20 Gallon grow out

[Maxx24]

So I am a little new with Discus -only had 3 (juvies about 4 months old) but then was able to get these 6 little guys- they are just a tad smaller than a dime..
here is a few picture of the set up right now and I'll be making changes as they grow..
I've decided to open this thread - to document and be able to see pictures as they grow in chronological order to see difference in sizes. (Temperature 84.5) -
they are eating well, and no issues at all with WC (don't seem to be bothered at all)

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Also , here is a picture of when I got them , and then once in the tank I was able to get better pictures.

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these were just taken yesterday.

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[danotaylor]

Nice Maxx. What strain are the lil fellas? Do you have any pics of their parents?

[Second Hand Pat]

Cute little buggers Max, about three weeks old?
Pat

[Maxx24]

I believe 4 weeks old.... I took a picture of the parents with my cellphone... so not as good quality.. but here it is..

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[danotaylor]

Cool...got your own little grow out challenge going then ;) I'm no expert, so it looks like a F red turq x M brown or alenquer...close?

[Maxx24]

your guess is probably better than mine, I was told red alenquer for both but one does look more royal blue I thought-- so maybe someone experienced could help us both .. lol

[danotaylor]

In my grossly inexperienced judgment (blush) the fish on the right looks to be a wild type, and could be an alenquer for sure...the one on the left i believe is a domestic strain...my best guess is red turq...please someone educate us novices ;)

[Maxx24]

Found this similar thread with info regarding alenquer/royal looking discus... http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?130149-Alenquer

[Second Hand Pat]

Hi Max, how is it going with your little ones? What are you feeding?
Pat

[danotaylor]

Hi Max, how is it going with your little ones? What are you feeding?
Pat
Any thoughts about the adult pair variants Pat?

[Second Hand Pat]

Found this similar thread with info regarding alenquer/royal looking discus... http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?130149-Alenquer



Any thoughts about the adult pair variants Pat?

Danny, in the first quote there is a linked thread and in that thread I said this


Alenquers in the wild can range from nearly solid to a partial/full royal. Do you know if both parents were both Alenquer? Nice pair BTW.
Pat

So that is my best guess on this pair assuming they are an Alenquer/Cuipeua cross. The supplier is always the best place to ask this question.
Pat

[Maxx24]

All 6 are doing well... I've been feeding frozen baby brine shrimp mixed with flakes broken into super small pieces... WC about 80% every day (except for one day I missed )... I also tried this good called first bites.. but is so small I can't even tell if they ate it lol...

[danotaylor]

Danny, in the first quote there is a linked thread and in that thread I said this

So that is my best guess on this pair assuming they are an Alenquer/Cuipeua cross. The supplier is always the best place to ask this question.
Pat

Thanks Pat. I'm not sure what partial or full royal actually means. I'm my ignorance of discus root species, I don't have a clear understanding of where the genetics have emerged from, but I did think full patterned fish were domestic hybrids of the wild types. I'm guessing now that is incorrect, yes? Lol ;)

[Second Hand Pat]

Danny, a semi-royal has the striations going partially down the body and a full royal has the striations covering the whole body. There are definitely wilds which are full royals.
Pat

[danotaylor]

Thanks Pat. That's awesome there is fully striated wild fish. I love this hobby. I have been in it for 38 years and still learning. Thanks for clarifying that for me, and helping me to increase my knowledge!

[Maxx24]

No real update. all 6 doing well ... one of them seems to be getting a tiny bit bigger than the rest already but it's barely noticeable...

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[Maxx24]

These guys are still doing great- now eating all kinds of foods-- frozen brine shrimp -frozen BH and also a recipe which included shrimp, Tetracolor Granules, pea baby food and a little garlic, blended all - frozen then once frozen grated to small pieces.. WC every day of 80 to 90%.

will keep updating with weekly pictures so that in the end I can see week to week changes.. :D

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[Maxx24]

Yesterday i had an ammonia and nitrite spike.. fish started acting strange , less movement... ammonia level was between 0.50 and 1.0 nitrite 0.25ppm .. I believe this was due to the use of new food, I performed a 95% water change...
One of them was really stressed-really dark in color just staying in one place on the bottom corner, he is the biggest one too. I wasn't sure he would make it thru the night. So this morning that all look completely normal, including the one that I felt was a gonner. It's a nice suprise , I just hope I made the water change on time to avoid long term effects..
Also, I feel that the air pump I'm using for the filter may not pump as much air anymore, I'll be replacing that today just in case. I'm the meantime I'm keeping an eye on their activity level and water parameters..

[Maxx24]

Noticed some white poop from the one that was most affected by ammonia spike, hopefully it was just a single time due to stress and not something else...