MY WILDS ADVENTURE

[dadecountyalan]

ive been craving my very own wilds for quite some time now! ive seen such beautiful wilds posted here and it just made me crave them more and more. so i finally got my hands on a couple!!! i had the chance to pick out the two i felt had the most potential to get real big and pretty. my ultimate goal is to raise these babies big enough to be able to cross breed them with some of my blues.


EDDIE! you are the one that finally broke me and made my buy these fish. your royal blue f4s are gorgeous and im looking forward to get something like that


so here they are in there qt tank. they are in my room and are going to be receiving very special care.

DAY 1

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h133/bloodlust222/016-1.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h133/bloodlust222/017-1.jpg

any clues on the strains let me know!!!!!!!!!

[camuth8]

They look great!

[DiscusBR]

Very nice! They look Cuipeuas to me. One more SD member beaten by the wilds bug :)

[camuth8]

Very nice! They look Cuipeuas to me. One more SD member beaten by the wilds bug :)

And more to come! :D

[Dogvet06]

Ive got the wild bug too and its all u SD peoples fault lol

[daffyfish]

Nice looking wilds!

[Eddie]

Nice fish! Goodluck with them! ;)

[dadecountyalan]

thanks guys.

quick question. with wilds, do they tolerate the same amount of water changes as captives. lets say daily 80%???

[Second Hand Pat]

Yup, what kind of water you have them in? Are the wilds from Mark?

[dadecountyalan]

hard tap water, with high ph. and no i got them from a local wholesaler.

[YSS]

Looking good so far. Good luck with the fish!

[Cosgrovb]

This is an interesting change from the heavily domestic looking Piwow's you have. Both are terrific!

[dadecountyalan]

Looking good so far. Good luck with the fish!

thanks!


This is an interesting change from the heavily domestic looking Piwow's you have. Both are terrific!

yea. they look so natural. and the size difference is huge. its going to be interesting when i introduce these fish to the main tank after a couple months

[dadecountyalan]

Yup, what kind of water you have them in? Are the wilds from Mark?

pat have you tried feeding your fish tetra bits?

[Second Hand Pat]

Alan, I haven't. Are you trying that?

[DiscusBR]

pat have you tried feeding your fish tetra bits?

All my 7 wild Cuipeuas eat tetra bits. It took some of them months, though, to get started.

[Discus Origins]

Very nice! They look Cuipeuas to me. One more SD member beaten by the wilds bug :)

Cuipeua are very limited in the numbers collected and authorized parties to collect from the region. I would guess first is a Curua/Alenquer region red the second fish appears to be a green variety but the yellowish light/water could be throwing me off.

[dadecountyalan]

Alan, I haven't. Are you trying that?

im trying with very little success lol. i just finished making a seafood mix so well see if they take to that

[dadecountyalan]

All my 7 wild Cuipeuas eat tetra bits. It took some of them months, though, to get started.

ugh so wilds are picky eaters.

[dadecountyalan]

Cuipeua are very limited in the numbers collected and authorized parties to collect from the region. I would guess first is a Curua/Alenquer region red the second fish appears to be a green variety but the yellowish light/water could be throwing me off.

so mark, the first is a alenquer red? and the second is a green. also, in your opinion are these fish of good quality?

[dadecountyalan]

DAY 2

quick video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XX9Nn5wSsI&feature=youtu.be

[YSS]

ugh so wilds are picky eaters.

Not necessarily. If they are healthy, they will eat anyting.

The wild discus I got from Mark ate everything a few hours after I put them in my display tank out of the bag.

The second one doesn't look like a green discus to me.

[dadecountyalan]

Not necessarily. If they are healthy, they will eat anyting.

The wild discus I got from Mark ate everything a few hours after I put them in my display tank out of the bag.

The second one doesn't look like a green discus to me.

ok good to know. so maybe blue??

one thing ive noticed already is that these wilds are a lot more active at night then my domestics.

[Second Hand Pat]

Alan, they look very good and I am with Yun. I can not convince myself you have a green.

[Discus Origins]

The video shows the second fish clearer...I thought at first glance possibly a regular green but the video shows it more like a young blue discus. They are decent quality for this size. Take good care of them and they may turn out awesome :)

[Yodalbc]

very nice!

[dadecountyalan]

thanks guys!

[dadecountyalan]

question guys, ive noticed my wilds are very active at night compared to my domestics, has anybody else noticed this? and in the wild do they hunt at night?

[dadecountyalan]

two weeks-

they are still going through the deworiming process. here they eating for their third time of the day.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNXHQ8OEs7Y&feature=youtu.be

[Cosgrovb]

Gunna need to drop that beautiful brown domestic with this group.

[shoveltrash]

congrats, they are very nice!
I too have long admired the gorgeous wilds & wild Xs here on SD........enjoying vicariously thru others, as I have no more tank space LOL

[Eddie]

Very nice fishes.

[YSS]

Coming along real well. Congrats! Did you find any worms in your fish?

[dadecountyalan]

Gunna need to drop that beautiful brown domestic with this group.

thanks, actually when they get a little thicker and they are done with their treatment theyre going into the main tank. im about to get a big old 90 gallon(:

[dadecountyalan]

congrats, they are very nice!
I too have long admired the gorgeous wilds & wild Xs here on SD........enjoying vicariously thru others, as I have no more tank space LOL

i feel you! i dont have tank space either! until tomorrow, i get my 90 g


Very nice fishes.

thanks eddie


Coming along real well. Congrats! Did you find any worms in your fish?

not really, they still got about a week left but i havent seen any. guess thats good!

[dadecountyalan]

its time for a update

they wilds have been doing amazing. they are hungry pigs. but a few days ago i found my red dried up on the floor. im guessing something spooked him at night.
stuff like this happens while keeping fish


but theres still good news, my little blue which has always been quite the character is doing awesome
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h133/bloodlust222/048-1_zps27b165c2.jpg


thanks!

[Second Hand Pat]

He is gorgeous Alan. How large is it? It could develop striations throughout the body.

[dadecountyalan]

pat my best guess would be 4 inches. and yes thats what im hopinng for. he is still quite young and ive always been told you got to give wilds lots of time for their true colors to come out.

hes my little experiment lol

[Second Hand Pat]

The next year with him will be exciting. It is a shame the other one jumped :(

[dadecountyalan]

yes. and he was amazing, perfect shape and was growing fast

[dadecountyalan]

pat have you had any luck trying to get your wilds to eat dry foods such as pellets. the only thing my fish eats is the seafood mix

[Second Hand Pat]

Alan, my guys eat everything but pellets.

[sammy]

BEAUTIFUL!!! I would love to set up a WILD tank. I need to learn more about them.

[dadecountyalan]

i figured, mine doesnt even pay attention to it. even with all the other fish attacking it next to him

[dadecountyalan]

BEAUTIFUL!!! I would love to set up a WILD tank. I need to learn more about them.


thanks, they are definitely interesting.

[Second Hand Pat]

i figured, mine doesnt even pay attention to it. even with all the other fish attacking it next to him

Alan, that does not mean wilds will never eat pellets. They just need to be properly motivated and I have not tried hard enough but I am not a pellet fan.

[dadecountyalan]

yea i get you pat. i just made a new seafood mix so hes going to happy for a while lol.


here some more pics i took of him last night

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h133/bloodlust222/004-4_zpse23fc606.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h133/bloodlust222/005-4_zps78230a2c.jpg

[dadecountyalan]

time for an update. this little guy is growing!

[dadecountyalan]

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h133/bloodlust222/023_zps6cd93176.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h133/bloodlust222/022-1_zps3eeea489.jpg

[Second Hand Pat]

Nice, its color is developing too.

[CrazyAngels]

wow, a little diamond in the rough I see!!! sure is showing some serious potential.

[dadecountyalan]

Nice, its color is developing too.

it sure is.


wow, a little diamond in the rough I see!!! sure is showing some serious potential.

thanks! hes quite the character

[Allwin]

Nice pattern on them.. Have fun with them :)

[dadecountyalan]

thanks man