..so i decided to just pic up some small ones...check this out and good or bad comments are welcome 
...discus one...
Full Version: My New Discus!!!!!!
hey people..well i decided to get into some discus..and so the past week i been out lookign for a pair..no luck ..so i decided to just pic up some small ones...check this out and good or bad comments are welcome ...
discus one...
..so i decided to just pic up some small ones...check this out and good or bad comments are welcome ...discus one...
discus2 
discus three and random pics..enjoy 
watcha think 
nice discus, il ike the colors of discuss.......
jardini in the back ?
QUOTE (brainiac @ Apr 28 2005, 09:18 PM)
jardini in the back ?
yup baby 3 inch ..its the yellwo type..not the black(greyish) ones
QUOTE (k1dr0ck @ Apr 28 2005, 09:10 PM)
nice discus, il ike the colors of discuss.......
thanks bro
Hey fishy,
How much you buy your discuss for each ??
What is the strain/variant ??
I am planning to get some too.
Thanks
How much you buy your discuss for each ??
What is the strain/variant ??
I am planning to get some too.
Thanks
Wow, more cool looking discuss. I've noticed a few peeps getting into them.
Hi Fishy,
Nice discus.
Nice discus.
Very nice.
QUOTE (fishy @ Apr 28 2005, 08:38 PM)
hey people..well i decided to get into some discus..and so the past week i been out lookign for a pair..no luck ..so i decided to just pic up some small ones...check this out and good or bad comments are welcome ...
discus one...
..so i decided to just pic up some small ones...check this out and good or bad comments are welcome ...discus one...
Nice one! I like this blue with stripes discuss. I saw some awesome red discuss here in Dallas, but it's too much over $200 and I am too poor for it, I am already poor for FH
))))` . Man looking at that super red and now this fish you have, it really make me want tank for them, well maybe some day later 
can't wait for that day. Need donation guysssss ))))` ))))`
QUOTE (kwidjaya @ Apr 28 2005, 09:37 PM)
Hey fishy,
How much you buy your discuss for each ??
What is the strain/variant ??
I am planning to get some too.
Thanks
How much you buy your discuss for each ??
What is the strain/variant ??
I am planning to get some too.
Thanks
hey bro..uhmm i got them for about 30 each..not bad at all...im nto sure what number 1 is but number two is a blue turquise..and 3 is a super red turquise or red turquise.....
QUOTE (VietDallas @ Apr 29 2005, 08:19 AM)
QUOTE (fishy @ Apr 28 2005, 08:38 PM)
hey people..well i decided to get into some discus..and so the past week i been out lookign for a pair..no luck ..so i decided to just pic up some small ones...check this out and good or bad comments are welcome ...
discus one...
..so i decided to just pic up some small ones...check this out and good or bad comments are welcome ...discus one...
Nice one! I like this blue with stripes discuss. I saw some awesome red discuss here in Dallas, but it's too much over $200 and I am too poor for it, I am already poor for FH
))))` . Man looking at that super red and now this fish you have, it really make me want tank for them, well maybe some day later can't wait for that day. Need donation guysssss ))))` ))))`yeah haha..i like them alot..well i was planning to get a super red, red dragon, or a big head boy but then jimmy(jai) got me thinkin abotu discus..and then i thought..hmm this is my chance to get working on my planted tanks also...so i decided to go with discus since i already have a tank set up unlike a flowerhorn whihc i would have to get another tank set up....the thing is that when i bought this guys i decided to put some more money into my planted tank that they are going into ..so i spent well over 130 that day..on the discus..some more plants and a piece of drift wood thats going in in about a week or two...
oh and thanks everyone for the kind comments..appreciate it..
Be careful with the aro, I wouldn't be surprised if one discus loses an eye.
QUOTE (FHI Binh @ Apr 30 2005, 03:07 PM)
Be careful with the aro, I wouldn't be surprised if one discus loses an eye.
the aro is kool..its only liek 3 inches...hes kinda scared of the discus..well the the aro and discus are pretty much scared of each other..kinda funny but they do fine together eat togetehr and all..aro isnt stayin inthere for long once he gets big hes out of the tank
nice discuss..
nice discus, are those stress bars or its like that ?
QUOTE (Round Head @ May 4 2005, 05:36 PM)
Sorry man but I don't believe you have great quality discus.
It happens to everyone when they first get started on a new hoby.
Me, I got into the FH and now in search for some quality fish.
So if you stay with discus, you will know what I am talking about.
Shape is very important; round not football oval shape.
As for young fish, look for small eye balls.
The large eyed discus are stunt/runt and will not ever develop to full size.
Good Luck.
Can you guys show me how to post some pics, please.
It happens to everyone when they first get started on a new hoby.
Me, I got into the FH and now in search for some quality fish.
So if you stay with discus, you will know what I am talking about.
Shape is very important; round not football oval shape.
As for young fish, look for small eye balls.
The large eyed discus are stunt/runt and will not ever develop to full size.
Good Luck.
Can you guys show me how to post some pics, please.
well bro..it aint a big concern to me...im new to discus..like how i use to be new to flowerhorn..people need a starter fish sometime bro..dont matter how much you kno about the fish hobby..there are still noobs in every catogory...i kno they arent the great quality.. i new that when i got them..but see..im new to discus so i gotta experiment first before i get better quality...thanks for the tips tho bro...soem of those tips i knew but still helps..thanks
QUOTE (LAWRENCE @ May 4 2005, 06:02 PM)
nice discus, are those stress bars or its like that ?
maybe??
..not too sure..haha..havent been able to do soem research yet...they were somewhat stressed still when i took the pic too si i dont kno..maybe some other discus people could help with that cuz i would like to kno also..
QUOTE (Round Head @ May 4 2005, 08:10 PM)
Sorry for being so negative bro; I am only trying to help thats all. You are absolutely right man. Keep it up, I am still learning too.
Like anything else feed them a little of everything. Any healthy discus is a good discus. As for your stressed discus, do a good water change, dump some salt in there, and turn off the light for 24 hours. Next day no more stress bar.
Good Luck
Like anything else feed them a little of everything. Any healthy discus is a good discus. As for your stressed discus, do a good water change, dump some salt in there, and turn off the light for 24 hours. Next day no more stress bar.
Good Luck
its koo bro..i can see your trying to help..i appreciate that.im getting new ones soon so im not to worried
.i did some water changes and all to get the water healtier and this dropped my ph..my PH was quite high in the beginning since i havent been workin on this tank..what should the PH be at???because since i did the water change one discus seems to not eat or swim much anymore..quite odd...
discus is very new to me so i apologize for my noobness ways/questions...
QUOTE (Round Head @ May 4 2005, 09:23 PM)
Hey Bro no worries we are all in this together. Anyways don't worry about the ph, hardness, and stuff like that. That's all product driven parameters that manufacturers thrive on to kick out money burning useless products.
My discus do great in city water ph of 7.2 to 7.8.
I never check for ph, the only water parameters I have is from my city public water analysis.
Discus don't care much about water hardness; young discus do really well in hard water.
It is the eggs that is sensitive to hard water.
So you might need an RO unit at breeding time if you got hard water.
It is the bio load and the nitrogen cycle that is important.
You should do 10% straight tap water change daily at same or similiar temperature. I don't know where you get your water but if you smell chlorine in your tap water, then you might want to age it for 24 hours with air bubbles. But it is totally OK to use straight tap if your water does not have a strong chlorine smell. I do straight tap 75% water changes weekly.
For that sick boy, put him in a small separate tank, add salt, and do everything that same above.
He will mostly pull out of it. If not, you got more fish coming, right?
By the way, who are you getting your fish from.
If you want, PM me for a good recommendation.
Good Luck
My discus do great in city water ph of 7.2 to 7.8.
I never check for ph, the only water parameters I have is from my city public water analysis.
Discus don't care much about water hardness; young discus do really well in hard water.
It is the eggs that is sensitive to hard water.
So you might need an RO unit at breeding time if you got hard water.
It is the bio load and the nitrogen cycle that is important.
You should do 10% straight tap water change daily at same or similiar temperature. I don't know where you get your water but if you smell chlorine in your tap water, then you might want to age it for 24 hours with air bubbles. But it is totally OK to use straight tap if your water does not have a strong chlorine smell. I do straight tap 75% water changes weekly.
For that sick boy, put him in a small separate tank, add salt, and do everything that same above.
He will mostly pull out of it. If not, you got more fish coming, right?
By the way, who are you getting your fish from.
If you want, PM me for a good recommendation.
Good Luck
well im not sure if imma get some right away but sooner or later....and i probably will be gettin from binh
www.simplydiscus.com may help
QUOTE (fhcool @ May 24 2005, 01:43 PM)
www.simplydiscus.com may help
yeah i got someone to get discus from now but im probably not gonna do discus for a while..i been thinking about getting back into bettas..my favorite really....so yeah ill get some better discus when i geta better suited tank also..just kinda workin on growing soem of my plants in my tank right now and thinkin abotu getting back into bettas
QUOTE (fishy @ Apr 29 2005, 07:38 AM)
hey people..well i decided to get into some discus..and so the past week i been out lookign for a pair..no luck ..so i decided to just pic up some small ones...check this out and good or bad comments are welcome ...
discus one...
..so i decided to just pic up some small ones...check this out and good or bad comments are welcome ...discus one...
Nice discus..looks similar to what I have. Where did you buy this bro?
QUOTE (aga caliente @ May 26 2005, 04:11 PM)
QUOTE (fishy @ Apr 29 2005, 07:38 AM)
hey people..well i decided to get into some discus..and so the past week i been out lookign for a pair..no luck ..so i decided to just pic up some small ones...check this out and good or bad comments are welcome ...
discus one...
..so i decided to just pic up some small ones...check this out and good or bad comments are welcome ...discus one...
Nice discus..looks similar to what I have. Where did you buy this bro?
at a lfs in sac..capital aquarium...
i like the orange one!
PH 6.4-6.8 Wild Discus anywhere from Ph 5-6 Temperture 84 and higher
Good lookin discus !!
And , hey how much did u get your ARO for??
I'm plannin to get one of that size
And , hey how much did u get your ARO for??
I'm plannin to get one of that size
QUOTE (floverboy @ Jun 21 2005, 08:45 PM)
Good lookin discus !!
And , hey how much did u get your ARO for??
I'm plannin to get one of that size
And , hey how much did u get your ARO for??
I'm plannin to get one of that size
i got it from one of my fish homies..so the price ...well:rolleyes: lets just say i got it for a good deal..these usually fun about 50 to 100 at that size and smaller during the season ..its gone now tho..him and his sibling was a jumper..jumped through a tiny tiny tiny hole ..
Thats bad dude ,,, sry to hear that !! 
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