fishplants Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Hi, does anyone know if there is anybody supplying wild strain (not necessarily wild caught) Discus in New Zealand? Either imported or bred here. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 do you mean brown discus, i dont think so because they are not very colourful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 I was thinking about these the other day. Wild cauht discus were brought into the country a few years back tefe green and heckilii. havent seen them since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 I was thinking about these the other day. Wild cauht discus were brought into the country a few years back tefe green and heckilii. havent seen them since I was thinking exactly the same thing and wondering where they got to? Maybe they were just too sensitive and harder to breed that noone managed to get them going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Yea I heard most were stunted and didnt accept food very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Lucky really, otherwise I'd have to do some serious rethinking of my stocking!! A group of wild type discus in a tank full of wood with blackwater, a big school of cories and whiptail catfish etc would be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Lucky really, otherwise I'd have to do some serious rethinking of my stocking!! A group of wild type discus in a tank full of wood with blackwater, a big school of cories and whiptail catfish etc would be awesome. +1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 don't know about recently but 25 yrs ago tefe greens were bred in this country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Yea I heard most were stunted and didnt accept food very well. Mine's 100mm+ and it's a she and keeps laying eggs :roll: too bad no male to go with her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Do you have a tefe green or heckilii discus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 I'm not too sure, I remember a certain breeder up in auckland who wanted to buy her off me a couple of years ago though but thought the project was going to be too expensive in the end, will get a picture up by tonight - camera's charging at the moment. She's the oldest Discus in my tank by a couple of years - I'd guestimate her age to be around 4/5 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplants Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 do you mean brown discus, i dont think so because they are not very colourful Excessive and unnatural colouring isn't everything in a discus . A 'plain' looking brown can be very visually appealing, and some of the Greens and Blues make some of todays modern breeds look, well, plain! Eye of the beholder I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplants Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Lucky really, otherwise I'd have to do some serious rethinking of my stocking!! A group of wild type discus in a tank full of wood with blackwater, a big school of cories and whiptail catfish etc would be awesome. +100!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplants Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 I'm not too sure, I remember a certain breeder up in auckland who wanted to buy her off me a couple of years ago though but thought the project was going to be too expensive in the end, will get a picture up by tonight - camera's charging at the moment. She's the oldest Discus in my tank by a couple of years - I'd guestimate her age to be around 4/5 years? Love to see a photo! :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Right guys, here are two pics - I'm not 100% sure what she is: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 if it is a wild discus I would say tefe green. Where did you get it from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 I thought it was a brown.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 you could be right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 if it is a wild discus I would say tefe green. Where did you get it from? You'll never guess where I found her... :lol: Animates and they sold her as a young turq to me, I was really bummed when she didn't end up looking like any turqs I've seen before but I've had her for more than 2years now and she's a real character - didn't start laying eggs until this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Lady browns that came in 3 years ago. Not wild, but when they bar up they look nice. Closer to the wild strains, much like the red rose. (I'm almost certain we've had this same convo Amy :lol: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Is that what she is? I wasn't sure 'cos I'm pretty sure a breeder from Upper Hutt said he supplied them? Or he did supply Animates anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 I was actually gonna say it looked like a red turq cos there was a breeder up here in auckland breeding them I suspect there a "poor quality" red turq as they dont colour up to much but still look nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplants Posted August 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Whatever she is, she is a gorgeous fish. My pick would be an Alenquer, they tend to have the orange-brown base colour, but the dorsal and anal aren't quite right for a true Alenquer. My best pick would be an Alenquer/Turq cross. Definitely not a Tefe Green, the Tefe have red spots, and have a black bar on each of the anal and dorsal fins that starts at the tail and radiates up and down halfway around the dorsal and anal fins (although this can be variable). There has been a lot of cross breeding among the wild fish, and there is a lot of variation such that can be difficult to classify fish into distinct groups. There would be a case for defining this fish as a Blue! I have an 11.5cm Female Brown that is rather plain, (but still gorgeous!) compared to yours Amy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplants Posted August 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 For those of you who are interested, here is a link to a German website displaying a large number of photos of wild caught discus. FWIW, my 'Brown' is almost identical to the fish labelled 'Manacapuru Blue', 6 rows down, 2nd from the right. http://www.amazon-exotic-import.de/Gall ... /INDEX.htm There are some stunning looking fish, although some of the photos could be better. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 I see why people pay in the excess of hundreds for these..really jealous...I don't get why they have to pull them out of the water for photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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