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Martin_HONGKONG
04-16-2012, 09:17 AM
My 1st Heckel cross, after 17 years of keeping wild discus!
Eddie
04-16-2012, 09:20 AM
Very nice! Beautiful Ica
Matt0matic
04-16-2012, 11:46 AM
Stunning I'ca!
Trevor W
04-16-2012, 12:18 PM
Congrats!! a very nice pair and a huge achievemnet!

Take care,

Trevor
Martin_HONGKONG
04-18-2012, 07:20 AM
My 1st Heckel cross, after 17 years of keeping wild discus!

Updating
Day1. 13 Apr 2012. Eggs lied
Day3. 15 Apr 2012. Hatched (50 hours at 28C)
Day4. 16 Apr 2012. Frys relocated by both parents
Day6. 18 Apr 2012. Frys become swimming (68 hours post hatching)
Eddie
04-18-2012, 07:45 AM
Updating
Day1. 13 Apr 2012. Eggs lied
Day3. 15 Apr 2012. Hatched (50 hours at 28C)
Day4. 16 Apr 2012. Frys relocated by both parents
Day6. 18 Apr 2012. Frys become swimming (68 hours post hatching)

Super nice! Can't wait to see the fry develop!
Martin_HONGKONG
04-18-2012, 10:04 AM
Very nice! Beautiful Ica

Thank you Eddie, Matt and Trevor
Kal-El
04-18-2012, 07:34 PM
Where do you purchase your wild Discus?
Martin_HONGKONG
04-19-2012, 02:05 AM
I got my wild discus locally nowaday, may be 1 or 2 pcs in awhile. Currently, I have 7 wilds, including 4 heckels, 1 Royal blue (it was labelled as heckel, but it turned out to be a Royal blue), 1 I'ca, and 1 brown discus.
yim11
04-19-2012, 02:18 AM
Very nice! Please keep us updated.

BR,
-jim
Martin_HONGKONG
04-20-2012, 12:44 PM
Updating
Day1. 13 Apr 2012. Eggs lied
Day3. 15 Apr 2012. Hatched (50 hours at 28C)
Day4. 16 Apr 2012. Frys relocated by both parents
Day6. 18 Apr 2012. Frys become free swimming (68 hours post hatching)
Day7. 19 Apr 2012. Watchful eyes from mum and dad. Lose a few weak frys, otherwise ok.
Day8. 20 Apr 2012. Double in size in 2 days. Newly hatched BBS introduced.
Martin_HONGKONG
05-27-2012, 11:14 AM
week 6
~ 20 pcs left, the female ate some frys ate day 8.
The brood was left with the male for 4 weeks.

Then they are carrying their 2nd brood of over 50 frys.
Cosgrovb
05-27-2012, 11:32 AM
Where ate you located?
Martin_HONGKONG
05-27-2012, 11:39 AM
Where ate you located?
Hong Kong
Lukan
05-27-2012, 12:05 PM
Very nice collection of wild. I like the Ica,,,,who am i kidding i like the heckels and the royal blue as well.
DiscusBR
05-27-2012, 05:31 PM
Wow!!! Beautiful Ica and fry. Congratulations for the great achievement. Keep us posted on how thesse beauties develop.
Eddie
05-28-2012, 05:09 AM
Very nice! Its great to see them develop. Please keep up with updates!
brianyam
05-28-2012, 10:07 AM
Very nice.
iziko22
05-28-2012, 05:13 PM
Very nice!!!

What are the water parameters?
Martin_HONGKONG
05-30-2012, 12:49 AM
Thank you for your inputs, I will upload pictures of the Royal Blue and the heckel pair tonight, but I cannot tell the sex of the Royal blue as for the Heckel, it looks like a male to me.

Water parameters,

pH less then 7.0 (The Last time I measured the pH was 2 years ago).
Conditioned with almond leaf, (used to use peat moss).
Water change 1/3, twice aweek.

Filters, 2 internals, one overhead and one foam air filter.

200 liters ~ 50g, 5 pcs of adult discus.

Feed, frozen blood worm with added multi-vitamin and folicate, tetra bites, live shrimps.
Cosgrovb
06-09-2012, 11:16 PM
Can u shop to America?
trusty
06-10-2012, 09:58 PM
VEry nice bro way to go..................... stunning pair
Martin_HONGKONG
06-11-2012, 02:42 AM
Yes, I can shop to the US.

However, with Heckel cross, not all F1 show the Heckel bar, ( I believe it is a recessive). I will grow them up into 3 inches and see if they are worth shopping out.


I have 20 pcs for the 1st brood (8 weeks old) and ~40 pcs for the 2nd brood (3 weeks old).
Martin_HONGKONG
06-11-2012, 02:12 PM
Male or female? I am not sure, The Royal blue and the heckel are paired up, but no eggs!
Martin_HONGKONG
07-05-2012, 11:49 AM
3rd brood of 50 frys hatched today.

They bacome better parents and care improved a lot!
rdiscus
07-05-2012, 12:06 PM
Congrats! Ship them over here :)
Cosgrovb
08-18-2012, 09:25 AM
How are the fry progressing?
Cosgrovb
09-11-2012, 10:24 PM
How are the fry progressing?
Pat osteopath
12-31-2018, 12:05 PM
Hi Martin ,
By the magic web system I discover your work with your Ica and heckel...
Have you always some offsprings?...
Best regards & wishes 2019!!
Pat from Paris , France .
Altum Nut
12-31-2018, 01:12 PM
Hi Martin ,
By the magic web system I discover your work with your Ica and heckel...
Have you always some offsprings?...
Best regards & wishes 2019!!
Pat from Paris , France .

Greeting Pat and welcome to Simply Discus.
Unfortunately the poster with the successful spawn has not been active since 2014 so not sure you will get a response.

Best wishes for 2019

...Ralph