My Manacapuru pair

CheckerBox · 19-09-2015, 02:10 PM

It's been years since I last posted anything on Manacapuru. Anyway, here's my Manacapuru pair. They are F1 from my own breeding a few years back. I raise them from eggs till adulthood and hopefully they'll deliver me the F2.

In addition, there has been some interests lately on the Manacapuru recently. And some fellow hobbyists have also sent me queries on whether some recent imports are the real thing or not?

Sadly, every year during the Altum season, we'll see these foreign imports coming into Singapore with serious labelling problem. Many are merely hybrids with strong domestic genes but they are labelled as original pure wild strains. These are at best considered hybrids and many are domestic angels but sold as wild strains to command the premiums. Many hobbyists over the years have paid "school fees" on this. This is particularly true for angels from Taiwan and other NE Asia countries. They have a tendency to label their angels quite loosely. I'll start a separate thread to discuss about this issue if required just to keep our local hobbyists informed.

But for now, enjoy the pics of these "thorough local bred" Manacapuru from pure wild lineage.

P/S: .... who said F1 cannot have good coloration and only the wild ones will develop intense red?

CheckerBox · 19-09-2015, 02:12 PM

Here's a video of the pair.... Enjoy.

YouTube Video

Bigfoot1989 · 19-09-2015, 03:21 PM

Wow very nice. I kept wild mana angelfish before. Can say that ur red are brighter haha. What u feed them?

CheckerBox · 19-09-2015, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigfoot1989

Wow very nice. I kept wild mana angelfish before. Can say that ur red are brighter haha. What u feed them?

Hikari Bio Gold and Tropical Krill Gran and Tropical Spirulina Gran. Standard pellet food that I feed to all my angels (http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/sh...light=bio+gold). Not so much about the food but its in the genes and good water conditions.

Moreover, for brood stocks, it is important not to feed artificial color enhancing food. It'll affect the reproductive ability and immune system of the fish. This is the same problem in some discus which are fed with CR6 or other hormones substances. Some will become infertile after being fed such artificial color enhancing food. No breeder in the right mind will want to feed their breeding stock such stuffs.

Aquafren · 19-09-2015, 04:57 PM

Nice red shoulder of the angels.

What is the pair's approximate size?

NI KI · 19-09-2015, 06:32 PM

very beautiful

khunlim · 19-09-2015, 10:31 PM

wow Bro,

Showed your pair liao.........that means F2 coming soon........

Looking forward.

BEST · 20-09-2015, 08:56 PM

Bro, your F1 really Long life

. My F1 gone to heaven already now F2 is doing F3 but eggs always turn SAGO, can sell them to Dessert stall

. On my side total 7 spawns including one yesterday

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Let me guess, the 1st image is a Male, 2nd image, the Female is the Black tail with a cut, correct me if I'm wrong

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bettadis · 21-09-2015, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by CheckerBox

Here's a video of the pair.... Enjoy.

YouTube Video

Nice pair bro, how big is yr breeding tank?

AngryMan · 21-09-2015, 12:07 PM

Nice collection.

19-09-2015, 02:10 PM	#1
CheckerBox Dragon Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,749	My Manacapuru pair It's been years since I last posted anything on Manacapuru. Anyway, here's my Manacapuru pair. They are F1 from my own breeding a few years back. I raise them from eggs till adulthood and hopefully they'll deliver me the F2. In addition, there has been some interests lately on the Manacapuru recently. And some fellow hobbyists have also sent me queries on whether some recent imports are the real thing or not? Sadly, every year during the Altum season, we'll see these foreign imports coming into Singapore with serious labelling problem. Many are merely hybrids with strong domestic genes but they are labelled as original pure wild strains. These are at best considered hybrids and many are domestic angels but sold as wild strains to command the premiums. Many hobbyists over the years have paid "school fees" on this. This is particularly true for angels from Taiwan and other NE Asia countries. They have a tendency to label their angels quite loosely. I'll start a separate thread to discuss about this issue if required just to keep our local hobbyists informed. But for now, enjoy the pics of these "thorough local bred" Manacapuru from pure wild lineage. P/S: .... who said F1 cannot have good coloration and only the wild ones will develop intense red?

20-09-2015, 08:56 PM	#8
BEST Arofanatic Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 398	Bro, your F1 really Long life. My F1 gone to heaven already now F2 is doing F3 but eggs always turn SAGO, can sell them to Dessert stall. On my side total 7 spawns including one yesterday. Let me guess, the 1st image is a Male, 2nd image, the Female is the Black tail with a cut, correct me if I'm wrong.

19-09-2015, 03:21 PM	#3
Bigfoot1989 Dragon Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,478	Wow very nice. I kept wild mana angelfish before. Can say that ur red are brighter haha. What u feed them?

19-09-2015, 04:57 PM	#5
Aquafren New Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 12	Nice red shoulder of the angels. What is the pair's approximate size?

19-09-2015, 06:32 PM	#6
NI KI Arofanatic Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 168	very beautiful

19-09-2015, 10:31 PM	#7
khunlim Arofanatic Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 205	wow Bro, Showed your pair liao.........that means F2 coming soon........ Looking forward.

21-09-2015, 12:07 PM	#10
AngryMan Senior Dragon Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,323	Nice collection.

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