SOME of Brew's wilds....

[brewmaster15]

Hi all,
haven't posted in this section in while and have gotten soem requests for pics so heres some of my wilds.... These are mostly my personal collection...

hope you like them...

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[fshngal]

Al,

They are all very nice wilds. The pics are very clear.

Thank you for posting,
Fshngal :)

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Greens and Blues are often thought of as plain jane wilds... but I love these guys...

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Last pic... These browns are transient residents here ;)

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okay I lied..theres more pics..I just needed to recharge the battery ;D ;D ;D

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Last pic..Really ;) ::) :) :) :)

This is a cross between a wild green and blue snake... I hope to do many more crosses like this one. :)

hope you liked the photos.

-al

[United21Soccer]

Those are just SOME of your wilds :shocked: :o :o

Geez! I love them ;D Especially the cross in the llast pix

Keep up the good work :D

[Barb Newell]

Hi Al, beautiful fish! great photography! I must admit, I've never been too crazy over wilds.... now.... after seeing your fish, that has changed. :)

Barb :)

[brewmaster15]

Barb,
We'll get wilds in those tanks of yours yet ;) I'd love to see you raise fry from them..its a real sight to behold! :)

-al

[Jason]

WOW!

NICE WILDS AL!

[Tad]

Beautiful WILDS! Al :thumbsup:

Regards,
Tad

[bikhu]

WOW!!!!
AL... AL... AL...
Gorgeous fish... IT is so hard to stay away... I need tank space sooooo badly!
Congratulations Al.
Thanks for posting pics.
peter

[Rod]

WOW Al, greatlooking wilds. I love them all but some of those blues with the fine markings and reddish brown base are simply awesome.

[gary1218]

SUUUUUUUUUPER job on the photos Al. Those few with the very red base color are AWWWWWWWWESOME :thumbsup:

GARY

[KD]

Great pictures!!
Just love seeing other peoples Discus!!!
That cross came out really nice, your wilds are wonderful!!
Good luck and keep us posted on the crosses you come up with.
Karen

[Fishin dude]

Nice collection ;)

Brew, Are you feeding nutra rose?
The reason I ask....I just helped a friend make a batch of beefheart and added some to the mix. My fish have not been color fed, except for small amounts of tetra bits. :)

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Thanks for the kind words everyone.

My fish get a diet that consists mostly of frzn blood worms, Live earthworms and red worms, Frzn brine shrimp, frzn mysis shrimp, assorted flake, ocean nutrition pellet (yep mine eat it), tetrabits, and beef heart. In my beefheart I use mostly paprika and freeze dried krill to bring out the red, though I will use nutrurose if I have it... nothing against it but its too expensive for my tastes, and I am happy with the results so far. I believe in as diverse a diet as possible.

hth,
al

[Pick]

Nice wilds Al. Those heckel bars always grab my attention. One day.........

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[chuck]

SWEET !!!!!
Good Luck with them Al.
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chuck

[Sketchy]

...can you tell me anything about this particular fish, Brew? I have it's twin in my tank and it is very unique compared to my other wilds. Any info on it's origin?

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That fish belonged to a friend of mine, Francisco Borrero. I inherited it and 2 others when He moved last year . The three were sold to him as a "curipera". The other 2 have much less red and their shape is not the greatest... This fish is a beautiful specimen.

I hope to be bringing in some wilds over the next few weeks that are supposed to be very RED... I have hopes that there will be some similar fish in the lot.

thanks,
al

[Sketchy]

...thanks for the summary! I'm kind of surprised, rather stunned, actually. The coloration, markings, and shape are an exact match for my fish. It definitely stands out among my blues and rsg's. I'm getting a real clear picture of where my fish came from. How big is it? Is it male or female?

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Hi ,

This fish is between 5 and 6 inches .... hasn;t spawned so no clue on the sex... though I would guess male .

I need to caution you a little here on trying to to derrive the origin of a wild by its looks. Its not a very accurate way to do it, though I am not sure there is one. Case in point... theres a tremendous amount of variables in one strain in any river (s) . Just in the 3 I inherited...there is much variability. You may be best off to accept that you have a very nice wild brown with a red base! :) Good luck though!

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[Sketchy]

... true, it could be just a nice, very red, brown Discus.

I have some work to do now, to track down this fish's journey to my tank through the importer. Thanks again for the picture and info that you've provided. I do hope that you'll keep posting your wilds and your experiences with them.

Hungry for that kind of first hand experience,

Sketchy