Curipera spawning series pictures

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Here is a series of pictures I took earlier today of two Curipera, the male is the striated one and the female the deep red.

This is a new pairing of some I have had a while so I am anxious to see how it goes. At the moment the female is focused on the eggs, but not the male which is not a good sign. However it may take a couple of tries.

I took them from a distance shooting between two tanks.

Bob Garside

www.uppercanadadiscus.com

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[Tad]

Bob,
This has got to be quite exciting....how many pairs have you had success with so far?


Best of luck,
Tad

[yogi]

Thanks for the nice pictures. I see what they think of that spawning cone.

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Yes, you never know, I got that one from Mario back in 1985, it is from Germany.

I am planning to get some plants in pots and shove them into some of the tanks too.

Bob

[turkis]

Yes, you never know, I got that one from Mario back in 1985, it is from Germany.

I am planning to get some plants in pots and shove them into some of the tanks too.

Bob


Hi Bob,
That's a nice pair of Curiperas, wish you all the sucess with them.
Regarding the spawning cone it has been a long time ago, I have 3 more left and they are for safe keeping.
Good luck
Mario

[Rod]

Great looking fish Bob, wish you well with them. :)

[Lynn]

SWEET!!!!! Good luck with them!

[Jarrod]

Nice looking pair!!!...best of luck with them and the spawn! Hope you get a big batch of fry from them.
Jarrod

[RyanH]

Gorgeous! What a sight! :shocked:

-Ryan

[Timbo]

discus porn! .:cue cheesy guitar music:.

hi Bob! good luck with them, you're going to be busier than usual!

-Tim

[Moon]

The female is quite spectacular. I hope they raise the fry for you. When they are ready to go I will be there.
Good luck
Joe

[DarkDiscus]

Gorgeous fish. That would be quite a spawn!!

Best of luck to you and please keep us up to date!!

John

[danoinalaska]

Just like they knew what they were doing... one laying...one spraying...Ain't life grand!
Beautiful fish, Bob
Good luck with the little ones,
Dan

[Ramon Anastacio]

That's a beautiful pair, Bob. Good luck with the spawn.
Ramon

[tcfish]

Wow ! now that caught my eye.That is an outstanding pair you have there.

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Well I thank all of you for your very kind comments and interest. When I caught them in the act I just figured I could shoot a quick series since it could be of interest to some of the newer hobbyists.

As of the moment, there are a few fungused eggs which does not concern me as I am more hopeful since the two are not challenging each other to care for the eggs, which has resulted in seperation among new pairings in the past. I would be pleased if they continued their non combative behaviour until some wrigglers appear or all the eggs go bad. Then they can try again.

Bob.

[tcfish]

Forget that pair they will never spawn for you waste of tank space,I will help you out so you can free up some tank space,send them to me and I will try to put them to good use.Thats ok dont bother thanking me just trying to help.Ok joking aside I keep coming back to those pics that pair is AWESOME

[pcsb23]

Bob,

Very impressive, thanks for sharing.

[Upper Canada]

Well, this pairing has made it to the wriggler stage.

I took this series within the last 20 minutes. They are trying to decide who is going to care for them, and these pictures were all taken 5 to 10 seconds apart.

I may have to step in and help them decide.........I don't know yet since I am anxious to see fi they can work it out amicably.


Bob

[pcsb23]

Bob, thats excellent.

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This is the last one, I think he's trying to tell me something!

Bob

[turkis]

Hi Bob,
Nice, I'll have a dip on half of them.Ha!Ha!
Mario

[Spices]

GORGEOUS!! I love it! Looks like the parent in post 38 and 39 is watching closely at the cameraman. :D

I hope you get wonderful healthy frys.;)

**Angie**

[Upper Canada]

Well, here we are a couple of days later and the proud parents are sharing the responsibility of rearing the young, at least to this point. I have found that wild caught discus, are often exceptional parents, exibiting greater defensive characteristics than some domestics.

Here the female is exchanging the fry with the male.

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Now she has gone foer a swim,and some food.

Bob

[fishball]

Great pictures Bob! its Jon by the way...your Curipera pair look amazing in person! thanks for letting me drop by and having a chance to see these fish rear their young. The chat we had was really helpful and i learned a lot. Cheryl and I are greatful for you having us over. we'll definitely keep in touch!

[jim_shedden]

excellent Bob...........is this the pair that you had concerns about the male being too aggressive?

Jim

[Timbo]

...........is this the pair that you had concerns about the male being too aggressive?

Jim

same concern i have with my daughter's bf

[Kindredspirit]

same concern i have with my daughter's bf




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[Upper Canada]

Thank you Jon, I enjoyed meeting you both and talking discus.

Jim, no I have repaired the combinations, and that aggressive male is now courting another female, we will see what happens there.

Tim, how do you come up with these gems? lol

Bob.

[jim_shedden]

Bob:
I don't think I need to ask you to hold some for me........do I?:)

[Upper Canada]

Yes Jim,

I will be sure to save some for you.

They are model parents at the moment, and I will hold of adding some bbs for another few days.

Bob

[brewmaster15]

Hi Bob,
Thats great news on the pair and very cool pics as well!. :) I'm curious on something with them... How long have you had these fish ? and when they came to you were they already colored up and pretty much adults? Reason I ask is one of the 2...the solid red one., female.. The sides of the fish look "wrinkled" I have seen that a few time and just attributed it to old age.


any thoughts are welcome.

-al

[Upper Canada]

Hi Al,

I have had these Curipera about 2 1/2 years. This female has had these marks since then. As a comparison here is two more from the same group which I have managed to repaired, they have just completed their first spawn too. You will see that this pair is of exceptional quality, at least in my opinion.

This was an interesting experience, they spawned but immediately began competing to care for the eggs, but without actually fighting and causing injury. As such I left both parents with the spawn for experience and was happy to see that although, in the end there were only two wrigglers they moved and cared for them for a day. This bodes well for future spawns.

Here is a series taken last week showing their spawning etc.

Bob

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Here is the female from the first pair with fry, taken yesterday.

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Here is her mate collecting a fry from the top corner of the tank, yesterday.

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Last night I introduced their first spray of bbs.

Bob

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OOOPS !

This should be the second male collecting a fry.

Bob

[sam_y]

Hi Bob,

Wow, that second pair looks great! Congrats on both spawns.

[ozarowana]

Stunning... any current pics of the fry?