RDFISHGUY Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psylant Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Very nice. Are you using RO water, peat, etc.? Find them more difficult to care for than your other fish? I've never taken the plunge into discus but I've been heavily considering it for a number of years... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFISHGUY Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I find the wild ones are more needy than domestic varieties. They require a very clean tank as the low ph where they come from seems to make them vulnerable to bacteria that thrive in our high ph water. Most discus people do major water changes daily. I have kept my stock low (13 fish in a 230gallon) and I do 30% water changes every 2 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFISHGUY Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I don't use RO water but my house is filtered by a Pelican water system. I don't have any chlorine and water comes out of the tap at 7.5 ph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I don't use RO water but my house is filtered by a Pelican water system. I don't have any chlorine and water comes out of the tap at 7.5 ph. Are you running off a well, or does the Pelican work on city water also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFISHGUY Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 I am on city water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psylant Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Dang. 7.5 and no chlorine? Sign me up Thanks for answering. I may have to give discus a shot. Did you order yours or source them locally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFISHGUY Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 I got them from Calgary. Alberta Discus. I wouldn't go with wild caught discus. Wild strains F1 or F2 but not wild caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFISHGUY Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 A few new discus. Lemon yellow-the only one of the group with blue in the anal fin. red dragon royal red turquoise-these guys will be stunning when they mature misc shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Just saw these in person, beautiful group of fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psylant Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Really nice. I'm jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFISHGUY Posted April 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) Edited April 19, 2016 by RDFISHGUY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudy Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 Those are crazy nice Discus. Wish I could keep them long term without something going sideways. Seems to go from perfect to hell in a real hurry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFISHGUY Posted April 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Yeah, I've had a few issues with them already. I got a group of wild caught discus and only 2 of the 8 are left. The domestics are doing pretty good I think I have a couple that are paired up, but then I have one that hasn't been eating. They are definitely harder to keep than most fish. Here's a few new pics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennaYoung Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 Beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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