Mr. Bugg, your fish make me drool.
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
Larry Bugg
NADA - Vice President
Atlanta Area Aquarium Association
Mr. Bugg, your fish make me drool.
Mama Bear
great pair Larry...that halo on the female is amazing
Mike
Wow. Looking forward to seeing the fry grow
Great looking pair! I look forward to seeing the fry grow out. Beautiful.
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
If the discus are happy, I’m happy
Great looking fish indeed!
May I just ask which one is which (female/male)?
Is the female the one with the black halo?
Larry Bugg
NADA - Vice President
Atlanta Area Aquarium Association
Thanks Mike. It is a very nice halo indeed but is not unusual in wilds.
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.
Larry Bugg
NADA - Vice President
Atlanta Area Aquarium Association
stunning fish Larry...congrats on the fry...what are your plans with them?
Larry Bugg
NADA - Vice President
Atlanta Area Aquarium Association
Absolutely gorgeous pair Larry I can see why you are excited to work with them.
Pat
Your discus are talking to you....are you listening