danwpc
01-28-2008, 11:50 PM
OK,
I can't contain my excitement anymore: I've got to share my most recent experience! Yesterday I lined up in the morning to get my hands on some of the discus at a LFS.
I am now the proud owner of 5 juvi/sub-adult discus!
I bought two blue turquoise, 1 brilliant green (wow!), 1 pigeon blood, and 1 red turq.
I brought them home, let them acclimatize in their bags for a little bit. Spent about 30mins adding a bit of water until I thought they were ready to go. I netted them in tank and so far they have been doing AMAZING. Seriously I never would have thought they would be doing as well as they are now! (Cross my fingers that it stays this way!)
They are all showing such amazing behavior. I even hosted a party last night with 50+ people,loud music etc. in the same room, with them and they weren't skitish at all!
They are already running to the front of the tank every time I walk close by thinking I'm going to give them a snack, and when I do they all eat like ravenous PIGS! I've even done a water change and I had to basically push them out of the way so I could move around! They are all a bunch of show-offs!
Wow, anyways I couldn't be more excited! They are such amazing fish I just hooooppppeeee that they grow up without too many issues (yah right)!
Wish me luck guys! Enjoy the pics!
The Tank:
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0257.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0265.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0267.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0260.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0268.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0272.jpg
Red Turq (He's the boss around these parts =P)
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0261.jpg
Brilliant Green (Second in command =P)
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0201.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0204.jpg
The whole crew!
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0264.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0266.jpg
Here's link to a video of the tank!
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/th_DSCN0273.jpg (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/?action=view¤t=DSCN0273.flv)
I can't contain my excitement anymore: I've got to share my most recent experience! Yesterday I lined up in the morning to get my hands on some of the discus at a LFS.
I am now the proud owner of 5 juvi/sub-adult discus!
I bought two blue turquoise, 1 brilliant green (wow!), 1 pigeon blood, and 1 red turq.
I brought them home, let them acclimatize in their bags for a little bit. Spent about 30mins adding a bit of water until I thought they were ready to go. I netted them in tank and so far they have been doing AMAZING. Seriously I never would have thought they would be doing as well as they are now! (Cross my fingers that it stays this way!)
They are all showing such amazing behavior. I even hosted a party last night with 50+ people,loud music etc. in the same room, with them and they weren't skitish at all!
They are already running to the front of the tank every time I walk close by thinking I'm going to give them a snack, and when I do they all eat like ravenous PIGS! I've even done a water change and I had to basically push them out of the way so I could move around! They are all a bunch of show-offs!
Wow, anyways I couldn't be more excited! They are such amazing fish I just hooooppppeeee that they grow up without too many issues (yah right)!
Wish me luck guys! Enjoy the pics!
The Tank:
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0257.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0265.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0267.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0260.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0268.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0272.jpg
Red Turq (He's the boss around these parts =P)
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0261.jpg
Brilliant Green (Second in command =P)
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0201.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0204.jpg
The whole crew!
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0264.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/DSCN0266.jpg
Here's link to a video of the tank!
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/th_DSCN0273.jpg (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/danwpc/New%20Additions/?action=view¤t=DSCN0273.flv)