G_Man10
08-01-2020, 02:10 PM
Hi All,
I'm returning to discus after a longtime away. I was big into discus in the '90s, having the opportunity to work with wild-caughts. However, I had to get out because of frequent relocations for my schooling and career. Moving so much, I could not provide the care that I knew discus needed and deserved. Between then and now, I filled the void with research and other fish. At one point, I had 14 aquariums in apartments / a small house, mostly South American and Central American cichlid breeding projects along with saltwater breeding projects. This was what my wife refers to as my "mad scientist phase" and frequent moves eventually made it too difficult to sustain that many tanks.
My love of discus never left. That's a long time to keep an obsession pent up. I'm finally in a stable enough situation where I feel I can return to discus. To shake off some of the rust, I worked my way back in with my current 70-gal with Hero efasciatus and Guinanacara stergiosi . I've had these for 5 years and the severums are breeding.
I remember a lot from my past experience with discus, but there have undoubtedly been changes, advancements, etc. specific to the discus hobby that I've missed over the years. I've joined this group to:
1. get myself caught up on that knowledge
2. gather input on the best breeding setup
3. share my experiences with others from this point forward and help advance our hobby
Again, I'm interested in gathering thoughts / ideas on the best breeding setup. I want to create the best setup, from the ground up / from day 1. I have always been (and continue to be) in love with wild-type discuss. I have nothing against the selectively-bred strains - they are absolutely gorgeous - but wild-types are just truly where my passion lies. Once I'm set up, I'll be looking to obtain wild-types to breed (or raise, pair off, and then breed). I'm particularly interested in including wild-type S. discus strains (i.e., blue face / royal blue Heckels). I'd prefer not to work with wild-caught Heckels again so I will be searching for F1s, F2s, etc. From my research with captive spawning of native temperate fishes, I have a few unorthodox tricks up my sleeve that may or may not apply to discus. For anyone interested, I'd be happy to give updates on how people's suggestions are working as my projects progress, as well as provide input on how well (or poorly) any experimental aspects are performing.
Thanks for having me in this space.
Chris
I'm returning to discus after a longtime away. I was big into discus in the '90s, having the opportunity to work with wild-caughts. However, I had to get out because of frequent relocations for my schooling and career. Moving so much, I could not provide the care that I knew discus needed and deserved. Between then and now, I filled the void with research and other fish. At one point, I had 14 aquariums in apartments / a small house, mostly South American and Central American cichlid breeding projects along with saltwater breeding projects. This was what my wife refers to as my "mad scientist phase" and frequent moves eventually made it too difficult to sustain that many tanks.
My love of discus never left. That's a long time to keep an obsession pent up. I'm finally in a stable enough situation where I feel I can return to discus. To shake off some of the rust, I worked my way back in with my current 70-gal with Hero efasciatus and Guinanacara stergiosi . I've had these for 5 years and the severums are breeding.
I remember a lot from my past experience with discus, but there have undoubtedly been changes, advancements, etc. specific to the discus hobby that I've missed over the years. I've joined this group to:
1. get myself caught up on that knowledge
2. gather input on the best breeding setup
3. share my experiences with others from this point forward and help advance our hobby
Again, I'm interested in gathering thoughts / ideas on the best breeding setup. I want to create the best setup, from the ground up / from day 1. I have always been (and continue to be) in love with wild-type discuss. I have nothing against the selectively-bred strains - they are absolutely gorgeous - but wild-types are just truly where my passion lies. Once I'm set up, I'll be looking to obtain wild-types to breed (or raise, pair off, and then breed). I'm particularly interested in including wild-type S. discus strains (i.e., blue face / royal blue Heckels). I'd prefer not to work with wild-caught Heckels again so I will be searching for F1s, F2s, etc. From my research with captive spawning of native temperate fishes, I have a few unorthodox tricks up my sleeve that may or may not apply to discus. For anyone interested, I'd be happy to give updates on how people's suggestions are working as my projects progress, as well as provide input on how well (or poorly) any experimental aspects are performing.
Thanks for having me in this space.
Chris