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    Guess my first entry should be discus, lol. So, the story......... In 2008 I joined the Atlanta Area Aquarium Association and one of the first persons I met just happened to keep and breed discus, along with many other kinds of fish. The discus really intrigued me especially when I first saw a pair with fry. I was especially taken by the wilds he kept and primarily the brown based. Some of the first discus I purchased were wilds. I have kept both domestic and wilds but the wilds were always my favorites. When we moved and I built out the new fish house I decided that I wanted to limit what I was breeding to wild or wild/cross brown based. About 1 1/2 years ago I bought a possible pair of Alenquer F1's from Uncle Sam's Discus and several months later I purchased a couple more. The original pair spawned numerous times but I could never get them past a few days free swimming. Frustrated I moved the male in with one of the newer females and low and behold after 5 or 6 tries they finally figured it out. I now have a small batch (25 or so) at one month old. Hopefully this is the start of a good thing.m_20180612_113442.jpgm_20180612_113421.jpgm_20180612_113439.jpgm_20180612_113536.jpgm_20180612_113313.jpgm_20180612_113413.jpgm_20180612_113541.jpgm_20180609_095945.jpg
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    Mr. Bugg, your fish make me drool.
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    great pair Larry...that halo on the female is amazing
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    Wow. Looking forward to seeing the fry grow
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    Great looking pair! I look forward to seeing the fry grow out. Beautiful.

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    I saw the 4th pic and OMG. That’s the most beautiful fish I’ve ever seen. I’m dumbstruck so I’ll just leave it at that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pices View Post
    I saw the 4th pic and OMG. That’s the most beautiful fish I’ve ever seen. I’m dumbstruck so I’ll just leave it at that.
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    Mr. Bugg knows good fish. He's a Discus judge. Not sure if he's an international judge but he has the eye to be one.
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    Great looking fish indeed!

    May I just ask which one is which (female/male)?
    Is the female the one with the black halo?

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    Quote Originally Posted by LizStreithorst View Post
    Mr. Bugg, your fish make me drool.
    Quote Originally Posted by LizStreithorst View Post
    Mr. Bugg knows good fish. He's a Discus judge. Not sure if he's an international judge but he has the eye to be one.
    Thanks Liz. You and I both have similar taste in discus and angels. Nope, not an international judge just NADA but I appreciate the compliment.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 0Dgreen View Post
    great pair Larry...that halo on the female is amazing
    Thanks Mike. It is a very nice halo indeed but is not unusual in wilds.

    Quote Originally Posted by thomaswal View Post
    Great looking fish indeed!

    May I just ask which one is which (female/male)?
    Is the female the one with the black halo?
    Yes, the one with the halo is the female which is typical of wild fish. While some males may exhibit halos they don't compare to the females. This pair follows another sorta rule for wilds. Typically with wild browns we find solids to be females and patterned ones to be males.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Swedgin View Post
    Wow. Looking forward to seeing the fry grow
    Quote Originally Posted by Gabriel13 View Post
    Great looking pair! I look forward to seeing the fry grow out. Beautiful.
    Thank you both. I also can't wait to see the fry grow out!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pices View Post
    I saw the 4th pic and OMG. That’s the most beautiful fish I’ve ever seen. I’m dumbstruck so I’ll just leave it at that.
    Patty
    Thanks Patty, I'm really happy with these guys. Very much the kind of discus I want to work with.
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    stunning fish Larry...congrats on the fry...what are your plans with them?

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    Quote Originally Posted by danotaylor View Post
    stunning fish Larry...congrats on the fry...what are your plans with them?
    I already have people locally asking for them so I'm torn. Would really like to grow some of the me out but with a batch this small it is hard to do both. Hopefully the pair will get busy soon and produce some more.
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    Absolutely gorgeous pair Larry I can see why you are excited to work with them.
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