Daddy heckel

[Chinaman]

Hi guys,

here is my Male heckel....

cheers

Jim

[brano]

Very nice fish you have there.

Brano

[William Palumbo]

Yes...very nice!...What did you cross him with?...Bill

[kirkp]

Those fry I see on mom?

Congrats,
Kirk

[Chinaman]

Yes...very nice!...What did you cross him with?...Bill
Bill,
she is a leopard (small spots).


Those fry I see on mom?

Congrats,
Kirk
yup, about 30 i think...

cheers

[Eddie]

Hey Jim, beautiful pair.

Can't wait to see how the babies turn out!

If you don't mind me asking, what PH do you have them in? How big is the Heckel? Also, what do you feed the heckel primarily.

Thanks in advance
Eddie

[Chinaman]

Hey Jim, beautiful pair.

Can't wait to see how the babies turn out!

If you don't mind me asking, what PH do you have them in? How big is the Heckel? Also, what do you feed the heckel primarily.

Thanks in advance
Eddie

Eddie,

The Ph vary abit between 5.5 to 6.8, it depend on my water change. The heckel is about 6.5", i got him when i was in duisburg last october. I am currently feeding him with tetra prima as i have just finished the sera granules, and the some prawn paste when i have the time.

The only problem is, i am not good at raising frys...........

cheers

Jim

[Eddie]

Thanks Jim,

You must be doing something right, getting the Heckel to pair up and raise some fry. Thats pretty top-notch in my book. :)

Thanks for the great information

Eddie

[CliffsDiscus]

Hi guys,

here is my Male heckel....

cheers

Jim

Jim,
Nice Job keep up the great work.

Cliff

[Eddie]

Hi Jim,

Any updates on those heckel X fry?


Eddie

[Chinaman]

Here you go eddie...

The fry are still very small, haven't had much time to feed them (only twice a day)..

cheers

Jim

[Eddie]

Thanks Jim, they look great. Awesome pair too. Love that heckel!

Eddie

[Darren's Discus]

Jim,
very nice look forward to their progress !
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cheers

[mckchu]

I wonder if the babies will have the 5th bar characteristic of daddy! Do let us know how the fry color up!

[DiscusDude85]

Awesome looking heckel!.




Joe

[bavaria36]

That is a beautiful Heckel & I hope the fry turn out well. Let's have more pictures ! Can't wait to see how they look as they develop.

Aaron

[Eddie]

I know, it will be strange to see. I guess leopards being related to RSGs and with a heckel influence. I wonder which is more dominant. That should be an interesting cross.


Eddie

[Eddie]

Any new pictures of the little pups? I'm anxious to see how they are developing.


Thanks
Eddie

[Chinaman]

Hi Eddie,

they have grown a little bit bigger and started to show the first and the last bar. I moved them last week, but i have been losing one each day for the past five day........

The good news is the parent have spawn again and the egg should hatch tomorrow morning......

cheers

Jim

[Eddie]

Hi Eddie,

they have grown a little bit bigger and started to show the first and the last bar. I moved them last week, but i have been losing one each day for the past five day........

The good news is the parent have spawn again and the egg should hatch tomorrow morning......

cheers

Jim

Sorry to hear about you losing some Jim. I'm really interested in how they turn out in color and pattern. I'm very glad to hear they are up for more.

Best of luck
Eddie

[aquadiva]

Awesome looking Heckel! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Anna:sun:

[blkrob]

Any updates? Has the second spawn turned out alright? Look forward to seeing your progress.

Robert

[josh_shilling]

Amazing!

[AquatiCreations]

Magnificant fish, congratulations on their spawn!

[Chinaman]

Any updates? Has the second spawn turned out alright? Look forward to seeing your progress.

Robert

most of the fry in the second spawn got suck in to the filter..... but i'm on the third spawn now, I have lost a few for the past week... but the other seems to be ok.

the fry from the first spawn are about 1" to 1.5" but there are a few with wonky bar. still waiting for the fifth bar.............................

cheers

Jim

[Eddie]

most of the fry in the second spawn got suck in to the filter..... but i'm on the third spawn now, I have lost a few for the past week... but the other seems to be ok.

the fry from the first spawn are about 1" to 1.5" but there are a few with wonky bar. still waiting for the fifth bar.............................

cheers

Jim

Very interested in how they look Jim. Seeing which traits are more dominant. Since you only have a small number it will be hard to tell which is the dominant gene. I assume the heckel but that is just an un-educated guess.

Good luck with this spawn


Eddie

[AquatiCreations]

Why not put a sponge over the filter,to reduce casualties?