freshwest Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Does anyone have experiance with Uaru's ? The reason i ask is I have been offered a breeding pair . From what i have read they require conditions the same as Discus . My long term plan is to have them with my Discus in a 1200 l Amazon bio type tank . My only reservation is they could be a bit to hard on plants . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Hey freshwest, I'd grab them in a heartbeat if I was offered a pair. Uarus are VERY similar to discus, a bit more drab but a lot of personality. I actually had a friend with a tank full of them in California and he preferred them to discus. Got pix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 When you say a "breeding pair", have you seen or got proof of their babies?? Not too many have been bred in NZ to my knowledge. Alan NZKA 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freshwest Posted November 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Thanks for the replys . From what i have been told they are a young pair and have layed eggs a few times but have not raised any young yet . (Sounds like my discus ) . Hopefully with the right conditions they will get there act together . I will put some photos up when i get them in a couple of weeks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 It's my understanding that Uaru's are VERY shy. to the point that the person I know that had them placed strips of rubish bags in the bear bottom tank(to replace plants) were they could hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monaro1 Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 a friend of mine has one and it is not shy and will eat any plant that goes in the tank,he has lived with other cichlids for about 2 years now and seams very hardey, if thay are offered to you i would grab them because he has been looking for a partner for it for a long time with no luck,very hard to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Are you aware that two females can go thru the motions of mating and one lay eggs? This is often seen in angels. The result of course are unfertilized eggs and no babies. Alan NZKA 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 It's my understanding that Uaras can be sterotyped as shy due to lack of human interaction, just like discus. I always work hard to try and break that preconceived notion with anyone that sees my tanks. My discus will generally come to the front of the tank and line up (cuz they think we're all walking fridges) unlike some tanks where they scatter and hide with any movement in the room. As long as they're raised properly that shouldn't have any problems with being shy at all. Alan- never heard of that before, thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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