good luck with them

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    Looks like they have settled in nicely!
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    Wow what a score! Those guys w the heckle bar are just rediculolsy gorgeous !!

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    agreed, cool looking variety, good luck.

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    Last but not least is a proven pair from Kraig. Originally I wasn't going to bring any fish home from the Show but I saw this pair and knew I had to have them. As I said before, I'm interested in working on some wild/domestic crosses. The female is a big Wantanabe cobalt. Kraig told me that this discus was originally solid but recently started showing the striation across the center of the body. Wantanabe is know for some Jumbo discus and this female fits that. The male is a wild uatuma red that won first place in the wild class at the Show in Chicago. With wilds the females reds are usually the ones to show a lot of red but this male isn't aware of that. Kraig brought a group of their juvies to the Show and at 2 1/2 to 3" some of them were already showing some promise of red.













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    What a great group, Larry. Look great in your tank.

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    Very nice Larry.
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    Larry, you really scored here. That fish cabin will be filled in no time lol.
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    Nice job getting those Larry! They all look fabulous! Looking forward to their progress.

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