Piwows on Eggs

[Larry Bugg]

Sat in the fish room for an hour or more last night just waiting for them to spawn and then checked back every half hour. They were dancing and pecking and cleaning all night long but no spawn. I really wanted to get them on video. Long day at work today and didn't get home till 8:00 expecting to resume my watching and waiting. They have acted like they are going to spawn for about 3 days now. Went straight to their tank and what did I find.......................a nice clutch of eggs. Not the best pics. A little washed out since the lights were on in the fish room and I was using my phone, but here they are.

http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx56/Bugman30040/Piwow%20Red%20Turqs/20130306_211836_zps44318501.jpg

http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx56/Bugman30040/Piwow%20Red%20Turqs/20130306_212140_zps1e550cf6.jpg

http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx56/Bugman30040/Piwow%20Red%20Turqs/20130306_212335_zpsd6b9603a.jpg

http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx56/Bugman30040/Piwow%20Red%20Turqs/20130306_212408_zps6e5e45de.jpg

Josie said she thought they were a pair and it sure looks like she was right. Gotta prove them though. Some meth blue and a screen and wait patiently for 48 hours.

[Chad Hughes]

Larry,

Of all people...

If you watch a pot it'll never boil.

Hope they're proven!

[Second Hand Pat]

Crossing fingers for you Larry.

[PAR23]

Man that was fast. Good luck. Beautiful pair.

[Kal-El]

Congratz... less then a week and already on eggs... I'm jealous...

[Discus Origins]

Awesome news Larry! Hoping for some wigglers soon :)

[timmy82]

Hope you get wrigglers shortly. They know you trying to watch they were just waiting for the music to play and enough alcohol to get the currage up to do it :-)

[yim11]

Looking good Larry! Good Luck!

[Trier20]

Those are some lookers for sure! Best of luck!

[Discus-Hans]

let me know if you need a male, I think it's 2 females

Larry still owe you a phone call, just don't get to it, sorry.

Hans

[Chad Hughes]

let me know if you need a male, I think it's 2 females

Larry still owe you a phone call, just don't get to it, sorry.

Hans

You're right Hans, they do look like two females. Yikes!

Wait and see?

[RichT]

Nice Larry !!!!

[DiscusLoverJeff]

WTG Larry. Hope they are proven. Great looking pair.

[Chicago Discus]

let me know if you need a male, I think it's 2 females

Larry still owe you a phone call, just don't get to it, sorry.

Hans

I tried my best to find a male and female here but Hans has been doing this much longer than me so he may be right. I hope it’s a pair but we will just wait and see. It’s great that they spawned already it shows the care you give your fish......Josie

[Larry Bugg]

Thanks for the best wished everyone. Hans is pretty dang good at sexing Discus so we just have to wait and see.

Josie- I am still very happy with the fish whether they are a pair or not. There are never any guarantees on sex unless they have been proven. If they do turn out to be two females then we will just have to find male, lol. Time will tell.

[Kal-El]

I believe the one I got is a male... time will tell... But I'll be getting a female to add to the mix and see what happens... Having two female is a good thing... :D

[Larry Bugg]

Typing one handed since i had hand surgery this morning so this will be short but just had to post. The first two Piwos did turn out to be females. I had Josie send me two more 6" Piwo red turqs from her April shipment. One of the two became a proven female about a month ago so the score was 3 female and one unknown. The weather has started changing here and my fishroom went nuts two day ago with a lot of egg laying. I now have 3 new confirmed pairs and one of them is the Piwo pair!!! I've been sitting on pins and needles waiting to see if the eggs were fertile. Anesthesia is wearing off so I went down to the fish room and found wigglers. This is a pic of the pair taken about 3 weeks ago.

http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx56/Bugman30040/Simply%20Spotlight/DSC_0005_zps77027996.jpg (http://s741.photobucket.com/user/Bugman30040/media/Simply%20Spotlight/DSC_0005_zps77027996.jpg.html)

[Chicago Discus]

I'm a grandma oh that's such good news. You take such great care of your discus Larry I can't wait to see some fry...:):):)...Josie

[Kal-El]

Typing one handed since i had hand surgery this morning so this will be short but just had to post. The first two Piwos did turn out to be females. I had Josie send me two more 6" Piwo red turqs from her April shipment. One of the two became a proven female about a month ago so the score was 3 female and one unknown. The weather has started changing here and my fishroom went nuts two day ago with a lot of egg laying. I now have 3 new confirmed pairs and one of them is the Piwo pair!!! I've been sitting on pins and needles waiting to see if the eggs were fertile. Anesthesia is wearing off so I went down to the fish room and found wigglers. This is a pic of the pair taken about 3 weeks ago.

http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx56/Bugman30040/Simply%20Spotlight/DSC_0005_zps77027996.jpg (http://s741.photobucket.com/user/Bugman30040/media/Simply%20Spotlight/DSC_0005_zps77027996.jpg.html)

Why is it that you get all female and I get males only... Let's start trading ;) Contraz on the new confirmed pair...

[Second Hand Pat]

That is great Larry, congrats. :D

[bobdon]

Nice pair,hope you get some.