ChicagoDiscus.com     Cafepress Store

Page 1 of 15 12311 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 225

Thread: Captive Breed Heckels???

  1. #1
    Registered Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Posts
    11

    Default Captive Breed Heckels???

    I'm rather new to the forum...Are there captive breed heckels available? If yes, any suggestions for breeders?

  2. #2
    Registered Member Discus Origins's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Location
    Ocala, FL
    Posts
    1,809

    Default Re: Captive Breed Heckels???

    As far as I know no one recent has done so, at least without proof. Heiko verifies Schmidt-focke did it 30 yrs ago but no one since. Anyone who does now can claim to be a rock star!

  3. #3
    Registered Member roundfishross's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Location
    middle georgia
    Posts
    1,531

    Default Re: Captive Breed Heckels???

    Andrzej Nowicki. this guy in poland is tha man turning them ou tbut I think he's the only guy on the planet

  4. #4
    Registered Member roundfishross's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Location
    middle georgia
    Posts
    1,531

  5. #5
    Registered Member Discus Origins's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Location
    Ocala, FL
    Posts
    1,809

    Default Re: Captive Breed Heckels???

    Wow just saw his pix....looks like 2 true Heckels with fry, now he's a rock star!
    Last edited by Discus Origins; 03-09-2011 at 01:34 AM.

  6. #6
    Registered Member dbfzurowski's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    Chicago, IL
    Posts
    794

    Default Re: Captive Breed Heckels???

    He is definitely on my list of people to visit next summer.
    Oh I intend on bringing some back , just need to work on my german
    I do what I must do, to do what I wish to do!
    dominik

  7. #7
    Platinum Member Ryan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2000
    Location
    Palm Coast, FL
    Posts
    6,428

    Default Re: Captive Breed Heckels???

    Wow! Why isn't this guy rich? lol. I'd love some F1s because the chance of spawning them is much higher than the wild parents.

  8. #8
    Registered Member dbfzurowski's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    Chicago, IL
    Posts
    794

    Default Re: Captive Breed Heckels???

    oh he will be. He is trying to grow out F1 and breed those
    I do what I must do, to do what I wish to do!
    dominik

  9. #9
    Registered Member Melissa's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    Carrollton, TX
    Posts
    1,916

    Default Re: Captive Breed Heckels???

    Holy shmokes!! Ohhh! I can't wait for the day you can get a domestic Heckel! :-)
    Melissa

    Just be yourself. The people who matter, won't mind.
    And the people who mind, won't matter.

  10. #10
    Registered Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
    Posts
    19

    Default Re: Captive Breed Heckels???

    It's posible to now how they do to breed them? thanks
    Last edited by Iralde; 03-16-2011 at 05:14 PM.

  11. #11
    Registered Member Sameen's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Location
    Toronto. ON
    Posts
    189

    Default Re: Captive Breed Heckels???

    I have one Heckel which is captive bred. The breeder told me he bred it home. And i believe him bcoz the heckel is doing great with other captive breds and eats like pig and is pretty happy in tap water.
    The breeder also had wild heckels but their price was higher. He had 100 captive bred heckels and all of them were in same size. the wilds were bigger tho. He said he kept the wilds for more than 1 year before he could get them to eat and finally breed. The captive breds are 6 inch now and the wilds are 8 inch and is not growing anymore.
    Sameen

  12. #12
    Administrator and MVP Dec.2015 Second Hand Pat's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Central Florida
    Posts
    31,668
    Real Name
    Pat

    Default Re: Captive Breed Heckels???

    Sameen, your heckel a full heckel or cross?

  13. #13
    Registered Member Discus Origins's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Location
    Ocala, FL
    Posts
    1,809

    Default Re: Captive Breed Heckels???

    Sameen,

    Just because a heckel does great with other captive breds and is happy in tap water doesn't necessarily mean its a F1. Any wilds can be acclimated to tap water and eat voraciously once settled in. It also surprises me that a F1 heckel would be cheaper than wild, to me it would be more valuable as it should more likely to breed under domestic conditions. As with any claims of Heckel breeding, documentation and pictures of actual parents with egg/fry/young would be necessary to accept as fact.

    Mark

  14. #14
    Registered Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Cracow
    Posts
    69

    Default Re: Captive Breed Heckels???

    Quote Originally Posted by dbfzurowski View Post
    He is definitely on my list of people to visit next summer.
    Oh I intend on bringing some back , just need to work on my german
    Why do you need to work on your greman language?
    Andrzej is polish and dosn't speak german.
    Barbara
    member of the Polish Club of Discus Lovers (PKMD)

  15. #15
    Registered Member Sameen's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Location
    Toronto. ON
    Posts
    189

    Default Re: Captive Breed Heckels???

    PLease dont get me wrong, i am pretty sure my Heckel is domestic. I would be proud if it was wild. It cost me 95 canadian dollars. And all the other heckels in that tank were same size and color. And i am 100% sure its domestic. Here in the forum a lot of people breed heckels at home too
    Sameen

Page 1 of 15 12311 ... LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Cafepress