View Full Version : Batch 3 Mercury x APD
nc0gnet0
08-28-2012, 01:05 AM
New Batch just attached Saturday. My main goal here is to compare the offspring to the mercury x ARM batch and see if I get any simular offspring except in yellow.
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/mercxapd2.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/mercxapd.jpg
nc0gnet0
08-30-2012, 01:07 AM
Five days old:
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/mercapd.jpg
oldfar
08-30-2012, 05:36 PM
Man I can't wait to see these ,contest fish maybe?You and Discus Drew ,I keep up with .
Second Hand Pat
08-30-2012, 08:37 PM
Intriguing cross Rick.
rdiscus
08-30-2012, 10:15 PM
Congrats ... your Albino Pearl Diamond looks different than mine (looks like albino red melon)
nc0gnet0
08-30-2012, 10:35 PM
thats is because this particual pearl diamond has been used as a foster several times and has gone from yellow to orange in the process. That and i likes color flakes.
nc0gnet0
08-31-2012, 06:16 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1o83nzV-cNY
nc0gnet0
09-02-2012, 05:50 PM
http://youtu.be/rhlq0OzBV7Y
nc0gnet0
09-08-2012, 08:30 PM
Getting fed BBS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKyNjY6td5M&feature=player_detailpage
Currently getting fed BBS 4 times a day. Feedings are typically at 6:30 am, 4:15 pm, 7:30 pm, and 11:00 pm. Two 50-60 % water changes a day, one at 5:15 pm and one at 11:00 pm. Water change amount will increase to 80% when I begin with solid foods. I have one HOB filter and one sponge filter in the tank. temperature is set to 82.5. I use 100 % RO water with just enough RO waste water to bring my TDS up to around 70 ppm. PH is typically at or about 7.6-7.8, but I honestly don't monitor this much at all.
If you look closely a few are starting to take a preference to mom and dads food on the right, pecking away at the cube of FDBW in the feeder. Typically within a few days of this, they will all develope this preference and at that time I transition to foods other than BBS.
Rick
nc0gnet0
09-17-2012, 01:59 AM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/9-17-merc.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/9-17-merc2.jpg
I apologize for the late update, but photobucket has been having some real issues of late and I could not upload these friday. Starting to see some difference in size, but this is mainly due to the fact I have two different types of offspring from this cross. Different strains grow at different rates and as you can see the pigeon bloods seem to be outpacing the browns. Currently down to 30 fry (I think, hard to get a good count on these little guys).
I was asked to provide details on how I went about choosing the 30, and to be honest with this batch I haven't yet seen any defects yet and the sizes are consistant between types. For this reason the 30 that were left as I was trying to remove some from the tank are the 30 I am going to go with. It is very hard to almost possible to pick the "30" best at this size, and while I do typically cull at this stage I am only looking for obvious defects.
rdiscus
09-17-2012, 09:31 AM
Your fry are not much different about the size ... some of my fry are much bigger than the others
Looks like you have some winners there!
Dick L.
Eddie
09-17-2012, 05:13 PM
Nice!
nc0gnet0
09-23-2012, 08:37 PM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b2-9-23-2_zpsd88efb60.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b2-9-23-1_zpsfbac65bb.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0drlNJdpyv8
nc0gnet0
09-30-2012, 08:05 PM
One Month Update
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Q5Rv6n9Mavo
There is actually a few 14 bar fry in there.
rdiscus
09-30-2012, 09:16 PM
Look great ...
discuseight
09-30-2012, 10:50 PM
congrats......your diamond so beuty
damba
10-01-2012, 02:11 AM
Lovely fish and great growth. Hope it continues.
I live in Eastbourne - the sunniest place in Britain. That isn't really saying much...
Thgey are doing very good.
nc0gnet0
10-08-2012, 01:58 AM
Week 5
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-7-4.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-7-3.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-7-2.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-7-1.jpg
rdiscus
10-08-2012, 08:09 AM
Look great
The fry are showing very good body shape! Keep up the good work.
Dick
The fry are showing very good body shape! Keep up the good work.
Dick
Agree, very nice shape.
Eddie
10-08-2012, 08:48 PM
As always, super nice youngins.
nc0gnet0
10-14-2012, 11:31 PM
Week 6
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-14-1.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-14-2.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-14-3.jpg
I couldn't get these guys to stand still they were to be going spastic begging for food.
Really nice looking development. I really like the guy with the red fins in the second picture.
Kingdom Come Discus
10-20-2012, 03:27 PM
Those guys are really nice!!! Great Job
nc0gnet0
10-21-2012, 11:27 AM
Week 7
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-21-6.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-21-5.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-21-4.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-21-3.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-21-2.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-21-1.jpg
Eddie
10-21-2012, 01:11 PM
Very nice Rick!
nc0gnet0
10-28-2012, 11:59 PM
Week 8
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-18-3.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-18-1.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-18-2.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/ss.jpg
Eddie
10-29-2012, 09:32 AM
Looking great Rick!
nc0gnet0
11-05-2012, 01:42 AM
Week 9
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-4-6.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-4-5.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-4-4.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-4-3.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-4-2.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-4-1.jpg
Kingdom Come Discus
11-05-2012, 10:01 PM
Very nice Rick!!!
Eddie
11-06-2012, 12:59 AM
Good lookin pups!
nc0gnet0
11-13-2012, 01:27 AM
Week 10
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-12-2.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-12-1.jpg
Eddie
11-13-2012, 05:14 PM
Nice!
nc0gnet0
11-18-2012, 10:25 PM
WEEK 11
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-18-2.jpg?t=1353291453
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-18-8.jpg?t=1353291452
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-18-1.jpg?t=1353291451
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-18-3.jpg?t=1353291457
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-18-4.jpg?t=1353291457
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-18-5.jpg?t=1353291461
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-18-6.jpg?t=1353291462
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-18-7.jpg?t=1353291464
Eddie
11-18-2012, 10:51 PM
Really nice! That one in picture 3 is substantially larger than the rest!
Cosgrovb
11-18-2012, 11:21 PM
The most interesting concept of all of your threads concerning contestant fish is simply that your fry is still with the parents. It is fundamentally different than all others in the contest and will likely be an interesting data point to consider when the contest finishes. It had to be mentioned I think....
nc0gnet0
11-18-2012, 11:33 PM
Not all my fry but three of four batches are (the first batch wasn't). It helped alot when I culled down to eight, those eight felt fine as long as they were with mom and dad.
nc0gnet0
11-18-2012, 11:35 PM
Eddie the fish in picture three is the same as the one in picture four, and that particular fish is a 14 bar. I am very interested to see how it developes.
Rick
Cosgrovb
11-19-2012, 12:17 AM
Not all but a close majority are very skittish and look uncomfortable in groups of 8 at this young age. Likely if the groups were larger it would cut down on the stress. I have to say I really like your savvyness in keeping your groups of 8 (3 of 4) with at least one parent. They look less stressed to me and overall in great health. Just my observations. This contest is great for ideas. I think you just have me a great one!
Eddie
11-19-2012, 12:49 AM
Eddie the fish in picture three is the same as the one in picture four, and that particular fish is a 14 bar. I am very interested to see how it developes.
Rick
Nice! Should be an interesting turn out. Strange that a APD or a Mercury would have snake gene.
I am looking forward to seeing all the different types you get. Very interesting.
Very nice! They are growing well.
Chicago Discus
11-25-2012, 01:06 PM
The little buggers look great. nice growth evenly shaped and good color....Nice....Josie
any updates?
nc0gnet0
11-27-2012, 02:11 AM
Week 12
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-27-3.jpg?t=1353996178
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-27-4.jpg?t=1353996187
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-27-5.jpg?t=1353996190
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-27-6.jpg?t=1353996200
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-27-7.jpg?t=1353996202
Chicago Discus
11-27-2012, 09:10 AM
Ok we need some trading action they look great josie.............Josie
Eddie
11-27-2012, 10:09 PM
Nice! Diggin those 14 bar ones!
I really like the one in the second photo down.
nc0gnet0
11-27-2012, 11:40 PM
The one to watch is in the third photo front and center. Although you can no longer tell, that is a 14 bar fish. Possibly a PB (hard to imagine with that color it not being a pb) but so far clean as a whistle. That and another 14 bar /grey based that did not get a decent profile picture this time around (he is in the third picture facing the back of the tank).
Eddie
11-27-2012, 11:54 PM
What about the fish in picture 2 as Len mentioned. He looks to have SS gene.
Don't get me wrong - They are all very nice. That particular fish just happens to appeal to me. It's the bright flecks through the fins set against the colour of the body that intrigues me.
nc0gnet0
11-28-2012, 01:12 AM
What about the fish in picture 2 as Len mentioned. He looks to have SS gene.
LOL, you made me go double check, your right.......I think :) I can conclusively say tht after chasing him around the tank a bit (to stress him a little) he has more than 9 bars, but I cannot conclusively say he has 14....lol I can count 11 for sure, so I am thinking the other three I just cant pick out (it is hard under the color). I missed this when I selected my eight, working with these crosses I tried to get a representative of each phenotype and not neccesarily the biggest of the batch. The only exceeption to this was batch 1, in which they are all the same phenotype.
Don't get me wrong - They are all very nice. That particular fish just happens to appeal to me. It's the bright flecks through the fins set against the colour of the body that intrigues me.
No worries, I did not take it that way at all. It's funny, until recently this batch did not get a lot of comments, and it has been my favorite batch of the group. but I could never capture what I was seeing in person on camera. Having worked with the Asian Mercury in the past, I knew this batch would be the "wild card"......you just never know what your going to get.
Eddie
11-28-2012, 02:29 PM
Nice! I've got my eye on that one! ;)
Really nice Rick. Nice shapes and health, and an interesting mix of discus :)
I wonder if the APD or the mercury is a snakeskin? or perhaps both are! The bd gene would mask the effect of the ss gene in the mercury, and the no pattern gene of the APD would also effectively mask the ss gene. Nice and interesting cross.
nc0gnet0
11-29-2012, 09:43 AM
Rod,
Almost positive it is coming from the APD, a previous cross with an ARSG to the same mercury female resulted in no SS offspring.
Rick
nc0gnet0
12-03-2012, 09:29 PM
Week 13
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-3-10.jpg?t=1354584222
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-3-1.jpg?t=1354584228
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-3-2.jpg?t=1354584237
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-3-3.jpg?t=1354584246
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-3-4.jpg?t=1354584249
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-3-5.jpg?t=1354584263
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-3-6.jpg?t=1354584265
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-3-7.jpg?t=1354584277
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-3-8.jpg?t=1354584280
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-3-9.jpg?t=1354584287
They look to be doing very good.
Eddie
12-07-2012, 06:41 AM
Very nice!
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nc0gnet0
12-16-2012, 09:26 PM
Week 15
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-16-8.jpg?t=1355707009
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-16-1.jpg?t=1355707010
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-16-2.jpg?t=1355707018
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-16-3.jpg?t=1355707028
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-16-4.jpg?t=1355707031
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-16-6.jpg?t=1355707042
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-16-7.jpg?t=1355707051
I am watching the little guy in the last picture carefully, he is getting a bit behind in growth but shows good potential with color and pattern. If I pull him, it will be to place him in a tank with fish of the simular size so he does not become stunted.
Rick
Eddie
12-16-2012, 09:28 PM
Looking great! I like that little dude in the last pic too! I'm sure he'll come around.
Wjmulder
12-16-2012, 09:48 PM
Very nice! Looks like yellow starting to come in, do you expect them to lighten up?
nc0gnet0
12-16-2012, 09:59 PM
Very nice! Looks like yellow starting to come in, do you expect them to lighten up?
On the tangerine colored ones I expect them to darken a bit, hard to say what the brown based ones will do, the pattern on one appears to be coming in yellow, while on another in blue.
I'm enjoying watching this group. So much diversity showing from one brood of fish makes it interesting.
nc0gnet0
12-30-2012, 02:17 AM
Week 17
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-30-3.jpg?t=1356847943
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-30-5.jpg?t=1356847951
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-30-9.jpg?t=1356847960
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-30-1.jpg?t=1356847963
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-30-2.jpg?t=1356847968
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-12-30-7.jpg?t=1356847953
Looking really good Rick.
Looking really good Rick.
nc0gnet0
12-31-2012, 01:14 PM
Just noticed and it is too late to edit, the second picture actually belongs in the Batch 2 thread...sorry folks.
Rick
Eddie
12-31-2012, 03:08 PM
Looking great Rick!
I took the second photo out for you.
Just noticed and it is too late to edit, the second picture actually belongs in the Batch 2 thread...sorry folks.
Rick
nc0gnet0
12-31-2012, 07:18 PM
I took the second photo out for you.
Thanks Len! Can you take all references to it out as well? (ie post 72,74, and this one).
Rick
kimbo
01-01-2013, 07:27 PM
Very nice looking fish great job.
nc0gnet0
01-12-2013, 03:44 PM
Week 19
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/ss-1.jpg?t=1358019624
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_0619.jpg?t=1358022364
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_0570.jpg?t=1358022362
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_0571.jpg?t=1358022375
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_0575.jpg?t=1358022375
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_0583.jpg?t=1358022390
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_0584.jpg?t=1358022388
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_0585.jpg?t=1358022401
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_0591.jpg?t=1358022400
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_0599.jpg?t=1358022407
Eddie
01-13-2013, 05:53 AM
Very nice Rick! Great shape.
nc0gnet0
01-13-2013, 01:00 PM
Very nice Rick! Great shape.
Thanks Eddie! While this batch doesn't get nearly the attention that the DA x BD's do, it has become my favorite batch. If you look closely at picture one and a few others, you can see the snakeskin pattern starting to come in nicely on a few of the fish that are 14 bar. A golden yellow snakeskin might be unique.
Rick
Cosgrovb
01-13-2013, 01:44 PM
I love the sheen to the scales of these guys. They seem to have a smooth metallic look that is real sharp. I check back every two weeks!
nc0gnet0
01-13-2013, 02:07 PM
I love the sheen to the scales of these guys. They seem to have a smooth metallic look that is real sharp. I check back every two weeks!
Yup, the sheen comes from the Mercury which makes them (mercury's) fun to work with if you don't mind culling some fish. It is hard to capture on camera however (flash washes it out). I get the same "sheen" on the white in a previous cross with a mercury that produced these:
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/5-1.jpg
Cosgrovb
01-13-2013, 02:18 PM
Rick - what is the generic makeup of a Mercury?
Yes those guys are pretty awesome!
chaoslite
01-13-2013, 06:26 PM
Yup, the sheen comes from the Mercury which makes them (mercury's) fun to work with if you don't mind culling some fish. It is hard to capture on camera however (flash washes it out). I get the same "sheen" on the white in a previous cross with a mercury that produced these:
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/5-1.jpg
I love those fish!!
Mishka
nc0gnet0
02-02-2013, 07:14 PM
Week 22
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-2-2-6_zpsd1425762.jpg?t=1359846653
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-2-2-1_zps55d8dec8.jpg?t=1359846662
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-2-2-2_zpsd700dd7e.jpg?t=1359846665
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-2-2-3_zps9622ea8f.jpg?t=1359846671
Fundulopanchax
02-03-2013, 12:46 AM
All of your contest batches are great but these youngsters are my favorites!
Ron
nc0gnet0
03-01-2013, 03:24 PM
Week 26
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-3-1-3_zpsed83c353.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-3-1-4_zps46c41e45.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-3-1-1_zpsf14b6142.jpg
John_Nicholson
03-01-2013, 03:31 PM
Rick....love the fake rock....
-john
yim11
03-01-2013, 03:34 PM
Did you take the castle out?
John_Nicholson
03-01-2013, 03:36 PM
Apparently the color of it clashed with his barbie's
-john
yim11
03-01-2013, 03:39 PM
I told him to go with the volcano for just that reason, but guess some folks gotta learn the hard way...
John_Nicholson
03-01-2013, 03:40 PM
You can't tell the boy anything. Lord know we have tried.
-john
The ghost influence is strong on a couple of those fish (the grey based ones with the bar through the eye). I've always had a soft spot for ghost discus. The shape on all these fish looks awesome. Really interesting cross!
nc0gnet0
03-02-2013, 04:42 AM
The ghost influence is strong on a couple of those fish (the grey based ones with the bar through the eye). I've always had a soft spot for ghost discus. The shape on all these fish looks awesome. Really interesting cross!
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-3-1-5_zps5b56148a.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-3-1-8_zpsbe42e480.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-3-1-6_zps0134c096.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-3-1-7_zpsd1eae194.jpg
Just moved these guys into a larger tank the day the pictures were taken and they were a bit skittish, so I threw the tacky fake rock in there to settle them down a bit. It will be gone in a day or two, was trying to get a better picture of the SS pattern coming in on one of them but she wasn't none to happy about it. hard to capture, seems to wash out with the flash.
the20tonknuckler
03-02-2013, 05:52 PM
Beautiful fish. How big are they now? I would love a pair. Intrested in selling any? Lol
They are really coming along. Fun watching the development.
Eddie
03-15-2013, 06:53 PM
Looking good!
nc0gnet0
03-18-2013, 02:03 AM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/vroomvroom_zps3a9be3be.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/vroomvroom2_zpsa5fce086.jpg
Trier20
03-18-2013, 02:36 AM
The fish look great! I prefer the car over the rock :D
MostlyDiscus
03-18-2013, 01:55 PM
I know it sounds crazy but I really like the 14 bar fish.
nc0gnet0
03-18-2013, 03:12 PM
I know it sounds crazy but I really like the 14 bar fish.
I think Ryan was right and that particular fish is a ghost.
John_Nicholson
03-20-2013, 11:24 AM
LOL......Rick you are a genius
-john
nc0gnet0
03-22-2013, 01:11 AM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-3-22-4_zpsa83a1c63.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-3-22-3_zps12becdeb.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-3-22-2_zpsa3abeb02.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-3-22-1_zpsd19d25f3.jpg
They keep getting better. I'll take the whole group. ;)
a volar
03-22-2013, 01:55 AM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-3-22-4_zpsa83a1c63.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-3-22-3_zps12becdeb.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-3-22-2_zpsa3abeb02.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-3-22-1_zpsd19d25f3.jpg
Rick are all those fish from the same batch? looks like there's a big difference in size, or maybe is the angle of picture?
They look nice!
nc0gnet0
03-22-2013, 02:25 PM
Rick are all those fish from the same batch? looks like there's a big difference in size, or maybe is the angle of picture?
There is a big difference in size. Why you ask? ;) A lot has to do way back when I picked my eight. Rather than try to pick the nicest/biggest eight of the batch I opted to represent each of the different phenotypes this cross produced. Many times when you do a cross that produces more than one phenotype, you will find the growth rate of each phenotype to be completly different.
Rick
a volar
03-22-2013, 03:40 PM
There is a big difference in size. Why you ask? ;) A lot has to do way back when I picked my eight. Rather than try to pick the nicest/biggest eight of the batch I opted to represent each of the different phenotypes this cross produced. Many times when you do a cross that produces more than one phenotype, you will find the growth rate of each phenotype to be completly different.
Rick
Interesting..... how many phenotype you got from this cross?
joanstone
03-22-2013, 05:09 PM
I love this grow out group. They look beautiful as well as unbelievably clean and healthy.
nc0gnet0
03-24-2013, 01:20 PM
I decided I like the potential of some of these fish so I went and did this:
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/t2-2_zps9d893b9e.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/t2_zps03d0e4fe.jpg
the20tonknuckler
03-24-2013, 02:53 PM
Love these fish! You do an amazing job. Will fry be available? lol.
rick, amazing fish like always!!!! just love your fish.....
nc0gnet0
04-06-2013, 12:20 PM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-6-19_zpse7d579a2.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-6-17_zps526d58d9.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-6-14_zpsf64b364e.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-6-8_zpsa346066e.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-6-7_zps58162130.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-6-4_zps59f855c6.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-6-3_zps838e70ee.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-6-2_zpsa8d1b5f9.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-6-1_zpscc79b527.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-6-13_zps0c725f07.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-6-12_zpsc1ff132a.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-6-11_zpsb879471b.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-6-10_zps44b4a517.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-6-9_zps0a50bad9.jpg
Cosgrovb
04-07-2013, 12:18 AM
Awesome!
nc0gnet0
04-14-2013, 04:43 PM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/pbss_zps6579abf9.jpg
the20tonknuckler
04-14-2013, 04:55 PM
Rick, I absolutely love this cross.
nc0gnet0
04-29-2013, 01:21 AM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-28-13_zps0c4c6817.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-28-12_zps07998258.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-28-11_zps1a6e375f.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-28-10_zps992f9e0f.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-28-9_zpsa71ac617.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-28-8_zpsd5751099.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-28-14_zpseab0a47e.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-28-6_zps3c2d4c1a.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-28-5_zpsa4bf5ca3.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-28-4_zps6f1a3464.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-28-3_zps1ffc7af1.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-28-2_zps829f552f.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-4-28-1_zps77001333.jpg
Are they as pink as they appear here?
nc0gnet0
05-12-2013, 03:13 PM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-12-1_zpsc518f45c.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-12-4_zps4323784d.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-12-5_zps9ef55908.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-12-6_zps78b77aa2.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-12-7_zps1ca0dd72.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-12-8_zpsb57569a3.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-12-9_zps039ef400.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-12-10_zpse5c80e63.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-12-11_zps1d23d7f7.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-12-12_zpsaa230555.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-12-13_zps33b9a373.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-12-14_zps6b2a865e.jpg
Trier20
05-12-2013, 04:59 PM
That SS seems to be filling in nicely with color and pattern.
the20tonknuckler
05-12-2013, 11:20 PM
Good looking fish. I just love your crosses. I would love a group of these.
Pretty fish! From the photos it looks like the solid reds do not have any yellow in them. Do they show any yellow that you can see?
nc0gnet0
05-19-2013, 01:24 PM
Are they as pink as they appear here?
The best I can explain the color is more of a peach, they all have this "sheen" to them that is almost impossible to capture on camera.
Pretty fish! From the photos it looks like the solid reds do not have any yellow in them. Do they show any yellow that you can see?
I can't say any of them qualify as solid red. More a solid peach. Interstingly enought a few of the solids are 14 bar fish as well. There is two that appears to want to be yellow, and I have been debating for some time now as to what to feed these fish in terms of color enhancing foods. I have opted to feed Al's Bio-pigment plus FDBW and concentrate on the orange of the SS's. This very well could turn the yellow fish orange.
One of the drawbacks of the compettion (albeit a small one) is I cannot seperate the batch into seperate groups (ie yellow and orange) and feed accordingly.
Rick
nc0gnet0
05-27-2013, 01:53 AM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-1_zps938a67bf.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-3_zpse57f7a5c.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-4_zpscf11cd2b.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-5_zps4d317b41.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-6_zpse8e18fea.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-8_zpsf4d4a8c7.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-9_zps95163edf.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-10_zps9bafad0d.jpg
nc0gnet0
05-27-2013, 12:51 PM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-13a_zps585c0513.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-12a_zps4fa6f058.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-11a_zps16f9f253.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-10a_zps44567770.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-9a_zpsa5d6242a.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-8a_zps7b055813.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-7a_zps7c293f66.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-6a_zps47b598bb.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-1a_zps9207fb08.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-5a_zpsccf1bcdc.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-4a_zps496a1fb1.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-3a_zpsa08b71d5.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-2a_zpsa571f2b6.jpg
nc0gnet0
06-07-2013, 06:20 PM
Ok been feeding Al's Bio worms to these guys for a couple of weeks, what do you think?
Before
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-5-27-10a_zps44567770.jpg
After
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/bio3_zps686b0bb1.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/bio2_zps8448ed0d.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/bio1_zpsbd2cfb19.jpg
Wjmulder
06-07-2013, 08:52 PM
Wow! Colors are popping!
Texas76
06-11-2013, 02:02 PM
Great batch. Can you please tell me where you get Al's Bio worms?
Thanks for sharing.
rdiscus
06-11-2013, 02:47 PM
Here's the link Al's Bio worms (http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?103133-Introducing-New-Product-quot-Bio-Pigment-Plus-quot-Freeze-Dried-AUSTRALIAN-Blackworms)
nc0gnet0
06-15-2013, 10:08 PM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_1532_zpse43b6921.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_1537_zpsb3292596.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_1540_zps5bc45933.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_1542_zps486bd6a9.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_1543_zps0b121f00.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_1544_zpseb0bfb45.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_1552_zps52cc6a58.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_1554_zps50c0edcd.jpg
LizStreithorst
06-15-2013, 11:48 PM
That solid SS makes my heart beat fast.
chaoslite
07-13-2013, 06:11 PM
Love these guys!
Mishka
Eddie
07-14-2013, 06:45 PM
That solid SS makes my heart beat fast.
I'm with Liz, nice solid snake!
nc0gnet0
07-15-2013, 01:49 AM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-7-15-1_zps07ef80d3.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-7-15-2_zps59c7c9c8.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-7-15-3_zpsaeb5a845.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-7-15-4_zps0943e36c.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-7-15-5_zpse88de746.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-7-15-6_zpsb2c6bb70.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-7-15-7_zpsefe1e6ae.jpg
Cosgrovb
07-15-2013, 09:13 AM
That snakeskin leads the pack. What a terrific fish. Of the other non-contestant fish how many others have similar coloration? In other words, what percentage of the batch had this unique snakeskin pattern?
nc0gnet0
07-15-2013, 09:51 AM
That snakeskin leads the pack. What a terrific fish. Of the other non-contestant fish how many others have similar coloration? In other words, what percentage of the batch had this unique snakeskin pattern?
Which Snakeskin are you refering to? The orange striated, the solid orange, or the ghost SS? Hard to say how many of the other non-contest fish developed the pattern as I sold most of them at an early age. I do actually have two of each of those in the contest (striated, solid, ghost, and 9 bar).
Rick
Cosgrovb
07-15-2013, 11:11 AM
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/15/y4u2epy3.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/15/uze3y3yr.jpg
Eddie
07-15-2013, 09:53 PM
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/15/y4u2epy3.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/15/uze3y3yr.jpg
Yes
nc0gnet0
07-15-2013, 11:16 PM
Well yesterday I made note of the fact I had pairs forming in two of my three contest batches. Today I had eggs in both of these batches (batch 1 and batch 3). here is the proof:
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/contestspawn_zps82bb7dbe.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b2-7-15-13_zpsf0298354.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b2-7-15-12_zps4ff42ab8.jpg
Birth date of these fish was 8/30 which makes them 10 1/2 months old. The brown SS is female, and I am 99% certain the PB SS is male (got a good look at the tubes).
nc0gnet0
07-15-2013, 11:21 PM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-7-15-10_zps8b7c15b9.jpg
Cosgrovb
07-16-2013, 11:08 PM
I decided I like the potential of some of these fish so I went and did this:
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/t2-2_zps9d893b9e.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/t2_zps03d0e4fe.jpg
How many of this batch are 14 bar?
nc0gnet0
08-03-2013, 07:20 PM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-8-3-11_zps191dcdb7.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-8-3-10_zps6fb92c51.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-8-3-3_zpsaa1e88e1.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-8-3-7_zps9c917c85.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-8-3-4_zpsfc2af6fb.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-8-3-9_zps4c5aad5c.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-8-3-5_zps14fbf717.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-8-3_zpsdca2c771.jpg
nc0gnet0
08-11-2013, 06:13 PM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b1-8-11-1_zpsda761388.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-8-11-2_zps5a04e0cb.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-8-11-3_zps8987277a.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-8-11-1_zps1c047e5e.jpg
nc0gnet0
09-02-2013, 02:55 PM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-9-2-1_zpsab963b4e.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-9-2-2_zps20a08e7d.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-9-2-3_zps1b3c55a5.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-9-2-5_zps3994b35f.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-9-2-7_zpsf7ff9a4c.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-9-2-10_zps189fe6fd.jpg
nc0gnet0
10-06-2013, 02:40 AM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-6-7_zpsc45fae42.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-6-6_zps426914d1.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-6-4_zps65368b4a.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-6-3_zpsd42b13a8.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-6-2_zpsb4f66c06.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-6-1_zps1ce45cef.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-10-6-5_zps81a6d7bc.jpg
John_Nicholson
10-06-2013, 09:28 AM
Well maybe the contest should be extended until the eggs hatch and the babies are raised...LOL.
-john
nc0gnet0
10-06-2013, 10:38 AM
Well maybe the contest should be extended until the eggs hatch and the babies are raised...LOL.
-john
LOL. Last man standing wins.......
nc0gnet0
10-19-2013, 03:39 PM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/6_zpse7f0127d.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/7_zps90e3a181.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b2-10-19-8_zpsbdcf5920.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b2-10-19-9_zpse736fbaa.jpg
luca1979
10-20-2013, 09:56 AM
Nice couple. I'm curious how they will look young fish to 6 month
nc0gnet0
11-24-2013, 02:46 AM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-26-1_zpsc3d52ac6.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-26-2_zps353e96da.jpg
Discusdude7
11-24-2013, 09:11 AM
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-26-1_zpsc3d52ac6.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3-11-26-2_zps353e96da.jpg
Rick,
Did most of the fry end up looking like these or were these ones "the few gems" that you got from this cross?
nc0gnet0
11-24-2013, 10:15 AM
Ric
k,
Did most of the fry end up looking like these or were these ones "the few gems" that you got from this cross?
Well, not quite sure how to answer that, "gem" would be a personal preference type of question IMHO. I did this time focus on a few fish in my photo's that I did not previously pay much attention too in the past. The 14 bar brown based blue I would consider one of my favorites, this time I did not post a picture of it yet, as well as two of the 14 bar pb SS's.
In regards to these two fish, that solid orange is actually a pretty nice fish, something I hope to pair up with another like it and work on its shape in future generations. Achieving a solid orange fish in which the orange stays consistant into the gill head region is not that common. The other fish, a nine bar pigeon blood, is losing it's pattern now as it matures, and might end up looking or being a white butterfly with orange fins/highlights.
-Rick
like always, looking great rick......
Cosgrovb
11-27-2013, 09:56 PM
Rick -- I continue to return to this thread to look at this fish on a regular basis. Absolutely awesome! I never would've guessed it would've come from the mother and father. Simply awesome!!!!!
My winner of the competition!
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nc0gnet0
12-08-2013, 01:21 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=gBzJGckMYO4
nc0gnet0
12-08-2013, 01:24 AM
Female
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3finalm_zpse4a09e4a.jpg
Male
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3finalm2_zpsa097c513.jpg
nc0gnet0
12-08-2013, 06:47 PM
took some pictures of this batch before I moved the fish around last night, but this batch's pictures didn't turn out so swell. Here is one of the finalist I picked for this batch which I allocated to a breeding tank with a new male:
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3final2_zps156af964.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3final3_zps634a04a4.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3ff_zpsdab469db.jpg
Newly introduced mate:
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/b3ff2_zps603c55ee.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/bffpb_zpsef484d71.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_2198_zps596f579e.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_2189_zps3d23c840.jpg
^ fish on right
nc0gnet0
12-11-2013, 12:14 AM
starting the next chapter, just got done laying a nice batch of eggs:
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/newspawn_zpscad8136d.jpg
M3ATpl0w
12-12-2013, 08:58 PM
starting the next chapter, just got done laying a nice batch of eggs:
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/newspawn_zpscad8136d.jpg
Cant wait to see what comes from these!
Dig all your projects, you must have a helluva fishroom!
nc0gnet0
12-13-2013, 07:33 PM
got wiggs!
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/blues_zps2a71c7de.jpg
William Palumbo
12-13-2013, 08:03 PM
Sweet fish for sure Rick!...All the best with the fry...Bill
nc0gnet0
12-13-2013, 08:32 PM
Thanks Bill,
Not bad seeing how 5 days ago she was laying on a slab getting measured, then introduced to a new tank with a male she had never seen before......five days later....wiggs!
-Rick
Nick Klimkowski
12-13-2013, 09:28 PM
Thanks Bill,
Not bad seeing how 5 days ago she was laying on a slab getting measured, then introduced to a new tank with a male she had never seen before......five days later....wiggs!
-Rick
lol...Rick good luck with the new wiggs.
pastry
12-14-2013, 02:40 PM
I swear, Rick, your threads are definitely my favorite. Mad scientist to the bone and do a damn good job documenting all of this. love that blue with the underlying halo.
Craigmax
12-16-2013, 08:02 PM
I agree completely. Two of these would compliment my Fire Reds and Red Scribbles from Josie. If you plan on selling any I'll take 2 please.
I swear, Rick, your threads are definitely my favorite. Mad scientist to the bone and do a damn good job documenting all of this. love that blue with the underlying halo.
Cosgrovb
12-17-2013, 12:49 AM
Rick -- how would you describe these fish? Are they 14 bar blue ghosts?
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lhalliday
12-30-2013, 09:29 AM
Very inspiration thread. Lovely fish.
nc0gnet0
01-01-2014, 03:53 AM
Well, it took a few trys (3) but we got things right so far this go around. Had to strip down the tank and sterilize everything. Not sure if that is why this batch was succesfull attaching or not, but, the parents always did there part ( I was losing the fry right at free swimming). As to if the first few batches were just weak, or the tank cleaning did the trick I am not sure, but at any rate:
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_2298_zpsa699c86a.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss118/nc0gnet0/100_2299_zps9e7ea450.jpg
Cosgrovb
01-01-2014, 10:22 PM
Is the male a scorpion?
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nc0gnet0
01-01-2014, 11:51 PM
[QUOTE=Cosgrovb;1055693]Is the male a scorpion?
Blue SS
Darren's Discus
01-02-2014, 07:33 AM
Very nice.
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