Curipera with fry (pictures)

[nc0gnet0]

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/curipera/cur2.jpg?t=1307104393

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/curipera/cur1.jpg?t=1307104393

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/curipera/cur3.jpg?t=1307104393

Kind of hard to catch a good picture of the fry, you have to look close. Not a huge batch, I am guessing about 80, but not bad for a first go 1 week after I recieved them.

Rick

[Melissa]

So awesome!!!!!!!

[William Palumbo]

Looking good Rick!...I know how hard it is to get a good shot of the parents with fry. Having the same problem with my wild Blues as well. All the best!...Bill

[Northwoods Discus]

Congrats looks like your group is on it's way. Parents look nice.
Bill

[wendy9722]

Very nice!!!! Keep up the hard work. I wish I could get to that point. The dads keep eatting them after they hatch. :(

[Discus-n00b]

Whats more awesome is that they attached on their first spawn, a week after you got them. WOW! I love the color of them as well.

[nc0gnet0]

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/P6152329.jpg http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/P6152324.jpg

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/cfry2.jpg http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/P6152327.jpg

[Discus-n00b]

Great pics. So awesome they got this right so fast.....I'm jealous.

[Discus Origins]

Nice pix...can't beat a spawn one week after arrival. Are these the purebred Cuipeaus or crosses?

[MostlyDiscus]

Nice pix...can't beat a spawn one week after arrival. Are these the purebred Cuipeaus or crosses?
Nice Rick, I was kind of wondering the same thing here. What are you seeing in the offspring? Ed

[Northwoods Discus]

Looking good Rick. They look like they are growing fast. Let me know if you are going to have some for sale.
Bill

[nc0gnet0]

These would be crosses. You can tell by the roughly 25% white based fry in the pictures.

Rick

[Toke]

Hi

VERY nice looking parents and fry. congrats from Denmark :)

I'm sure the offspring will be very nice with those parents, but very interesting what genes is hidden in this cross (golden or pigeon?). We have some reds (san merah of some kind), where there is about 25% nice looking golden in the offspring (inbreed).

good luck and cheers

Toke

[Rex82]

Doubtful that the hidden genes are pigeon. I'm leaning more towards a golden background.

[nc0gnet0]

Toke,

Pretty sure these are not a PB cross, golden would be my first guess. If there were indeed PB in the genes, the ratio should be closer to 50% different colored offspring. At this point it is my best guess that each of my Curipera is carrying a hidden recessive gene. Golden seems to fit the bill, as the white based fry are not albino's.

Rick

[nc0gnet0]

Looking good Rick. They look like they are growing fast. Let me know if you are going to have some for sale.
Bill

You would be first on the list Bill, that is if you are still interested. However, I cannot gurantee the fry to be purebreds, even the ones that look like thier parents could still carry the recessive gene.

Rick

[Toke]

Hi again Rick

I agree it (recessive golden) fits the mendell theory, and I think it is very likely you are right. Hope you will bring us some updates on the upbringing and development of the fry. It should be no secret that i'm a little jalous - your parent fish - they are just WOW :)

[Northwoods Discus]

I will still be interested. The shape is great they are thick looking as well. Even if there is recessive albino in there I don't mind. Albinos are quite popular and this way the parents can raise them rather than trying to foster or artificial. I will be interested in growing some out.
Bill

[April]

I believe some are carrying the albino gene . But all the albinos carry the golden gene as they started getting albinos with the golden gene.
Congrats. Very nice.

[Keith Perkins]

I will still be interested. The shape is great they are thick looking as well. Even if there is recessive albino in there I don't mind. Albinos are quite popular and this way the parents can raise them rather than trying to foster or artificial. I will be interested in growing some out.
Bill

Rick - Don't forget who Bill (Northwoods Discus Bill, not William Palumbo Bill :)) told about these fry and who PMed you about them either.

[Rod]

Looking good Rick :)

[nc0gnet0]

I will still be interested. The shape is great they are thick looking as well. Even if there is recessive albino in there I don't mind. Albinos are quite popular and this way the parents can raise them rather than trying to foster or artificial. I will be interested in growing some out.
Bill

Bill, I am not seeing any albino fry, although there is a remote possibility that one (not both) of the parents carry the albino gene as well.



I believe some are carrying the albino gene . But all the albinos carry the golden gene as they started getting albinos with the golden gene.
Congrats. Very nice.

Well I can say that both parents are not carrying the albino gene, as for the other I would have to ask Rod.

[Rod]

Well I can say that both parents are not carrying the albino gene, as for the other I would have to ask Rod.

G'day Rick,

For sure both parents are not carrying the albino gene, though it is entirely possible one could be. And it is possible one of the parents/grandparent used in this cross could have been both a golden and an albino. The 2 genes are not linked in any way and are passed to future generations as seperate. If this is the case then 50% of the fry will carry the albino gene. Hurry up and grow those fry out, i want to see the next generation...lol.

Rod :)

[nc0gnet0]

LOL, that's funny Rod.....I was thinking what if these were crossed with a golden albino (Kenny just offered this strain a few shipments back). What I am curious of if all the fish in this "tank" of Curipera's from the sub-breeder were f2 curipera's from the same cross, or from multiple cross's. Having multiple recessive genes in the mix could really complicate things (or make it interesting depending on ones perspective). ;)

[Rod]

I'll go for interesting...lol. My own strain of albino golden melon took 3 generations to ensure the 2 recessives were 100% shown in the fry. Lots of experiments are in order here. Have fun.

[chaoslite]

Very nice Rick. Interesting fry. Can't wait to see the grow out.

Mishka

[nc0gnet0]

Just a quick update, the golden's (?) are coloring up nicely with alot of red coming in already.


http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/curi9.jpg

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/curi10.jpg

[Northwoods Discus]

Looking good.

[chaoslite]

They are looking nice.

Mishka

[Rod]

Looking fantastic Rick. Those goldens look really strong, at least as large as the brown ones?

[nc0gnet0]

Looking fantastic Rick. Those goldens look really strong, at least as large as the brown ones?

Thaks Rod, At least as large, with a few maybe the largest of the batch so far. Seem to be showing alot of color at such a young age as well, or is this typical of goldens?

rick

[nc0gnet0]

Just an update: All fry are doing well and strong growers. Took a few pictures and tried to focus on the goldens in the group. Unfortunatly my flash washes them out a bit as the already have a good amount of red on the upper and lower fins and body.

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/10.jpg

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/8.jpg

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/10.jpg

And a better picture of mom (now seperated from dad and the kids and trying to spawn one of the community tanks with an albino golden melon.

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/14.jpg

[Rod]

Nice Rick, growing well for you. good work. Definately look like goldens, can't wait to see them in a few months.

[chaoslite]

Any updates on your fry?

Mishka

[nc0gnet0]

Still going strong, Still with Dad. Bigger than a quarter and fast approaching 50 cent size (including fins).

Rick