Spotted Project!

[brewmaster15]

So these guys didn't start off so great. I didn't see the leopards eat anything for the month I had them. The SP ate although not aggressively. The leopards in particular have been dark and hanging out either at the bottom or the top of the tank with not much activity. A few weeks ago I slowly turned up the heat and let them cook at 93 degrees with 4TBS salt per 10g for 10 days they all snapped out if their funk, regained their color and started eating everything I put in the tank.

So this morning when I turned on the lights, I saw a big battle going on. It seems one of the Panthera Leopards and the Albino have paired up and spawned and the other two are hell bent on eating their eggs, so the pair is fighting them off fiercely.

Finally, some good news on the spotted front!!

Awesome Brian! Glad that they settled in for you!

al

[jeep]

So these guys didn't start off so great. I didn't see the leopards eat anything for the month I had them. The SP ate although not aggressively. The leopards in particular have been dark and hanging out either at the bottom or the top of the tank with not much activity. A few weeks ago I slowly turned up the heat and let them cook at 93 degrees with 4TBS salt per 10g for 10 days they all snapped out if their funk, regained their color and started eating everything I put in the tank.

So this morning when I turned on the lights, I saw a big battle going on. It seems one of the Panthera Leopards and the Albino have paired up and spawned and the other two are hell bent on eating their eggs, so the pair is fighting them off fiercely.

Finally, some good news on the spotted front!!

[jwcarlson]

The consistency of the spotting on that one is incredible.

[For100]

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Beautiful fish! I am happy for you.

[jeep]

I agree as well. My goal is to get a pair, and breeding LSS to LSS can produce all kinds of fry from Turqs to LSS. LSS to Leopard has a higher chance of producing LSS. I specifically like the Panthera line because of the refined spots in both the LSS and Leopards, although they are heavily inbred so genetic issues can happen. My Ruby Red x Meteor, both LSS, produced some nice offspring but they were the slowest growing discus I've ever seen and all but two were culled. Hopefully, if I can get a good pairing out of these, I hope to avoid that issue, but time will tell...

[AquaticNerd]

Agreed Pat, that spotted with such fine spots all over the face is incredible! All fish are excellent though.

[Second Hand Pat]

I really like the one with the really fine spots Brian but they are all nice fish
Pat

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[Charlyc11]

They are awesome Brian..

[Second Hand Pat]

Super nice Brian and so glad the shipping went well!!
Pat

[AquaticNerd]

Excellent looking fish, excited to see how these get on!

[danotaylor]

Very nice mate!

[Brianmcq]

They are absolutely beautiful, wish they were in my tanks, keep us updated on there progress.
Brian Mcq

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They arrived on time and are in great shape! They were professionally packed and triple bagged as usual and came straight out of the bags with no damage or skittishness. Same day delivery is the way to go!! They haven't eaten yet, but I only fed them because they kept swimming to meet me when I walked into the room.

At the last minute, I added an Albino Panthera Leopard to the group.

Here's a couple of teasers. I'll get some better photos up over the weekend.