Contest discus

[Rod]

Heres some pics of the royal blue discus from Darren. At first they were a little slow to eat and were quite timid. My guess is the change of water conditions took a little getting used to, i inspected stool samples from these fish and found nothing remarkable. Also the breathing rate appeared normal and i didn't notice any stratching or other behavior which would indicate parasites. Now they are eating very well and appear to have adjusted to my care. They are around 55mm sl, at receiving they measured 45mm sl to 48mm sl. Foods they are accepting are fbs, fbw, live insect larvae, sera discus granules (normal type). They are still a little hesitent on my home made mix (Darren, what is in your mix...crab eggs and fillet steak? :) )

Rod:)

[renae]

Hi Rod,
looks like these little ones are doing well,thanks for the measurements it gives us an idea of where we should be at, mine have only just started taking my bh mix today and eating more aggressively.Thanks for the update.
Renae.

[Darren's Discus]

still a little hesitent on my home made mix (Darren, what is in your mix...crab eggs and fillet steak? :) )

Rod:)
Mine is just plain old beefheart with a few goodies nothing special,Rod stop trying to feed them caviar !mate looking good !



cheers

[two utes]

Hi Rod. Thanks for the report. Your fish look great. I liked the last photo, particulary the fish on the left. Mine aren't as keen on FBH, as they are with FBW and FBS, which they are now taking two cubes of per feed. I am still persisting with FBH which is their first feed every morning. Looking forward to your next report.:)

[BSW]

Well, I've been missing the "control fish" due to my stupidity !
And you have Royal Blues !
Very prety fish you've got there, all looking great.
Glad they are eating well for you now.
There will be some monster fish come of this contest !
keep up the good work -
B

[pcsb23]

Looking good Rod, but I wouldn't expect anything else ;)

[Armandi_Fishcarer]

Excellent looking fish, keep up the good work :)

Regards Armandi ;)

[April]

wheres the update pics rodney? how are they doing?

[GrillMaster]

wheres the update pics rodney? how are they doing?

Uh huh....How they doin bud? ;) :)

[Rod]

wheres the update pics rodney? how are they doing?


Uh huh....How they doin bud? ;) :)


Sorry guys, didn't notice your message.

Anyway heres an update. :D

Rod:)

[brewmaster15]

Looking Good Rod...very Good Mate!

Thanks for the update!!:)

-al

[Armandi_Fishcarer]

They are looking amazing :D

I love the transformation

Keep up the good work

Regards Armandi ;)

[Darren's Discus]

Rod,
I think they need to come home now !:D:D:D. mate awesome job they look great.


cheers

[airbus123]

sorry guys, what's a royal blue? made up of what type of strains? sorry!

[Rod]

sorry guys, what's a royal blue? made up of what type of strains? sorry!

No need for sorry....

Royal blues are wild type discus. They are developed using the blue discus. When the name royal is attached to a wild type, it means the fish in question has superior colors and marking to the usual fish from that type.

hth

Rod :)

[pcsb23]

Coming on very nicely Rod :)

[Rod]

Hi everyone :)

Here is an update on the challenge discus from Darren.

5 out of the 6 still remain, 1 died mysteriously a while back. Good one day, dead the next and i couldn't see why. none of the usual signs of disease or anything, and i didn't need to treat any other discus, everyone else was looking good....

The 1st photo shows 4 of them at the front, along with some other tank buddies. They are in a 120 gallon.
2nd photo is the largest discus, he was slightly larger than 13cm standard length when i measured him a couple of weeks ago. I guess that is about 5" or slightly more. The rest of the challenge discus are slightly smaller by a centimeter or thereabouts.

[Rod]

heres the rest of the gang :)

[dpt8]

Beautiful.. Great job. I love the thickness and striations. David T

[Darren's Discus]

Rod,
excellent job,mate they look great.thank's for the update.


cheers

[Ed13]

Oh boy, if I could only have 6 such nice discus:mad:

[ashaysathe]

That is spectacular Rod.. U da man.. I have lot more to do now whenever I come to Australia besides buying a Kookabura bat..

[Armandi_Fishcarer]

Hi Rod :)

A very well grown together group.

Wish you all the best with them.

Fantastic job!

Regards Armandi ;)

[Condor]

Rod they look fantastic. Great job with 'em.

Adrian

[April]

ok..rod..id say you were successful..but then we all know that..hence the control group.

[vera]

WELL DONE RoD!!!:drummer:

[Rod]

Heres an update on the contest discus. :) Photo measurements will be taken in the next few days. :)

First one is the largest. Male i am guessing.

[Rod]

I think male, some shaking with a suspected female.

[Rod]

another male?

[Rod]

Female?

[Rod]

another female?

[Rod]

group photo and a few of their tankmates.

Rod:)

[ashaysathe]

WOW ... have nothing else to say !!!

[Eddie]

Awesome fish Rod, absolutely gorgeous. Must be something in the water over there in Australia. :)

Eddie

[April]

well..im impressed..ok im not. lol. i expected nothing less. they are beauties though. id say worth getting a spawn outa them.
the females show more red..which seems to be the case quite often right?

[Darren's Discus]

Ok Rod,enough is enough they really need to come home now !:D:D:D


cheers

[Rod]

Thanks Ashay and Eddie :) I can only take a little of the credit, good fish to start with, all i did was change water and feed them. :)




well..im impressed..ok im not. lol. i expected nothing less. they are beauties though. id say worth getting a spawn outa them.
the females show more red..which seems to be the case quite often right?

lol Thanks April...i think!! :D

Yep, i've noticed that too, females show more red. I remember my old alenquer crosses, the females were brick red and the males like royal blues....wish i still had them...sigh!


Ok Rod,enough is enough they really need to come home now !:D:D:D


cheers

Thanks mate, they have grown up really well. More growth to come too i think. :)

[Eddie]

Yeah, but feeding and WCs are the work you put into it. Grade A discus with poor care and nutrition won't produce quality Discus. You definitely are responsible for the beauty in your fish. :)

[Rod]

Yeah, but feeding and WCs are the work you put into it. Grade A discus with poor care and nutrition won't produce quality Discus. You definitely are responsible for the beauty in your fish. :)

Thanks mate :D

[Darren's Discus]

Yeah, but feeding and WCs are the work you put into it. Grade A discus with poor care and nutrition won't produce quality Discus. You definitely are responsible for the beauty in your fish. :)

So true Rod did an awesome job raising them !




cheers

[Ardan]

Wow! Fabulous discus:):):)

Ardan

[Roxanne]

Hmmm. Very nice Rod. Are they for sale??:D

[TankWatcher]

Now who's being a cheeky chicken :D:D

[Roxanne]

;):D

[architect1]

vary beautiful discus rod. nice shapes and colors.

[Roxanne]

...and here they are again....just arrived at the second last stop on their whirlwind Aussie tour.....

I have to say, you have got to see these guys in the fins to appreciate how awesome they are..the photos can't capture their 3D chunkiness...or the amazing colour variations...I have to post in the disease section re one of them unfortunately....(headstanding)

I am very grateful to Darren & Rod for all the hard work they put into these puppies, and the generosity to the forum they have both shown...3 cheers x 2 for Darren & Rod....:balloon::balloon: Hopefully, they will fry, and we can send a few parcels north of the border;) to both of you.......

....And, also, Thank You to Al, Ryan and all the Simply Admin for the work they put into arranging these events...

Thanks Again you guys


Roxanne

[Eddie]

They look fantastic Rox, I am jealous!

Best of luck,

Eddie

[TankWatcher]

Hey Rox, they do look stunning.

So one is still head standing? Hard to tell from the pics. Hopefully, it's just stress of the move.

[Roxanne]

:DEddie...now, now...you got your own pretty fish:D...tho I don't consider discus envy a bad thing...I have it for those Stendkers!

Hi Robyn:)...the one on the left in the first pic is the one head standing...she's second on the left in the second pic..she's the biggest & friendliest:mad:...I started a Disease Link for her...

Roxanne

[Darren's Discus]

Roxanne,
they look great in your tank,Let's hope the headstander is just showing off !


cheers

[Roxanne]

...or self obsessed...:D....I know they have always been in BB so I don't think it's what I like to call LFSDFOBTBB Syndrome..."local fish shop discus freaked out by the bare bottom" Syndrome...

Rox

[Scribbles]

Hey Rox,

Your new guys look spectacular. Can't wait for more pics after they settle in.

Chris

[Roxanne]

Thanks Chris....just wish I could take the credit for their good looks:D

[Ben75]

Hi Rox,
Gee they look awsome. I hope they pair up for you.
All the best with them , you certainly have a good head
start with quality stock. Please keep us posted with their progress.
Kind Regards

[Roxanne]

Hi Ben, how r u?...if they don't pair up, it's still a joy to watch them anyways...but if they do, we'll throw some extras in the box for you;)

Rox

[two utes]

Looking Good Roxanne.:D

[Roxanne]

Hey..how ya goin Joe?.:)...Ladies and gents, our actual SD Challenge Winner is in the house:D...

if we ask nicely, he might just post us updated pics of his beauties...how bout it Joe?;)

Rox

[two utes]

Sure thing Roxanne...but give me awhile to sort it out. I've just arrived home from a fishing trip in Mackay, and need to sort a few things...l'll be back!

[two utes]

As you requested Roxanne here is a couple of photos of the Challenge discus.
Note you can still make out the last forked bar.

I'm looking forward to following the second discus challenge. :D


http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k372/twoutes/chal1.jpg


http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k372/twoutes/chal2.jpg

[Roxanne]

They look really great Joe:)...I can see how they are all alike now that I have their siblings in my tank;)....I just love how their bars come out and they look really wild with the intense brown....then almost transform into a different looking fish altogether, like a turk or whatever...thanks so much for updating:)

Rox

[Roxanne]

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Note you can still make out the last forked bar.
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http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k372/twoutes/chal1.jpg



...oooo...just noticed that...I'm going to go check mine now lol...I've got juvies with the weirdo bars...

[two utes]

Here's another shot of it when it was a youngster. It was a good way to tell it apart from all the others, and one of my favorites out of the bunch then. Even now in my community tank remains my favorite :D

http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k372/twoutes/forkedbar.jpg

[Roxanne]

he is beautiful anyway...I checked mine....no forked bars...I noticed one of mine gets the nice blue in the fins like yours too....

Rox

[TankWatcher]

Joe, good to see they are still doing well for you. Beautiful fish. I don't think my two have the forked bar, but I think I have a wild that does.