Discusguru Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Took a video of my Coari Green wild discus. Sorry for all the reflections. http://youtu.be/AsihfFkojuw Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 :nfs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Looking good! Any signs of breeding yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 do you have any idea how old they are? be nice to see them breed i would love some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Looking good! Any signs of breeding yet? Thanks David. They have settled in well but still no sign of pairing up yet. Might have to try ro water to see if that make a difference. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 do you have any idea how old they are? be nice to see them breed i would love some No idea of age. They look old enough to breed. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Very nice indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 God they're beautiful, what are they eating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karina Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I had been thinking about getting discus but couldn't finally decide. However I would say yes to these! Just beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Thanks! I am very happy with how they've settled in. They are eating tetra colourbits, sera discus pellet and frozen bloodworm. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Nice fish Ron, I have seen these in person! I hope you can breed them and spread them around.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Thanks Ryan! Yeah, that's my goal but still no sign of pairing yet. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishhead Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 beautiful fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted July 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Thank you. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 the Tefe greens i had years ago showed no signs of breeding until i started feeding live food then away they went Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaide Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 What are the differences between wild discus and non-wilds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted July 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Wild discus are caught from the amazon river and imported from Brazil. They are not the tank bred discus. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaide Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Wild discus are caught from the amazon river and imported from Brazil. They are not the tank bred discus. Ron So your discus are imported? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 So your discus are imported? To my knowledge Discus don't live in the wild in New Zealand so that would be a yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted July 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 So your discus are imported? Yes! they are imported from Brazil and so are Hovmoller's wild discus. There are some small one that appeared on tm as wild are all fake and misleading. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Maybe we should stop using the term "wild" by itself and differentiate between "wild caught" and "wild type", as there is quite a difference between the two. Ron and Hovmollers discus are "wild caught", meaning they were fished out of the Amazon somewhere and imported into New Zealand. When they breed them (note 'when', not 'if'.. 8) ) their offspring will be "wild type", meaning they are captive bred wild strains as opposed to most captive bred discus which are selectively bred "fancy" strains. I have seen some on TradeMe listed as F1 captive bred from wild parents. How true this is I'm not sure as I haven't seen the fish or met the breeder, though I gather he does have a pretty serious set up and a good reputation with discus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted July 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 :iag: I don't believe that there is F1 wild discus bred here though. Can you link me to the trade me listing David? Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 PM'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaide Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Maybe we should stop using the term "wild" by itself and differentiate between "wild caught" and "wild type", as there is quite a difference between the two. Ron and Hovmollers discus are "wild caught", meaning they were fished out of the Amazon somewhere and imported into New Zealand. When they breed them (note 'when', not 'if'.. 8) ) their offspring will be "wild type", meaning they are captive bred wild strains as opposed to most captive bred discus which are selectively bred "fancy" strains. I have seen some on TradeMe listed as F1 captive bred from wild parents. How true this is I'm not sure as I haven't seen the fish or met the breeder, though I gather he does have a pretty serious set up and a good reputation with discus? Thank you, that's a great explanation :thup: So is one type considered inferior or superior to the other? I was told I have wilds like it was a bad thing (meaning wild type as I seriously doubt mine were fished from the Amazon) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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