Had a hard time finding the building (took 40 mins!) so I missed the 1st half hour but I was overall slightly disappointed in what was being auctioned. Most of it was Red Crystal Shrimp, Bettas, several baby Angelfish and plants. There were several equiptment auctions so I scored a 36 light fixture for $15 and some lights for $2. I'll give it a couple more tries since it is for a good cause. I asked one of the organizers if they ever have discus and was told it's been a while...
I can't access it from work, but Sunrise Tropical is selling F1 or F2 Heckels on Aquabid... I e-mailed him asking which generation it was but he said he didn't know.
Here is his response, "These are tank raised as the auction states, bred by world champion breeder Tan Chee Lok. I did not ask the breeder if they are F1 or F2."
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Item number : 1302722480
Item Title : 6 baby Heckel discus - FREE SHIP
URL Here : http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/aucti...cus&1302722480
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What do you think of this sale? I was considering it, but decided against it only because the seller didn't know what I think should be a simple fact about his product.
Eric
I guess even better that I didn't bite I didn't think they looked like it either because I stared at those pictures for a while and Google'd images. I'm not really experienced at identifying discus though so I figured my inability to distinguish them was due to my untrained eye.
Eric
Leo, you've never heard of the RARE red spotted Heckel...............
I would agree with Leo. Maybe they are a heckel cross but not heckel x heckel. I emailed the seller on aquabid. I believe that is false advertising.
Last edited by Larry Bugg; 04-12-2011 at 04:15 PM.
Larry Bugg
NADA - Vice President
Atlanta Area Aquarium Association
All heckel crosses will not necessarily have the center bar. Roger had a heckel x wild blue and the juvies had no center bar. I now have that pair. They had one very small spawn for me and I lost all the fry before they got very big but again no center bar was evident. I am hoping they will spawn again.
Larry Bugg
NADA - Vice President
Atlanta Area Aquarium Association
Barbara
member of the Polish Club of Discus Lovers (PKMD)
I am currently of the opinion that ANdrej in Poland(http://www.superdiscus.pl/heckel.html) has breed them. Just wondering if anyone else has kept Heckels at this low pH ?
You are correct to assume so, that has been confirmed by earlier posts in this thread. I keep my Heckels at 4.0-4.2, I havent found a way to get the ph any lower without adding chemicals. Anyone kept ph below 4 naturally?
Mark
Back in the 80's I had a pair of Heckels that spawned. I am not quite sure if they were a pair or two females. They eggs did not hatch and in a couple of days were eaten. The ph of the water was 4.0. I was experimenting with the water by adding acid. The spawing was a pure fluke. I neglected the tank for a couple of weeks and the water was quite dirty.
It was a one time thing. I gave the pair to a buudy of mine. Bob is a well known discus keeper locally and i thought he might be able to get them to spawn. They never did.
Moon, that's awesome you got heckels to lay eggs...it's was a nice surprise! This guy in Poland is actually raising F 1 heckels and it's documented. I don't think anyone else currently can claim the same feat.
Mark