Thanks, Slick. I will look into this and Pat made a good point about the October season. So thanks to you both for your knowledge and advises.
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Thanks, Slick. I will look into this and Pat made a good point about the October season. So thanks to you both for your knowledge and advises.
No problem peewee
Full disclosure... I've never purchased wild discus from Gabe but I have gotten Tetras, Cory and bristlenose from him and he was very nice to work with.
He has a few videos out there and did take time to talk to me on the phone
Good luck and we look forward to your update later in the year
Here's a video of the F1s this morning before a WC. They are doing great..
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Pat, if a tank spawned wild offspring are bred with other wild tank spawned wild offspring over several generations are those offspring still considered to be "wilds"?
I have had these guys about three months now and here is how they look the first week.
After three months they look like this. Slow growing as Al predicated but a solid 2.5 inches now.
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I broke down and bought these guys some live blackworms and the group sizewise is between 2.5 to 3 inches. Starting to see blue striations forming for the foreheads and a hint of red in the eye.
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Black worms will put some size on them, looking good Pat
The one you took a close up is a very nice fish but you can still see wild characteristics. I know that they are still young that that big boy is maybe fond of a very good slightly smaller one. I can't wait to see the F2's.
Mama Bear
Pat,
Can you tell a little more about feeding the live worms? Where do you buy them from, and do you treat them somehow before feeding?
Thanks
Hi Ryan, the fish love live blackworms and grow well. However there is a risk with feeding any live aquatic food as it can in unwanted stuff and many folks have swore off blackworms when they did run into issues. I know that Al does not feed any live foods due to the risk.
There are two sources for live blackworms, California blackworms and Eastern Aquatics. It is not cheap food and best to be at the house with the worms arrive so they did not sit in the heat this time of year. Worms are shipped with a cold pack. The worms need to be kept clean and in the frig. I keep mine in a large tupperware in a half inch of water (thank you Brian). You can buy worm keepers. The worms come with friends, leeches and the white things you can see in the video in post 68. I siphon those out after the fish scatter the worms with a small diameter hose into a bucket. It is very important to keep the water the worms are in clean and cold. I rinse the worms at least twice a day. If you have a spouse who do not like the thought of the worms in the frig, get a mini-frig for the worms.
hths,
Pat
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Worms in my fridge give me the "che schifo".. What if there's a jailbreak?!?!
California Blackworms also have Blackworm flake and pellets which are readily accepted by all my fish.
I find these to be even better than Freezedried which are a hassle to feed and sometimes cause head standing no matter how much you presoak
For me this is a much better option... and at a lower cost with no additional work or risk.