Discus

Subject: Discus Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:40 pm

I got some cheap ones at the MASI swap meet bought 6 of them for $30 and they threw in an extra one. I got a 55g tank that will be ready for them in hopefully a month just gotta move some things around. Will post some pics when i get some

Subject: Re: Discus Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:18 pm

Sounds good and a nice deal.

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Subject: Re: Discus Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:39 pm

Cool! Nice deal on discus.

Subject: Re: Discus Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:04 pm

thanks i wanna post some pics but they are all hiding right now so it is hard to get pics

Subject: Re: Discus Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:37 am

Nice pick up! 6 is a good number for keeping discus. Have you ever kept them before? They are not as hard to keep as everyone makes them out to be. They are just super sensitive to fluctuations in water chem.

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Yea, Mike is right, I kept some for a while. You just have to be very consistent with water quality and changes.

Hopefully yours will get less hidey for you soon.

The handful I had were *always* insanely shy. Mike had a bunch of things he tried that worked to make his less skittish, but I never had good luck with it.

Subject: Re: Discus Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:13 pm

i have never kept them and the guy that i bought them from said that 6 is better than 3 my original number and when should i switch them over to my 55g? Should i wait till a certain size or does it matter?

Subject: Re: Discus Tue Oct 06, 2009 4:45 pm

I would let them settle in a little before moving them again...maybe a couple weeks. Good pick up, what kind are they? Anyway good luck with them, I have kept many Cichlids but never Discus!

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Subject: Re: Discus Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:31 pm

the tag on them said gold discus but i havent seen them in full color yet they sre still too pale

Subject: Re: Discus Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:00 am

How are the Discus now?

With discus its better to keep 6 or more this way they can establish a strong pecking order were one fish isn't singled out and killed. It also increases the chance that them might pair up What a Face

Subject: Re: Discus Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:02 pm

they are doin great coloring up a lil more and about 1 week away from their next tank the 55g

Subject: Re: Discus Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:07 pm

I want to try discus one day when I have a bigger (I mean at least 100 gallons) tank. I wonder why discus are one of the very few schoolers of the cichlid world

Subject: Re: Discus Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:44 pm

Senegal160 wrote:

I want to try discus one day when I have a bigger (I mean at least 100 gallons) tank. I wonder why discus are one of the very few schoolers of the cichlid world

Mainly because of most Cichlids size and aggression!

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Subject: Re: Discus Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:07 pm

Mostlycichlids wrote:

Senegal160 wrote:

I want to try discus one day when I have a bigger (I mean at least 100 gallons) tank. I wonder why discus are one of the very few schoolers of the cichlid world

Mainly because of most Cichlids size and aggression!

So true, I can't believe angels and Discus are cichlids though.

Subject: Re: Discus Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:56 pm

sorry been a little busy with real life but the discus are looking great and just got some new tankmates some corry cats and a trio of pineapple swordtails. My camera has been broken for awhile but i just got it fixed so after the holidays i will post some pics