Super Red Melons (I think)

[jeep]

We never could determine exactly what this strain is because they were sent to the person I got them from by mistake, but they are gorgeous. My best guess is Super Red Melons because for some reason Red Melons are orange, lol... But, I lost all the originals last year after the storm nearly wiped me out. But these are a couple of offspring from my original pair that have been spawning in a community tank for more than 2 years. After I had to cull their dad a couple of weeks ago I went ahead and put them in their own tank, lowered the TDS to 50 and it worked! This is their first successful spawn and so far they're better parents than their own parents were. They moved them to the back of the cone and they should go free swimming tomorrow. The parents ended up eating almost every fry they produced.

I'm really excited about these guys because I was hoping to continue the line. They start coloring up at 1 inch and they don't have the white faces most melon's I've seen have, and they develop a black halo as they grow. Not a speck of pepper in any of them...



This dad and also what they should look like as adults...

[danotaylor]

Re: Super Red Melons (I think)

Beautiful mate. Glad you’re getting good results with your tds change. Another generation in the way!

[Second Hand Pat]

Re: Super Red Melons (I think)

They are gorgeous Brian and super excited for you.
Pat

[brewmaster15]

Re: Super Red Melons (I think)

Brian Congrats! So happy to see you keeping this line alive! How old is the current pair? They look like Gold Mellons at this point. I wonder if the dad and others were that looked like him were the result of a Red Gold Diamond x Mellon.

It will be really interesting to see what these fry look like.
al

[jeep]

Re: Super Red Melons (I think)

I'd guess they're between 2.5 and 3.5 years old. I didn't keep track at the time because the parents were so difficult that I was lucky to get 3 to 6 per spawn due to egg and fry eating. I'm open to a name change because neither me or the guy I got them from know, lol... "Red" Melon never has felt right to be but I've listened to what others have sold and it can be close when young other than the white face. "Gold" isn't entirely accurate either. Someone once mentioned "Tangerine", which is pretty accurate with the right lighting conditions.

These two are somewhere in this group when they were 3".



And as young adults just before the halo starts filling in.

[brewmaster15]

Re: Super Red Melons (I think)

Brian these were some gold mellons I Got from Kenny a long while Back

[jeep]

Re: Super Red Melons (I think)

Very similar if not the same.

[mleibowi]

Re: Super Red Melons (I think)

Brian- what will you be feeding your fry?

[jeep]

Re: Super Red Melons (I think)

I'll begin hatching out bbs tomorrow, then it'll be a combination of seafood mix, colorbits, FDBW's and flake from Kens.

[danotaylor]

Re: Super Red Melons (I think)

Brian I start drooling like a maniac every time i see pics of this variant of yours

[jeep]

Re: Super Red Melons (I think)

Thanks Danny, I like them too. I wish I had started with them much earlier but I got distracted by spots, lol...

[danotaylor]

Re: Super Red Melons (I think)

Haha, I hear ya. I know the feeling. I recently got distracted by flat fish w spots too! Lolz

[jeep]

Re: Super Red Melons (I think)

Well, like father like son. They're all gone

[Second Hand Pat]

Re: Super Red Melons (I think)

Well, like father like son. They're all gone

That's a bummer Brain
Pat

[danotaylor]

Re: Super Red Melons (I think)

Bummer :/