Discus

[helsekia]

Hi

After a while keeping a variety of freshwater and oddballs i decided to switch.Im now just starting out in discus

so what id like to ask is for all you discus keepers out there send me pics of your set ups and fish along with any good tips pleassssssssse

i have a red marlborough,leopard,snakeskin and pidgeon blood in a 6.5ft tank overfiltred with a long air curtain.

I look forward to lots of pics

thanx

 

[HelenUK]

excellent news I don't have time right now (mother is coming for dinner lol) but i will post some info for you (thats if spooks don't get here before lol) but i guess more than one lot of help and options may be best So when i get a bit of time i will post for you.

 

[helsekia]

great I look forward to that

 

[DiscusAngel]

Sorry! i have only just found this site i am not sure how to post pictures! i have a community tank which contains 4 discus! they are not specific discus. they are just a brown colour with beautiful Blue wavey stripes. i have been looking for different discus such as the red marlborough i saw one tht was about 2-3" and it was £40! i paid £40 for all four of mine as it is! ill try find out a way of posting pictures! but discus like lots of plants ecpecially the stringy ones!!!

 

[kev_kb]

Enter Discus into the search box....

 

[angelmouse]

This is my first Discus tank, had mine for 3 weeks. Not experienced enough to offer any tips though. Angel

 

[helsekia]

oooo lovely tank angelmouse,very pretty.How are you getting along with them?they look lovely.


mmmm searchbox,,,,,,could do kev kb but i wanted personal stories and pictures that nice friendly people were wiling to share with me

 

[-=Joel=-]

Going pretty well for me so far .... however I spent around 1month asking loads of questions and reading up on them. Get to know you discus dealer as they will help you out with water info etc

 

[helsekia]

Joel your tank is stunning whats the dimensions?what are the levels (ph)?tankmates?how loong has the tank been set up?

 

[angelmouse]

Hi Helsekia I love the colours of your fish joel. Mine hid for couple of days but are now greedy pigs and snatch food out of my fingers before i get chance to put it on sides of tank. they are about 4". Trying to fatten them up with beefheart and tetra prima 5x a day and doing 15-20% water changes every other day. Bit scared of them stunting as its a planted tank. what do you feed yours on? So pleased i chose discus, i`ve been considering them for years and reserching them but had lots of conflicting advice.
ph- 6.9-7
kh-4
gh-6
tank 48x 15x18 (love a bigger one though) 80% r/o- 20% treated tap water
and 2x nutrafin co2, My tap water is very hard so thes help keep my ph down
let us know more about your set up Angel

 

[kev_kb]

mmmm searchbox,,,,,,could do kev kb but i wanted personal stories and pictures that nice friendly people were wiling to share with me

That's what you'll find using the search

It's a great resource and everyone should use it!

 

[-=Joel=-]

Joel your tank is stunning whats the dimensions?what are the levels (ph)?tankmates?how loong has the tank been set up?

The tank is 5ft x 18inches wide x 24inches high

Ph 6.5 - 7.0 (raises at night due to no Co2)

At present I only have 3 Discus, two didnt make it but I have got another 4 coming in two weeks time. I have a group of 4 ansistrus and a big shoal of cardinals, 50+, but I may add more Lol

Also have a few sword tails in there that breeding pretty well. The fry dont even get eaten !!

 

[helsekia]

thanks for your replies angel and joel.Sounds like you are both doing a great job.

I havent got plants in there yet do you think its a good or bad idea?

and kev yes i suppse one advantage of the search button is i wont have to worry bout people hijackin my thread

 

[gsta13]

thanks for your replies angel and joel.Sounds like you are both doing a great job.

I havent got plants in there yet do you think its a good or bad idea?

and kev yes i suppse one advantage of the search button is i wont have to worry bout people hijackin my thread

lol.
i have a 4ft tank 240ltrs and was wondering what would be the best number of discus to keep inthere? and i heard that we shouldnt add discus to a newly established tank we should wait around three mounths?
jus askinsome questions tht might help u out as well
Greg

 

[helsekia]

yeah i heard that you shouldnt ad discus to tanks that have been running less than 3 months but mines been up n running over a year