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  1. foley69

    Stocking 190 Us Gallon Fowlr

    Hi I'm currently in the process of purchasing a 190gal tank and was wondering if anybody could provide some ideas of what fish would be good in this size tank Few ideas I had were Queen angel Picasso trigger Porcupine puffer Volitan lion Atlantic pork fish Powder blue tang
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    Nymphea Zenkeri

    Hi I have just got a few snips of this lily and was wondering do the trimmings grow or do you actually need a bulb for it to grow if that makes sense Thanks
  3. foley69

    Just Getting New 225 Gal Tank Finished Up (Pics), Need Help Picking Ou

    Breeder feeder IMO is the worst thing you can do with the 55 ur cichlids will be better off on pellets and other food designed for central,south Americans
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    New Discus Pics

    iv heard of doing 50% wc daily but iv heard that can be more detrimental to the fish as it is constantly changing the environment and also stability of water is affected i have been doing 25% twice a week and feeding 3-4 times a day and they all have little bellies and test my water every other...
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    New Discus Pics

    dont forget i want pics once you got it all up and runnin
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    New Discus Pics

    as soon as i can shift on my other fish that are in there now and get the water similar to the tank they are in now so maybe a week or 2 as the 45gal is just too small for em
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    New Discus Pics

    will do im gonna end up with 6-8 in my tank with 20-30 rummynose,pair of bolivian rams and 12 or so corys
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    New Discus Pics

    well iv heard a lot of different things i mean when they get moved into the bigger tank then its got 2 externals so wc's might be 25-30% a week and ye get that 240 ready mate you wont regret it
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    New Discus Pics

    im gonna do 2x 25% changes a week and tap water as its around neutral in my area so i have added wood in just to soften it that little more
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    New Discus Pics

    i dont see why you couldnt get 6 in that size tank i mean you would be limited to other tank mates but certainly do half a dozen discus
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    Cichlid Noob!

    in a 120 you will be looking at maybe a pair of dwarf cichlids like rams if you intend on other fish in there if not then maybe a pair of firemouth's these are gorgious when a pair form imo. or if you wanted to go for a more biotope set up you could look at tanganyikan shell dwellers these...
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    New Discus Pics

    y wait i say i have been pondering for about a year now and i finally did it, im so impatient i have them in a 45g atm but moving em into my 75gal asap just need to shift on the fish from my other tank first. iv had them a day and i cant wait till i get some more in and see them in a nice shoal...
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    New Discus Pics

    cheers i have a small blue diamond in and he seems to be the most active they are very reserved atm but they only went in yday hey are eating bloodworm but not prima so i will feed lightly on bloodworm till they demand more food
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    New Discus Pics

    I find em a good price and good quality mIne were feeding straight away
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    Discus Settling In

    Good stuff fingers crossed they settle in a treat I just fed mIne for the first time and they scoffed the lot
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    New Discus Pics

    Got it from maidenhead aquatics as its the only decent place around my area for discus
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    New Discus Pics

    well i did it i bit the bullet and goy my first 3 discus along with some rummymose and trillianatus? corys his the pic of one of my stendker discus he is around 12cm http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/385644_3092218432147_1464624376_32096551_2126254286_n.jpg
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    Discus Settling In

    dark colours etc as mine seem to have maintained their colour i was wondering if "six" started off with full colours before his darkened up
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    Taking The Discus Plunge

    just got some kusuri wormer gonna add that in then get some shots of my new guys
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    Discus Settling In

    i have just added my first discus in the tank they have been in the tank for about 2 hrs now and have maintained their colour hopefully this will continue when did "six" start looking a bit "wobbly"
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    Taking The Discus Plunge

    woo got my first discus today a couple of stendkers and a blue diamond just settling em in now ill get pics soon
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    Taking The Discus Plunge

    cheers mate worth having a look at but im going to be looking at ordering some stendker for myself at work next week i have my eyes set on some nice stendker turqs and leopards just after some contrasting colour will blues, reds and yellows or whites
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    Taking The Discus Plunge

    also guys what would be the best thing to do add the other fish first or the discus first ?
  24. foley69

    Taking The Discus Plunge

    ye the ones at my work are 12cm+ im not going to cheap out with them plus i can see the colours coming through on slightly larger fish i have a 75gal tank with my big nasties in which will be going into a 6x2x2 soon so a nice 75gal will be free for em i was looking at getting some rummynose...
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    Taking The Discus Plunge

    i dno lol theres two really nice leopard skins that are around 10-12cm in diametre woul you say thats a good size to get em ?
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    Taking The Discus Plunge

    cheers doodster i have decided to get the 6 juvees in my 45 gal ten grow them on for my 75 gal i have decided to leave the big nasties as discus allow me to keep other peacful fish i like such as apisto's and corys i have some nice stendker discus in my work so ill be having a a few of them
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    Taking The Discus Plunge

    best get saving then lol
  28. foley69

    Taking The Discus Plunge

    I was thinking of getting of getting 6x juvenile discus and growing them on how should I add them all at once or any other order
  29. foley69

    Uaru Cichlid

    Course you could enjoy them till around 5-6" when they hit that they would need s bigger tank but until then enjoy !!!!!
  30. foley69

    Taking The Discus Plunge

    Yea I was thinking that you see iv got a 75gal ATM with Oscar and jag cichlid in but I'm gonna be moving within 6 months so I'm getting a 6x2x2 so the discus will be moving into the 75 gal which I van assume that's a good size for them
  31. foley69

    Taking The Discus Plunge

    Hi not been on here for a while, just after some advice really I'm thinking about going for the discus plunge I have a 45 gal tank is this big enough if so how many and what tank mates could I have , any other advice appreciated too Cheers foley
  32. foley69

    Oscar And Green Terror

    Couldn't agree more 75 gal is a good home for an Oscar I'd prefer bigger but I have no room
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    What Pleco For 75 Gal

    Well if seen some nice scobys in a Maidenhead they have been in for about 2 months now and look great but I'm drawn to royal plecs as I think they would appreciate the wood more
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    Oscar And Green Terror

    Id agree 75gal is a good size aquarium for an Oscar the green terror if it carrys on being mellow it might work
  35. foley69

    Oscar And Green Terror

    I'll give it a bash then fingers crossed it works cheers guys
  36. foley69

    Oscar And Green Terror

    Ye they are only juvees iv had a severum in with the gt for a while up until a few day.s ago and the gt never bothered him that's why I questioned whether the g would be ok with an oscar
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    What Pleco For 75 Gal

    Tank mates will be pims gt maybe Oscar temps at 26c and decor is a huge 3ft piece of bogwood lava rock and fake plants
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    Oscar And Green Terror

    Pims are 5" the green terror is quite mellow compaired to ones iv had in past the Oscar is avtad bit bigger than my gt
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    What Pleco For 75 Gal

    Hi as title says I'm stuck on what type of L number for my 75gal I'm thinking scobiancistrus auratus, gold nugget,royal plec ... Any opinions appreciated
  40. foley69

    Oscar And Green Terror

    Hi I was wonderin what you guys might thunk about adding my albino red Oscar in my 75 gal with my gt and my pictus cats both Oscar and gt are about 3.5"
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