Julian's Contest thread.

[Pardal]

Well my story in the hobby is in many ways similar to many , here in Simply.
As a child I use to rump in streams and ditches of Cuba , catching guppies, and crayfish , and move from live bears to egg layers, as my older brother and my father were keeping fish way before I was born.
In 1994 I came to this great country . by 1995 I join the Navy. Sometime around 2000. I bought a tank for my son, "suppously" . My fish keeper wake up in me again. And by 2002 I have my first Fish Dealer Florida State License , and was selling Angels and the occasional Discus. I have to admit my survival rate was terrible as well as even growth for the fry, sometime around 2007 I found Simply, as guest first , even forget my password. but by 2009 I was an active member . I have breed a few strains of domestics through out the years from the easiers to the Albinos an taste some waters around the Country , like Virginia, Hawaii, Florida and even over seas Italy, and Bahrain .
Sometime around 2015 my focus shifted to Wilds and a few domestics , with ocassional Angels, or blue rams. I still learning , and I have had a lot of aha moments here in Simply. but I do share my experience with anyone that ask.
So here are some pictures of what are currently working, with the exception of my domestics tanks.

fullsizeoutput_2d9.jpeg This pair is Male Blue face Heckel and Female Stendker Red Turquoise They are about 4 years but still kicking axx.

[Pardal]

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These are my other wilds with and intruder a male Blue Diamond. There are two Cuipeuas, one Brilliant Heckel, and an Alenquer Blue Royal. my apologies as I just wake them up ( turn on the lights) as wasn't sure to enter more tanks in the contest.

[Pardal]

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Here is the Angels invasion , Veil silvers, and Mottled Silvers with Blue genes, they are SD to Sub-adults size.

[Adam S]

Julian, the attachments on your second and third posts aren't coming through. The first pair looks great though. Always cool seeing fish interact with the hardscape.

[Pardal]

Julian, the attachments on your second and third posts aren't coming through. The first pair looks great though. Always cool seeing fish interact with the hardscape.

Yes , wilds and this Red Turq ignore prefer the drift wood over man made cones.

[Second Hand Pat]

Hi Julian, see if you can repost the pics in a new post and I will try to fix your posts above.
Pat

[Pardal]

fullsizeoutput_2d8.jpeg The Angels invasion second try.

[Pardal]

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The rest of the wilds, with an intruder a Blue Diamond to make an ood number, 2 Cuipeuas, 1 Heckel 1 Royal. will get better picture today.

[Swedgin]

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The rest of the wilds, with an intruder a Blue Diamond to make an ood number, 2 Cuipeuas, 1 Heckel 1 Royal. will get better picture today.

Oooh, I like those. The red one looks stunning.

[Pardal]

Thanks Tobi, is actually my favour of the red cuipeuas.

[Pardal]

Well I think I going to stick to only two tanks, The pair Blue Face Heckel x Red Turquoise . and my other wilds.
Just want to mention they were all in my display 150g. , But I moved 5 of them , and let the pair in the 150g. as everytime I move them to a breeding tank , they loose their motivation.

[Pardal]

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So this spoiled pair , have a 150g all for themselves to breed. They have spawn several times, and one of them with wigglers, but were less than a dozen, they move them all over the driftwood, and then they disappear, this time if we get wigglers I will reduce the water level to half.

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These are the rest of my wilds plus an intruder, unfortunately he has to hang with them as the rest of my domestic stock is compose of only 3 breeding pairs at the moment. The tank is an old 55 gallon acrylic in my fish room. I got the feeling all are males, so not expecting anything happen. will give some individual close up in the future.
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So all the eggs turn white, not fertile, The Heckel is not doing his job right, as I notice . He was "penciling" next to the eggs and above, and not on them, I going to add a flat type, cone/slate, hopefully they take it, over the drift wood.

[Pardal]

Today's post of the Second tank.
A close up of the Brilliant Heckel.
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