Hi Nandi,
I didn't mean to imply Attila does care, only that sometimes people do not like to receive the attention such an event as heckels spawning can generate.
Glad you are warm now.
Pat
Hi Pat!
Attila does care, just does not show it. He says that the fish do the miracles, the pro's do the 'marketing' but he's neither of these two.
The cold is in the room where I am - now it's actually better with the fire going.
Nandi
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Hi Nandi,
I didn't mean to imply Attila does care, only that sometimes people do not like to receive the attention such an event as heckels spawning can generate.
Glad you are warm now.
Pat
Your discus are talking to you....are you listening
I see a plant in the tank and sand substrate in the pics. What were the water perameters again? Congrats on a great accomplishment.
TOM
And for all the world to see:
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The water parameters are exactly the same as they were the last time, Attila keeps things under very tight control.
Nandi
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What is Atillas water changing regime? How big is the tank, the filter? how many wilds and other fish are in there? congratulations, we are all holding our fingers for him to succeed
A little update here, but first I'd like to answer plecochico's questions.:
The tank is 500 liters with two big air-driven sponge filters, an external filter of a nothing-fancy-type with a relatively low flow setting, roots of Philodendron and Clorophytum inside the tank, w/c's around 20% every other day. There is now an added Eheim filter with a sponge block, that does the circulation between the two sides of the foam.
To my best knowledge Attila sold two of his Heckels out of the 8 he had in the tank, so now there are six adult discus in the tank plus the fry.
It is now time to release the grip a little on those fingers, the fry are all swimming around happily with no losses so far, they are fed both by the parents and Attila, the latter gives them NHBS every two-three hours. They also venture longer expeditions away from the parents now and do the exact same thing as the Xingú babies were doing: grazing on every surface possible.
These pics are not most recent, I think they were shot six days ago, but Attila is still in slo-mo, so there will always be a lag with the reports.
Nandi
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Heckels covered in fry...what a beautiful site.
Your discus are talking to you....are you listening
Hi my friends,
Thanks for your interest and posts. Special thanks to Nandi.
My name is Attila Lukács.
These wild Heckels arrived direct from Manaus in 03.2009 (I imported). Then, the fishes are quarantined for six months. There was no problem in quarantine. Treatment was not necessary.
Now only 1-1 pair in tank. Second pair in out side. They have no eggs. To transfer another tank of the second pair in the near future.
Have a nice day,
Luky
Amazing, I have not really been following this thread, as I thought they were F1 breeding or Heckel crosses, but now I see that is not the case. Don't know too much about Heckels breeding etc, but from what I have read this has never been done or better still has not ever been documented I think (correct me if I am wrong) , so BIG CONGRATS
you are wrong...
Nice batch of fry, matey!...
The meek shall inherit the earth. The oceans are for the brave.
The evindence is pictured above. Those Rio Negro Heckels are as real as they can get.
Attila is the second guy I know of who managed to breed "the real thing" and provided unquestionnable evidence of it. The first person is Andrzej Nowicki from Poland. The latter became kind of world-famous for it...
Nandi
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Just to keep this thread going, here are a few pictures taken yesterday. The fry are eating like mad, Attila started to add new things to their diet too, so they are no longer sole BBS-eaters. There have been no detectable losses, so things seem to be on the right track.
The other pair are doing all but that...
Nandi
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awesome sight