Hudson's Blue Faced Heckels

[sridharp77]

After trying for long .. today my dream came true :) :) as i received 17 blue faced heckels from Hudson. I am extremely satisfied with the quality of the fishes. Man they are huge .... some of them are already close to 6 inches in size. Never even imagined that i would be getting such big fishes when i had placed the order.

Special thanks to Hudson and Stephen ( Hong Kong ) for helping me get them. I had ordered the fishes from Hudson through Stephen (Hong Kong). Currently the fishes are slightly stressed because of the travel and are in the quarantine tank. I will be posting the picture of the fishes and tank once they settle down.

Thanks once again to Hudson. You are the best when it come to the Wild Discus ...

Sridhar

[moon_knight1971]

pics please

[Second Hand Pat]

Agreed, pics please once they are comforable.

[wendy9722]

Pics Pics Pics!!!!

[sridharp77]

Here are some shots that i tried today. They are still getting used to my tank. As usual they move around when the tank lights are switched off and there is only the room light. Also my water is tea brown in color because of the peat and Alder Cones and as a result cannot take photos that easily. Using full RO water with hardness at 60 ppm and pH at 5.8 as of now. will slowly reduce the pH when they are fully settled.

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Work is in progress on the LED setup which I will be using in the main tank.

[roclement]

Great looking bunch! Just got me wilds from Hudson via Hans here in the USA yesterday and I must say that Hudson's fish are amazing! Can't wait to see more pictures of your once they settle, mine will follow!

Rodrigo

[sfdiscus]

Hi - I also got Hudson's wilds recently and they are fantastic. Can others in the forum give us newbies a timeline of how wilds acclimate over time - for eg, I am also experiencing the wilds only moving around when the lights are off. They are eating very well - but when lights are on or when they are not eating, they just stay in their favorite corner. How does acclimation occur over time? What would new owners know what's normal and what's not? What can new owners do to facilitate acclimation? thx

P/S: Aquatechnics has a great "Conditioning of Wilds article". http://www.aquatechnics.net/wild_discus_conditioning.htm

[yogi]

For sfdiscus, you have a lot of good and valid questions and concerns on keeping wild discus. I think you should start a new thread here in the amazon section so they can be addressed all in one thread. I've seen several good questions from you on water conditions, lighting, plants and acclimation time. Remember there is no one right way to keep your discus so you will see some differences when people answer them. It might be a good idea to add what size tank you have, how many and which strain and your current water, lighting and filtering.

[Saxthom]

I really like those pictures, you have some beautiful fish there.

[sridharp77]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIr0Hw7LZhs

Took video yesterday. Starting to move around my tank.

[daveo]

Outstanding.

Daveo

[Jennie]

Wow! love those fish and the sand color is awesome too..just like in the wild

[sridharp77]

Some pictures that i took today. They have settled down.

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Will post more soon.

[Darrell Ward]

I think you need to put some sticks and driftwood in there. It will make them feel much more relaxed, even if it is a quarantine tank. Being constantly in the open is unnatural for them. No wonder they tend to move around only when the lights are out.. I dislike the thought of fiddling too much with PH as well. Color is good, I would leave well enough alone. I drop and plop wilds in a PH of 6, and maintain it. They do fine, and the bio filter works well.

[jball1125]

Those are some very nice fish!

[sridharp77]

Thanks guys for your comments. More photos

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[hedut]

WOW beautiful Heckels

[roclement]

And nature beats man every time...we keep inbreeding fish to try to make them look...well...like these! :)

Simply beautiful!

Rodrigo

[GenkiDiscus]

Amazing blue heckels. Love their soft powder blue color. Which location river/lake were these caught from? Is the one with darker center bar a blue moon or are they all considered blue face?

[wendy9722]

They are STUNNING!!!! I wouldnt mind having a tank full of them....
Wendy

[Eddie]

Amazing group!


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[ganesan]

hello sridhar,
I am ganesan from chennai and have been trying to get wild discus for a long,long time.I just joined this site a couple of days back and was amazed that you are in bangalore and got some large heckels with you.Please take good care of them.I have heard of you that once you had ordered some wild discus from brazil and unfortunately they got stressed some years back.I know mr.rabi venkatesan in chennai.
If you are interested in selling some of your wild discus please contact me .I am working as a doctor in a ship and unfortunately will be in chennai by last week of april.Please do give me your contact address and phone number in bangalore so i can see you when i am in chennai.My address in chennai is Dr.ganesan,V-block no 41,New no 10,Plot 4170,AnnaNagar,Chennai 600 040.Contact no is 044/26214289
Thanks and awaiting a reply,
ganesan

[DiscusKev]

WOW, I'm loving those!!!

Blue Faced Heckels are my favorite wild types.

[Cuchulainn]

And nature beats man every time...we keep inbreeding fish to try to make them look...well...like these! :)

Simply beautiful!

Rodrigo

Lol tru dat! Those are gorgeous ;)

[Elite Aquaria]

Wilds have never been my cup of tea, but these fish have a look that I am fond of. I may need to consider a tank of Wilds in the future. Of course this will be the 200 gallon tank that I keep asking for Christmas for the living room. Can someone help me persuade my wife!!!

[Eddie]

Wilds have never been my cup of tea, but these fish have a look that I am fond of. I may need to consider a tank of Wilds in the future. Of course this will be the 200 gallon tank that I keep asking for Christmas for the living room. Can someone help me persuade my wife!!!

That's easy Dan, just give her your credit card! Lol


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[vera]

Gorgeous group !!


That's easy Dan, just give her your credit card! Lol


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ditto lol

[Jennie]

I'd love to take bets on how long it would take for Eddie to give you his Credit card Vera!???

[vera]

I'd love to take bets on how long it would take for Eddie to give you his Credit card Vera!???
im in , what are yr bets :)

[PAR23]

That is one beautiful group. Great shape.

[Second Hand Pat]

I'd love to take bets on how long it would take for Eddie to give you his Credit card Vera!???


im in , what are yr bets :)

I would say in a heartbeat.

[Eddie]

Sorry sridharp77, seems we got some spammers on your thread! LOL

Any more photos of the fish, they are phenomenal!

[Jennie]

Vera, I bet when pigs fly is when he gives you a card, and I mean charge card eddie! he heeeee

[invinci]

those are beautiful heckels
loved it!!
btw can you tell me which sand you are using??..

[sridharp77]

those are beautiful heckels
loved it!!
btw can you tell me which sand you are using??..

I am using ADA Nile Sand.

[hekdiscus]

Dear Sridharp77.

please , post new pictures , i would like to see my sons........

[sridharp77]

sure give me couple of days. I will do it.

[litlit]

hi! Sridharp77
Could you told me how to keep PH at 5.8?

[wannafish]

I truly am amazed. I wish I had one Blue Face Heckel. Well
maybe three, so the one could have friends. They are
stunning and big. May I ask a somewhat ridiculous
question? What are you going to do with 17 Blue Face
Heckels? Do you have a tank big enough for them.
I would love to see it!

Jeff

[wild-blue-discus]

wow those blue face heckels are fricken awesome!

[BobB]

What is the difference between the Heckel and other Wild Discus?

[Second Hand Pat]

What is the difference between the Heckel and other Wild Discus?

All heckels have that strong centerbar.