November 18, 201015 yr comment_405982 I got a pk! :bounce: cant wait to breed him he is very big compared to my other fighters. Could he have giant in him? Report
November 18, 201015 yr comment_405988 he does look like he is pretty large compared to that other one in the photo Report
November 18, 201015 yr Author comment_406011 Why must you be so far away?! I know! I see awesome fish on trademe and I get real excited then I scroll down and it says 'buyer must pick up'... you Aucklanders have all the luck :roll: I've got all the players for my project now. My female wont know what to expect when she sees this guy :evil: he better be gentle Report
November 18, 201015 yr comment_406082 I don't know of any plakats being bought into the country in the last year that are not giants but then again I certainly don't know everything. I would think by the look of him that he is a giant. Find out from the shop if he was from the supplier or from a local breeder. He looks very nice. I have found that giants are harder to keep than standard fighters. Report
November 19, 201015 yr Author comment_406152 I've named him Exterminator 8) I got him from trademe http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =330135272 he was the father of the spawn they were selling and I asked if they would sell the father to me. They also gave me his daughter whos a pk too!! she is normal sized but then again she is young. they've got him x red HM on tm I have found that giants are harder to keep than standard fighters thats what I was afraid of :-? a part of me is hoping he is just big boned Report
November 19, 201015 yr comment_406199 You probably know that I have giants as well as my ordinary fighters. I've purchased 3 over the last couple of years, the first one wouldn't breed and died after about 2 months. My yellow male which I purchased earlier this year is still going strong, I have had 2 spawns from him crossed with a female hm (not plakat) but he would only breed with one female and slaughtered every other female that came near him. His progeny are growing well and are showing both plakat and longfin hm traits. I have never, in the 3-4 months I have owned him, seen him eat a single scrap of food. The other giant male I purchased at the same time as him spawned once, promptly ate the eggs and then died quickly about 3 weeks later. I have been told that there is less than a 30% chance of successfully breeding from a giant as by the time they arrive here they are normally too old. I hope this is not the case. How big is he in cm and how deep is his body (top of back to under the belly area). Report
November 20, 201015 yr Author comment_406361 Aw that sucks about your other giants. What colour were they? They sound like real challenges :evil: At least you got some offspring to keep the giant population alive in NZ he is meant to be 10 months old and is about 5.5 cm long and his body 1.5 cm deep (...he doesnt live in here by the way) I'm now slightly wishing he isnt a giant. I really want more pks and he sure looks like he could destroy my female if he decides he hates her. Report
November 20, 201015 yr comment_406390 He's definitely a giant with a body that deep. He may be gentle and if he does breed it will be worth having the fry in the country as well. 10 months old is getting on for breeding so I wouldn't wait too long if you are going to give it a go. How old is the daughter that you were given? Apparently they are supposed to grow to about 8cm. Report
November 22, 201015 yr comment_406615 Hey Adrienne - did any of your giants happen to have a spawn of blue female fighters? Just asking because I bought a blue female from you a while ago and she is HUGE! the biggest (normal) fighter Ive ever seen if she is a normal one... :-) Hard to find a male to match her size lol, will put a pic of her on tonight. Report
November 22, 201015 yr Author comment_406618 Hes blown a bubblenest already now I've got to finish conditioning the female and hope for the best when they meet each other. would breeding the largest daughter back to the father be the best way to get full sized giants back? his daughter is about 5 months old and is slightly smaller than a nomal sized female. Report
November 22, 201015 yr comment_406629 Hey Adrienne - did any of your giants happen to have a spawn of blue female fighters? Just asking because I bought a blue female from you a while ago and she is HUGE! the biggest (normal) fighter Ive ever seen if she is a normal one... :-) Hard to find a male to match her size lol, will put a pic of her on tonight. No - the only spawns I have are in my tanks waiting to grow up a bit more - this is what they look like now at 10 weeks old. Report
November 22, 201015 yr comment_406631 I dibs any purple ones! Adrienne knows what I'm on the look out for 8) Report
November 23, 201015 yr Author comment_406792 I'm thinkin' DT CT HMPK giants would be awesome to see in nz (*o*) Report
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.