Let's see if they live.

[Bill63SG]

74428These past 2 weeks I've been kicked into the deep end as far as breeding/fry.Three pairs laid in three days of each other.My melon pair decided to lay again while still having free swimmers.After a bunch of back and forth with John Nicholson,and the help of a day off and 4 20h's from the PetCo sale,decided to move them.Maybe a week old.I remember when I bought some penang eruptions and they were dime size and I'm like"D@mn thet're small".Now I'd consider it a succes if I get these guy's to dime size.74429

[Second Hand Pat]

Yes they are small even at dime size. Good luck Bill, sounds like you are on the right path. Fry will humble you in a heartbeat.

[Bill63SG]

Humble is right,Pat.It has also re-excited me about the hobby.

[Second Hand Pat]

Oh yes Bill it will do that and can give you a whole new mindset about your fish...almost delusions of grandeur :grin:

[Wes]

74428These past 2 weeks I've been kicked into the deep end as far as breeding/fry.Three pairs laid in three days of each other.74429 Bill, This is the problem a lot of discus keepers would love to have.:juggle: :juggle::juggle:Congrats on the fry.

[Bill63SG]

Oh yes Bill it will do that and can give you a whole new mindset about your fish...almost delusions of grandeur :grin:Trust me,in my head I have been calling myself the discus whisperer.


Bill, This is the problem a lot of discus keepers would love to have.:juggle: :juggle::juggle:Congrats on the fry.I know,be careful what you wish for.My wife asked when are you coming out of the pool,and I said when its time to feed the babies.Thank-you.

[Bill63SG]

And still alive,with me feeding before work,4:30am,wife 7:30,son 12:00.And when ever I get home and atleast 1,sometimes 2 more times.They've moved off the wall and started grazing in the middle a little bit.7450574506

[Bill63SG]

Well,they're living.746267462774628

[Poco]

Looks like they are doing great!

[tolgayaman]

COngradulations. Nice work :)

[random-cichlid]

hope all goes well mate

[a volar]

congratulations......... good luck............ keep us posted.

[Keith Perkins]

Hey, I can tell there are fish in the last pictures. :) You definitely are swimming in the deep end, glad I could add a little water to the pool.

[Bill63SG]

Thanks,everyone.Was able to move the parents into a 20H,and they did thier magic again,and so far they look to be doing better at attachment.They have the fry in a corner,and kinda block them in,so they run into the parents when when they swim off.7463574636

[shoveltrash]

Bill you've got your hands full! :D
congrats - sounds like things are going well indeed

[Bill63SG]

Bill you've got your hands full! :D
congrats - sounds like things are going well indeedThanks,but not so ful this morning.Had a different pair eat thier wigglers.D&mn.Would have started free-swimming today.

[shoveltrash]

oh no!!!! :(

[Trier20]

Bummer Bill! Good thing is they'll do it again!

[Bill63SG]

Fingers crossed on the cobalts.Caught the female "not" spitting the fry back on.Pulled her.Small spawn,but the male seems to be doing his job.Should free swim tommorrow/today.Thanks everyone.

[Bill63SG]

Figure they're about 4 weeks old,give or take.74663746647466574666

[Keith Perkins]

Which pair are these last pictures from? I'm losing track, lol.

[Bill63SG]

7466974670The melons.They've got another spawn on the,worked out thier attachment issue's.

[Second Hand Pat]

I am losing track too Bill. So how many pairs? The melon fry look good.

[Bill63SG]

Thanks Pat,it was a group effort.I have three confirmed pairs,one more I seperated,but ate thier eggs,and atleast two more to try in my red turk tank.Dont have the tanks,time ,or outlets right now,lol.

[Bill63SG]

Well,still going strong,another batch on bbs,and a third on the parents.Hope they color up ok.The second spawn,3wks, all have a brown patch on thier forehead.If it dosen't fade,I'll take some pics when thier bigger.Here's the first batch,I pulled them at around five days,maybe 5 weeks now.748547485574856

[Kal-El]

Nice, they are growing well. Will you be selling these when they get to quarter size?

[Bill63SG]

Nice, they are growing well. Will you be selling these when they get to quarter size?That is the plan.Seeing as how this is the first and rather small,going to start culling and grow out the rest.But two others hopefully on the way and I have a spawn of rose red crosses about a week older.

[Bill63SG]

These are picks of the original spawn,then74979749807498174982 #2,and #3.First spawn is starting to get some red in the fins,didnt show in pics.

[ExReefer]

Nice looking grow outs. Are those albino melons?

[bonginator]

What size grow out tank are batch 1 in? Nice job!

[Bill63SG]

Nice looking grow outs. Are those albino melons?Nope,flash whites them out,here's a pic of the parents.


What size grow out tank are batch 1 in? Nice job!A 20h.I've been on it tho,from 50%every day to now 90% wc's.They would already be in a bigger tank,but I'm doing a major tank move this past weekend,emptying,this weekend,shifting and filling.74984

[Bill63SG]

Set up a 75 for my rose reds,and combined these guys in,seeing as how they were less then 20.Dosent show too much in the pics,but thier fins are turning orange/red,waiting for it to move to thier bodies.7516875169751707517175172

[Bill63SG]

Well,for me not having much hope in their survival,they lived long enought to be sold.

[Eddie]

Great looking juvies Bill!

[ExReefer]

Nice work!


Well,for me not having much hope in their survival,they lived long enought to be sold.

[Second Hand Pat]

Nice Bill, guess you proved the title of the thread wrong lol

[Bill63SG]

The pair turned out to be pretty good parents,didnt have to pull the last spawn,and eggs on the cone this morning.

[Bill63SG]

Nice Bill, guess you proved the title of the thread wrong lolI was getting good at killing discus.These little specks in a 20 were intimidating.

[Second Hand Pat]

I was getting good at killing discus.These little specks in a 20 were intimidating.

They are :grin:

[Poco]

First and second spawn have grown so much since the last time I saw them here. Well done Bill!

[Bill63SG]

Here's the the third,the first ones that attached.7560175602

[Bill63SG]

A little update on the first spawn and the ones I kept.759927599375994

[Eddie]

Nice!

[nwehrman]

Looking great!


Nicole

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[John_Nicholson]

Bill you need to save some to bring to NADA 2014. They are looking like winners.

-john

[Poco]

Very nice!!

[Bill63SG]

Had to move these guys to make some room for some new fish.Coming along nicely.767947679576796

[John_Nicholson]

Looking good Bill. Hope to see them at NADA in 2014.

-john

[Chicago Discus]

Had to move these guys to make some room for some new fish.Coming along nicely.767947679576796

Very nice bill...Josie

[Bill63SG]

And one final move,got thier own diggs.Looks like about another inch since the last move.774037740477405Looks like on one Im trying to cheat an inch,lol,but thats the angle,all around 5".

[Poco]

They are looking great Bill. They have grown quite a bit since last update.

[a volar]

And one final move,got thier own diggs.Looks like about another inch since the last move.774037740477405Looks like on one Im trying to cheat an inch,lol,but thats the angle,all around 5".

Are these from first or second spawn Bill? how many make it this far?

they look beautiful!

[Bill63SG]

The first spawn,I kept six to see what the offsring would be like.That way if someone complained,I would know what the outcome looked like.Look pretty good to me,and,no complaints.

[John_Nicholson]

Bill you did a great job with them.

-john

[Bill63SG]

Bill you did a great job with them.

-john

Thanks John.I still remember IMing with you on that Friday,saying if they had a chance,goodthing they picked a three day weekend not to attach.The ten gallon was orange with bbs.

[MSD]

They look great, good growth and nice eye size and body shape. The hard work paid off!

[Bill63SG]

Took them awhile to settle in.Fish seem to be more skittish to me when in a lower tank.7773677737777387773977740Also harder for me to get low and get a decent pic.lol.

[Jeff O]

They look awesome!
-Jeff

[Keith Perkins]

Very nice Bill. I may have to swing by the end of April when I'm down that way and see them for myself.

[Second Hand Pat]

Very nice Bill

[sammy]

Awesome job! They are FANTASIC!!!!

[DiscusLoverJeff]

They do indeed look great Bill. You did a good job getting them to look like that. What a dad.

[Bill63SG]

Very nice Bill. I may have to swing by the end of April when I'm down that way and see them for myself.

Thanks everyone.You might have to make it sooner.I was going to try and get a pair out of these,but as you know with some new aquisitions coming,I might be putting them up for sale.

[Bill63SG]

They were looking photogenic,lets try photo bucket...9 months old.http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/106010_zps3cc45df4.jpghttp://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/106008_zps658d8cf0.jpghttp://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/106010_zps3cc45df4.jpg

[Kal-El]

They grow really nice Bill... how big are they now?

[William Palumbo]

Looking good Bill!...Love the shapes on them especially. Good job bud...Bill

[Ryan]

Nice fish, Bill! IMO there's nothing more rewarding than growing your own home-bred fish to adulthood.

[DiscusLoverJeff]

Really nice looking discus Bill. Great shapes.

[Second Hand Pat]

Wow Bill, they look awesome. :)

[John_Nicholson]

Great job Bill.

-john

[fredyx]

Excelent job!

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[Allwin]

Bill,always enjoyed your fish room.. Keep going..

[CrazyAngels]

Bill, you chose some nice ones to grow out. Their Shape and color is very nice. Congrats

[dagray]

Very nice... I hope to have your "problem" some day.

Dave

[Bill63SG]

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/106004_zpsba06794c.jpg
Looking good Bill!...Love the shapes on them especially. Good job bud...Bill

Remember when I said I was going to sell "Tequila Sunrise"discus?These are them.Thanks Every one,few more pics.http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/106008_zps658d8cf0.jpg

[Chad Hughes]

Bill,

They look amazing!

Great job!

[Masterkush]

They look like some stunners.

[Allwin]

http://i46.tinypic.com/5jxoyf.jpg

Some of mine, seeing some coloration catching up..

[Bill63SG]

Looking good,Al.I think those guys were about 2 spawns behind mine.

[Allwin]

Hey Bill, the pic looks little elongated. Not the one like the better looking original pic. How u normally upload pic? Will re-upload.

[Kal-El]

Very nice guys... keep up the great work growing them out...

[Bill63SG]

Hey Bill, the pic looks little elongated. Not the one like the better looking original pic. How u normally upload pic? Will re-upload.

Ooofa!You are asking the wrong person.Me and photo bucket battle it out often.

[Trier20]

Glad I have some of these. Can't wait for the next 8 months to go by!

[Allwin]

looks fine in my laptop though, probably the screen resolution of my desktop made it different..

[Allwin]

Bill, any idea how old is this roughly?

[Trier20]

Bill, any idea how old is this roughly?

The fish?

[Allwin]

Yep :) The pic i posted!!! Sorry for making my sentence short.

The fish?

[Trier20]

I think they are around 10 months if I remember correctly

[Bill63SG]

I think they are around 10 months if I remember correctly

9 1/2.

[Bill63SG]

Months,not weeks.

[Allwin]

Thx Brandon/Bill..

[Bill63SG]

Thx Brandon/Bill..

Actually,mine are 9 1/2,your are younger.More like 8.

[Poco]

Beautiful fish Bill!

[Bill63SG]

Beautiful fish Bill!

Thank-you.They are in lower tank,and dont get looked at like they should.Doing some moving,trading this weekend,they might get moved up into a 75 abouve them,they are in a 65 right now.

[Bill63SG]

And so it begins.Fighting over the one breeding spot if you disregard the tank sides.Purposely left cones out to avoid this as long as possibly.http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/109005_zpsa78e468e.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/Bill63SG/media/109005_zpsa78e468e.jpg.html)http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/109004_zps9c7e8ea2.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/Bill63SG/media/109004_zps9c7e8ea2.jpg.html)http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/109006_zps0eb7e7eb.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/Bill63SG/media/109006_zps0eb7e7eb.jpg.html)http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/109007_zpse5a3e5e5.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/Bill63SG/media/109007_zpse5a3e5e5.jpg.html)

[Ryan]

Those are some very orange, beefy discus. :thumbsup:

[Bill63SG]

Those are some very orange, beefy discus. :thumbsup:

Not orange,Ryan, "Tequila Sunrise".And thanks.Now to see what thier spawn look like.

[Trier20]

those pics are making me kick myself. I'm gonna have to make a trip and pick some more up!

[Bill63SG]

Decided to give a pair thier own tank.20 mins after putting them in.http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/116008_zps3957dd70.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/Bill63SG/media/116008_zps3957dd70.jpg.html)http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/116005_zps2ecd6542.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/Bill63SG/media/116005_zps2ecd6542.jpg.html)The other didnt make any runs,and hasnt been any more activity.They're still learning.http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/116001_zpsc0d05286.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/Bill63SG/media/116001_zpsc0d05286.jpg.html)After I pulled the "pair",the 75 looked like this.What are the odds I might get 2 more pairs out of them?Here's to confirming atleast one.http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/116038_zps0cd9e078.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/Bill63SG/media/116038_zps0cd9e078.jpg.html)

[Trier20]

What are the odds of you getting all those "pairs" to confirm are good. You wanted to slow down, so it just seems right for more fish to pair up. Right!?

[Keith Perkins]

Gee, and I'm thinking about slowing down and taking a step back too. I guess first I'll move some fish around. :)

[DiscusLoverJeff]

Hope they get it right soon Bill. They will make some nice looking kids.

[Bill63SG]

Thanks guys.They are not getting the time they deserve.Them Texas trips and now no rain are setting me back.

[Bill63SG]

Ah,so much for slowing down.All three pairs got thier own tanks.Lets see what happens.http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/118022_zpsb9593adb.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/Bill63SG/media/118022_zpsb9593adb.jpg.html)http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/118021_zpsa719bb5d.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/Bill63SG/media/118021_zpsa719bb5d.jpg.html)http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/118020_zps07eff893.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/Bill63SG/media/118020_zps07eff893.jpg.html)

[Keith Perkins]

:D

[les2011]

And still alive,with me feeding before work,4:30am,wife 7:30,son 12:00.And when ever I get home and atleast 1,sometimes 2 more times.They've moved off the wall and started grazing in the middle a little bit.7450574506
Bill what do you feed them, I have free swimmers in a nursery trap inside my main tank, trying to see if I can make it work so far so good.

[timmy82]

I'm liking these pairs very nice make sure you keep this updated.

[Bill63SG]

Bill what do you feed them, I have free swimmers in a nursery trap inside my main tank, trying to see if I can make it work so far so good.

BBS.Just keep pumping it in to them.

[Allwin]

Beautiful sight Bill, why the water is lowered? is that during WC?


Ah,so much for slowing down.All three pairs got thier own tanks.Lets see what happens.http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/118022_zpsb9593adb.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/Bill63SG/media/118022_zpsb9593adb.jpg.html)http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/118021_zpsa719bb5d.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/Bill63SG/media/118021_zpsa719bb5d.jpg.html)http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/118020_zps07eff893.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/Bill63SG/media/118020_zps07eff893.jpg.html)

[Bill63SG]

Exactly,doing wc's.

[Bill63SG]

That cotton ball has 4 wigglers.Woo!Hoo!First confirmed pair of the keepers.http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Bill63SG/124018_zpsfb2a7db0.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/Bill63SG/media/124018_zpsfb2a7db0.jpg.html)

[Allwin]

Sooper cool..

[John_Nicholson]

Looking good Bill. When you come down to Texas brng me a few babies....LOL.

-john

[Kal-El]

Nice... Congratz buddy... Love this pair...

[Carolina discus]

Great Job Bill!!!
That is a true acomplishment! Great shapes and eye color...love the orange color....reminds me of the old Mandarin Passions Jeff Young used to get :) very unique
I think you should reward yourself with some more ink !!!
All the best....

[Keith Perkins]

Congrats on another confirmed pair. That cutting back a little is really working out well for you. :D

[DiscusLoverJeff]

WTG Bill. Hope they continue to spawn for you.

[Bill63SG]

Thanks everyone.Hope more survive next time around.Want to see if the colors "stick".Have not been the ideal water conditions.With end of the season,work pick up for about the next month until too cold/not enough daylight.