Curipera success

[Upper Canada]

I am happy to say that tonight there is a cloud of fry successfully attatched to the parents, both Curipera.

I am encouraged by the care that this pair have shown to the spawn, this is their first.

Bob Garside
Upper Canada Discus

[Tad]

Bob,
Congratulations!!!!!, Can't wait to see pictures when possible....

Regards,
Tad

[Tristanyyz]

Upper Canada,

Are you in toronto? Me too. I have four curipera myself, two from about the spring time, and two just arrived yesterday.

How did you do it? That is, what is your set up, and water parameters? What do you do to our Toronto water to lower the ph?? To breed curipera this is my goal! Where did you get the curipera from?
M

[brewmaster15]

Congratulations! Please post pics of the parents and the fry as they develop.

Thanks,
al

[korbi_doc]

:o :o :o WOW! Congratulations Bob, that is a great accomplishment!! We all would love pics! Dottie ;D

[Jason]

congrats Bob!

can't wait to see what you do with the RSG'S ;)

for those of you that don't know Mr. Garside, he has many, many years of discus breeding experience and a fishroom with over 3600 gallons of aquaria :o

Congratulations. Bob. You've finally done it. How many?. I only had about 30 fry for the last time.
You can claim the first successful spawn in Canada. Mine was a cross Curipera X Leopard SS. How's the Jetapu? Any spawning activities?

YYZ: Bob doesn't use T.O water. He has his own well water. Liquid rock.
Jimmy.

Congratulations Bob ;)

so ........ how about some pictures ;D

[Upper Canada]

Thank you for your kind comments.

My wife has been telling me to get a digital camera for so long now that when I said I would buy one today she just laughed.

M......I live just outside of Barrie, just north of Toronto. The paramaters were pH 5.0 and 185 microsiemens. ( yes 185 )
An R/O will give you control of your hardness.

Jimmy...I do not know how many yet but perhaps when I attempt the photo I will have a better opportunity to see.

Bob

Upper Canada Discus

Bob: I have an extra Canon powershot digital if you need. I've never talked about the Curipera fry until now. I have not been lucky with them. For some unknown reasons. They just die between 1"- 3". I was thinking of the crossed genes. Document what you have and we can compare notes.
Jimmy.

[fcdiscus]

Great Job Bob! Lets see! Frank ;D

[Rod]

Congrats Bob, that is an achievement i'd like to do one day. Well done.

Rod

[jim_shedden]

wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Upper Canada]

These Curipera have been in my water for about 18 months, time enough for them to become comfortable with their enviroment and food. I feel this may have contributed to their spawning in water significantly harder than we would assume, ie. less than 60 microsiemens.

I thought I should point this out for the benefit of those who may have recent arrivals and plan to breed them. They may or may not have success at 185 ms. I cannot say. Mine may well be 18 months older.

I would welcome any discussion on this point, agreeing of course that evolutuionary characteristics are not quickly changed.

Furthermore, and this will be interesting to see, will these offspring readily accept the higher conductivity when they reach breeding age. Maintaining low pH and low conductivity requires careful attention.

If this ground has already been covered elsewhere I would appreciate a link.

Bob,
Upper Canada Discus

[Tristanyyz]

Bob,

How did you maintain a ph of 5?

Ok so no more posturing...

Who has had a successful batch of curipera? Anyone?

That should answer your evolutionary characteristic question concerning tank breeding.

Bob what are your plans with these fish? Can I arrange a visit with you?
M

[Tristanyyz]

You may have a goldmine on your hands. Oliver gets about 20 or so per year.

M

[Upper Canada]

M.

Tomorrow afternoon ( Sunday 21st ) would be best to visit.

Please e-mail me with your phone number and I will call you with directions.

logsdogs@sympatico.ca

Bob Garside,
Upper Canada Discus.

[Tristanyyz]

Wow, that sounds great but I would like to arrange a time my girlfriend can come aswell.

Can we try to schedule something within the next few weeks or so?
Or maybe after the Christmas/New Year?
Best Regards,
M

[mench]

Congrats on the spawn....Didn't Dennis H. out west have some also that he was trying to breed,we haven't heard from him in quite a while.....

Mench

[DavidWong]

Could you get some shots of the fry ? We are all waiting for it.

[Upper Canada]

I purchased a camera yesterday and have some pictures now.

I will attempt to post some today/tonight as time here permits. However I anticipate getting them from the camera to the forum may be fun.

Bob,

Upper Canada Discus

[Teitelbaum]

Hi Upper Canada: Are you selling some of the Curipera fry? I'm interested in buying 30 of them. I can drive up to Canada if you don't ship. e-mail or PM me for the price. Thanks.
Earl

[Upper Canada]

Ist attempt with a picture.

Bob,

Upper Canada Discus

[Upper Canada]

2nd attempt,

Bob.

[Upper Canada]

3rd, before I ask for help.

Bob

[Upper Canada]

Another,

Bob.

[M0oN]

May I ask where you purchased your curipera from? Do you have any links to more information on them? They're absolutely beautiful discus...

[Upper Canada]

This should show the parents exchanging fry.

Bob.

[Upper Canada]

After exchange.

Bob.

[fcdiscus]

Is that two Curipera? Frank

[Carol_Roberts]

Both have the blue "C" around the eye . . . . isn't that the defining marking?

Not only the inverted "C". around the eyes. Lot's of curipera crosses caught from the lower basin in Medeira area has that features. The most important part is the short 45 degree line within the tail end of the loop.

[Dennis_Hardenburge]

Bob
Good job
Looking at your pictures is just about like looking at one of my tanks.
I now have not only curipera x curipera but several curipera crosses going, and have just added 500 gallons for growing them out.
Wish you great luck with the fry.
Dennis

[Upper Canada]

Dennis,

Last week when we talked you said your fish had already moved in, are you in house now?

Hopefully you can enjoy the holidays in your new house.

Bob.

[jim_shedden]

Great pictures Bob..............thanks & congrats


jim

:thumbsup: Very nice. **Angie**

[gang_mary]

Hi Bob,
Congratulations! That's wonderful!
May I show your photos to my friends on the forums in taiwan?

Lee

[Dennis_Hardenburge]

Bob
It will be another six weeks before we move in the new house.
I guess you can tell what had prority, since I am there in the evenings I finished the fish room first so it would be easier to care for them.
Dennis

[daninthesand]

Great job. Those are beauties for sure!

Regarding the "so called" curipera 45 degree stripe and the "c" shaped line around the eye. I just took a look at my tank of wild discus and I find it difficult to find one that does NOT have these markings. Clearly i do not own any curipera discus. Why are these marking refered to as characteristic of this particluar discus, when it seems the lines are very common in many wilds?

I must be misssing something? ???

Daniel

[Upper Canada]

Lee,

Yes by all means, and thank you for asking me. If you want I can send you some new ones.


Earl,

Please check your personal messages.

Bob.

[gang_mary]

Bob,
yeah~I am glad to :bounce:
thank you ;)

Lee