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!
I'm rather new to the forum...Are there captive breed heckels available? If yes, any suggestions for breeders?
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!
Andrzej Nowicki. this guy in poland is tha man turning them ou tbut I think he's the only guy on the planet
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.
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
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dominik
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.
oh he will be. He is trying to grow out F1 and breed those
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dominik
Holy shmokes!! Ohhh! I can't wait for the day you can get a domestic Heckel! :-)
Melissa
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And the people who mind, won't matter.
It's posible to now how they do to breed them? thanks
Last edited by Iralde; 03-16-2011 at 05:14 PM.
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
Sameen, your heckel a full heckel or cross?
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
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