Goldfish contest thread

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120 gallon tank
14 discus
8 plecos
2 corycat
2 tiger barb
2 geophagus
Long term goal is to keep all fishes alive as long as possible and to all discus 7 “ plus.
This tank is an overflow sump, very simple 15 percent wc every other day or as needed.116050

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20 gallon sump
Wc is by the sump 1/3 cold water 2/3 hot water straight from the tap

[Second Hand Pat]

Some of these guys already look good sized. :) How old are the discus now?
Pat

[Adam S]

Not what I was expecting when I clicked "goldfish contest thread," but nice tank none the less! Is it a typical 4x2x2 120 gallon? Looks really tall in the pictures.

[goldfish]

Hi Pat my discus are from Tony at sunrisetropicals.com from October 2017. Size most are from 2.8-3” and few are from 4” discus. Tony had retired from discus so this my last discus tank from him.

[Gabriel13]

Nice discus. They sure eat good. Just look at how thick they are!

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King and queen of this tank
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Tiger family
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Blue phantom meets tiger pleco

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Wow your discus really are thick,healthy and colorful. What kind of pleco is that? Love the bright yellow polka dots and stripes.
Patty

[goldfish]

Thank you for your nice comments Patty. The yellow porka dots fish is a gold nugget pleco. My discus are feed with grounged beef. They are multiple times a day. Wc are done Every other days to ensure healthy fishs.116127

[danotaylor]

lookin good mate! love the pleco's as well!! By "grounded beef" do you mean store bought "hamburger" meat?

[Pices]

Gold Nugget, it’s been a while since I’ve seen one. Nice-Thanks
Daniel, Glad you asked. I was wondering the same thing.
Patty

[Adam S]

Goldies are difficult plecos for discus tanks. Though they enjoy warm water, they are almost entirely herbivorous. You also need to trust your source greatly or be able to pick them yourself.

Some better options include: L128 (blue phantom), L200 (green phantom, two species) and L14 (sunshine pleco). L14 are particularly good but grow larger than the other two.

[goldfish]

Hi Daniel
My discus eats home made beef from the supermarket for human to eat. After purchasing 2 pounds of meat, i ask the meat personnel to put it in the grinder for three passes. Flat the meat and freeze it. My discus love it more than frozen blood worm.

[goldfish]

Hey Adams
I was looking at the goldy this afternoon but did not buy the suckerfish. My plecos bought from the same local fishstore. So far so good.

[danotaylor]

Hi Daniel
My discus eats home made beef from the supermarket for human to eat. After purchasing 2 pounds of meat, i ask the meat personnel to put it in the grinder for three passes. Flat the meat and freeze it. My discus love it more than frozen blood worm.

Very interesting goldfish...thanks for answering...do you add any other ingredients before you freeze it!!

[goldfish]

Yes Dan
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[Pices]

Thanks goldfish. Nothing better than a fat discus. If only this were true for humans, I’d be in pig heaven right now.
Patty

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[Loosir]

Hey Goldfish,
Beautiful setup and discus!

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Thank you Geoff for a nice comment. Here is an update

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After 15 percent wc, fish are doing fine.

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[danotaylor]

Looking great mate!! What strain is the brown based fish with the red halo? Really beautiful shape & color...love it!

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That a red covered discus

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[Hidan]

Your Discus remind me of mine. Just missing those reds you have.

Am mad about those plecos you have, sadly none of them are available here and if by chance they were, they would cost a hand and a leg. I got my first bristlenose for my tank and it was the first time I saw a bristlenose as even they are not available, coz the commons are just so cheap.

So tempted to get Geo's as one of the LFS has some that look incredible, but can't get myself to do so, until the Discus are fully grow & I have sand in the tank.

[Pices]

Nice pics Goldfish. Love the colors of your discus. You and some other pleco lovers have me seriously looking at them as an addition to my tank in the future-really nice!
Patty

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