Pelle31

LOL!!!!!!!!!! Didn't you see all the pics Ryan? Nothin new!!! Chums you guys do Discus? Please PM me!! Thanks.

No you can't really breed them in a community tank!! They will lay eggs in one though but usually eat the eggs as they don't like to have other Discus around. I have bred in 20 up to 50 gallon tanks. Andy is right on the money 29 is most commonly used. The best thing to do is keep 6 to 8 together and see who lays eggs then take the eggs out to see if they are fertilized or not. Then move the pair to there own tank. And yes I have seen LESBO discus!!!!!! :beer:

Rahim will send ya a PM. To all others I DID NOT post my pics to start a war or whatever. I know what I have in my tanks and am not ashamed of posting the pics. I believe all Ryan was doing was trying to see what is what. The peat thing the clean water thing. I've been around a few boards and have had discus for quite awhile now. Do what you want with your fish makes no nevermind to me. But c'mon, peeps wanted to see the differences and I was the only one to step up to the plate. Funny how my two biggest monsters were as black as night when I brought them home,just goes to show what hard work and dedication will do. My fishroom is open to all,come and have a look and a coffee or beer and we'll have a great fish chat!!!! Thanks. And if anyone wants a "chat" please PM for my phone number and I'll gladly give it to you!!

Yep my fishroom is open to all. I have nothing to hide. Thats what I like havin other discus peeps over and talking fish. The Red Turqs are gonna lay eggs so no pics of them. As I was "forced" to sell a buddy some fry all my breeders will be moved back to there breeding tanks and I will let the fun and games begin again. PS just make sure to have a doctors note with you and a nice rubber suit!! :beer: :drunk:

Ok here we go!!! All fish are taken in tap water with a PH of 7.6,no additives what soever in the water. Water is aged in a barrel circulated and heated. I take the water out of the tank and pump the aged water straight back in. All these pics are of proven males and or females. They are all back into the community tank as I was not going to breed anymore. Got a call the other day and I guess after a little rest for the discus they will be paired up again and produce some more batches of fry!! Lemme know what you think and yes the fish can be bought if someone wants them!! These little ones are still growing,got a bad algae outbreak. Sorry about that. I was going to take more but my Red Turq pair are going to lay eggs again so I don't want to upset them. I also have a few crosses gettin ready to lay as well. They are quite a bit smaller but have good shape and lay a ton of eggs!! Most of my pairs are great parents,the red turqs are finicky one batch they raise and the next 10 they eat. Never really could figure that pair!! So Those I raise myself.

I'll add pics tonight or tomorrow morning!! I just threw the old CD behind the tank but the wife took my digi camera.

I agree with you to a point. But if you have tank raised fish they don't care about peat water nor do they need it!! If you have WILDS then I agree 110%. Most people I know have the discus in bare bottom tanks with nothing in them. I do see people with discus in planted heavily lite tanks and what do you have? Stunted football discus. Some people just want to keep them and it don't matter if they grow big or not,they just want them to survive. To me its all a choice that each person has to make. To each his own but 9 times outta 10 people will go for the clean clear water. So who has pics of Peat raised discus? I can provide pics of non peat discus anytime,just let me know. Don't wanna start a :boxer: so :beer:

Well I believe you can grow BIG discus without peat!! Doesn't make much sense to me. Most of the discus we have are tank raised(unless wild caught) and most grow out in the mid to high 7 to 7.8 PH range. I like to see my fish grow not some ugly brown tank that I can't see anything through!! To me its all in the care and the foods given!! Water changes EVERYDAY and a variety of food everyday. Beefheart to me is a must for growing nice big fatties!!! I feed falke,bloodworms and live blackworms. I haven't yet seen any really good evidence that peat can out grow regular clear water. If there is some I would like to see it. And yea I do raise and breed discus!! The only time I fool with water is breeding then its all RO!! 70% to 30% works fine for me and the fish lay eggs like there is no tomorrow!