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I just got my first discus ever. These are all 2.5 inch young juveniles. Having trouble with one of them, hopefully, it will pull through.
I've kept putting off getting them because all I hear is how hard it is to keep them happy and alive, how perfect the water has to be, how much constant water changing they need, how picky they are, so on and so forth!! Gah, terrible!
But then I went to a petstore and they had some...way over priced and sickly. But I ended up coming home with two of the best, the red and the blue ones. Then I ordered from Discus Hans in MD. One of his isn't doing well, rest are starting to eat. I also came home with a black angelfish to add to my collection, have 6 now.
Been doing 30 gallon water changes every two days on their 75gal planted tank. I have a 32gal bin that has a heater and bubbler to get the pH to stabilize before I use it. My pH is very high once in the tank, but very low right from the tap, stresses the discus out. That is a major pain, having to fill the bin with a 4gal bucket and then fill the tank with the same bucket. Takes for-freaking-ever! lol. My other tank has a hose on it, turn the knob and it drains to 50%, put it into the kitchen sink faucet and I refill the tank. Those fish don't mind the pH difference. Takes about 15min to finish that tank. About 30-40min to finish the discus tank and refill the holding bin.
TheSeedObsesser, I'm not sure what kind of fish those are. Guessing; Rainbows, keyhole cichlid, african cichlids and other cave/rock cichlids, anything else?
I had a few different rainbowfish. But I found them pricey and boring. Had cichlids, yellow lab, acei cichlid and others. Lots of rocks, lots of fish. But again, I soon lost interest. All had planted tanks, too. They never ate any plants...
planted, rock, cichlid tank. Don't have good pics of it that I can find right now.
I've had lots of tanks, lots of different mixes. All basically plant jungles, lol.
90gallon. Sold the tank, should of kept it. White bin on right shows serpae tetra, had 30 of them, evil fish! Gave them away.
20 gallon long
10 gallon, had a betta. I've had a LOT of betta fish over the years...
55 gallon
55 gallon
55 gallon
0.06 gallon mini tank
0.07 gallon mini tank. i made this tank
10 inch cube tank, 4.34 gallon. i made this tank
I've kept putting off getting them because all I hear is how hard it is to keep them happy and alive, how perfect the water has to be, how much constant water changing they need, how picky they are, so on and so forth!! Gah, terrible!
But then I went to a petstore and they had some...way over priced and sickly. But I ended up coming home with two of the best, the red and the blue ones. Then I ordered from Discus Hans in MD. One of his isn't doing well, rest are starting to eat. I also came home with a black angelfish to add to my collection, have 6 now.
Been doing 30 gallon water changes every two days on their 75gal planted tank. I have a 32gal bin that has a heater and bubbler to get the pH to stabilize before I use it. My pH is very high once in the tank, but very low right from the tap, stresses the discus out. That is a major pain, having to fill the bin with a 4gal bucket and then fill the tank with the same bucket. Takes for-freaking-ever! lol. My other tank has a hose on it, turn the knob and it drains to 50%, put it into the kitchen sink faucet and I refill the tank. Those fish don't mind the pH difference. Takes about 15min to finish that tank. About 30-40min to finish the discus tank and refill the holding bin.
TheSeedObsesser, I'm not sure what kind of fish those are. Guessing; Rainbows, keyhole cichlid, african cichlids and other cave/rock cichlids, anything else?
I had a few different rainbowfish. But I found them pricey and boring. Had cichlids, yellow lab, acei cichlid and others. Lots of rocks, lots of fish. But again, I soon lost interest. All had planted tanks, too. They never ate any plants...
planted, rock, cichlid tank. Don't have good pics of it that I can find right now.
I've had lots of tanks, lots of different mixes. All basically plant jungles, lol.
90gallon. Sold the tank, should of kept it. White bin on right shows serpae tetra, had 30 of them, evil fish! Gave them away.
20 gallon long
10 gallon, had a betta. I've had a LOT of betta fish over the years...
55 gallon
55 gallon
55 gallon
0.06 gallon mini tank
0.07 gallon mini tank. i made this tank
10 inch cube tank, 4.34 gallon. i made this tank
