Arrival Day!

[calihawker]

I picked up the babies at fedex this morning!:D

Thanks again Al, Kenny, Forrest, Ryan and all the SD folks out there!!:):) It's really an honor to be able to participate in this challenge.

We're just a couple hours into it and everything looks great with the little guy's. I threw a little cube of hikari fbw and at least a couple are eating already. Here's some pics for ya. And I'll post more as the day goes on.


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[acroken]

Looking good Steve. That is a killer set up you have, the rotating siphon/auto w/c is unbelievable.
Best of luck with them

Kenny

[Ryan]

Steve, they look great already. Al can rest a little easier now. We just have to hear from a couple other people. :D

[majik]

CUTE:D they are lovely babies good luck:)

[brewmaster15]

Cool!

Man I will breath so much easier when this week is over and everyone has their fish!:) Glad they made it there well Steve!

Good luck!!

-al

[Chad Hughes]

Steve,

Lookin great!

Al,

RELAX! ;)

[Ben75]

Hi Steve,
looking forward to watchin them grow.
all the best with them.
Regards,

[wgtaylor]

Hi Steve,

Great set-up you have for your discus, looks like they like it. Big relief getting them settled in huh ! Just got mine. They are really nice looking discus.

Bill

[Diamond Discus]

Wow, those really colored up fast. They must like your tank! They are so beautiful!

[seanyuki]

Hi Steve,

They are beautiful and settled down nicely....Keep up the good works.
Thanks for posting your beauties.


Cheers
Francis:)

[calihawker]

Thanks everyone! I was a little nervous until they were all safely tucked away now it's just feed! feed! feed! w/c w/c w/c!!

I'll be posting pics often.



Cool!

Man I will breath so much easier when this week is over and everyone has their fish!:) Glad they made it there well Steve!

Good luck!!

-al

Yeah, I can imagine:o Thanks again Al!:D Great job with the shipping!

[GrillMaster]

Lookin good Steve!

Fatten those babies right up my friend!! :thumbsup:

[Eddie]

Wicked Steve, that is fantastic! Bet everybody is excited now seeing them gorgeous babies in tank!

All the best,

Eddie

[Kenny's Discus]

Hi Steve,

Both you and your albinos are looking real shape bro! Have fun raising them!:)

Kenny

[MostlyDiscus]

Kenny, This is above and beyond the call of duty my friend. Those fish are beautiful. Well done:)

Ed

[calihawker]

Hi Steve,

Both you and your albinos are looking real shape bro! Have fun raising them!:)

Kenny


Kenny, these discus are so awesome. What can I say man, you rock!:guitarist::drummer::guitarist: Devil horns raised in a big salute to you bro!

[Kenny's Discus]

Thanks so much Ed and Steve...but our work(Forrest and I) is really minimal compared to what Al and Ryan did for this contest. They both have our utmost respect for going the extra mile for both this forum and their valued members! A big SALUTE to these two gentlemen and great friends!(whoops where's the salute icon lol:D)

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: to Al and Ryan.

Thanks,
Kenny

[Scribbles]

What gorgeous discus.]! If they look this great now I can't imagine how awesome they will be when grown out. They look very much at home already. Good Luck with them.

Chris

[calihawker]

Thanks so much Ed and Steve...but our work(Forrest and I) is really minimal compared to what Al and Ryan did for this contest. They both have our utmost respect for going the extra mile for both this forum and their valued members! A big SALUTE to these two gentlemen and great friends!(whoops where's the salute icon lol:D)

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: to Al and Ryan.

Thanks,
Kenny

Boy isn't that the truth.:) We need a big toast emoticon for Al and Ryan!!:D

and the band plays again:guitarist::drummer::guitarist:

[Larry208]

Steve:

Looking good, can`t wait to see how all this turns out those discus are looking good already. Good luck and have fun.

Larry :D

[calihawker]

Here's a couple more shots from day one before I put the babies to bed.:)


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[calihawker]

Since we don't have a toast emoticon we'll have to settle for the real thing. :D
To Al, Ryan, Kenny, Forrest and all the challengers.






CHEERS!






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[MostlyDiscus]

LOL... nice man. NICE

[Darren's Discus]

Since we don't have a toast emoticon we'll have to settle for the real thing. :D
To Al, Ryan, Kenny, Forrest and all the challengers.






CHEERS!







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Steve,
all the best with them,I will have a "rum" with you !:D


cheers

[rickztahone]

looking great Steve. there are so many different variations on how you guys/gals plan to approach this years contest that it's going to be hard not to follow it. i'm particularly interested in your WC setup and want to see how that will work out for you. automated is IMO something that would greatly help our hobby. The only thing that i think hinders our automated WC's is that they do not siphon off of the floor which yours seems to do. this and that fact that you have some great fish to start with (Kenny/Forrest, Al/Ryan big props) will make it a great contest. good luck my friend and to all of you other contestants!

[kirkp]

Steve,

Looking great man! Best of luck to you. Kick butt. So, what process did you use to get the fish in the tank? Float for a bit and then just move them over?

Kirk

[Eddie]

They look fantastic Steve! Gonna be a great challenge!

Eddie

[calihawker]

Steve,

Looking great man! Best of luck to you. Kick butt. So, what process did you use to get the fish in the tank? Float for a bit and then just move them over?

Kirk

Yeah, I just floated them for a while and plopped 'em in there.

I'm looking forward to seeing yours safely tucked away.:)

[SriAngel]

Steve,
all the best with them,I will have a "rum" with you !:D


cheers

I just got thirsty, craving for some of Al's homebrewed honey meade.

[MRQuad]

nice fish you got there steve!

goodluck!

[calihawker]

Thanks Marvin!
You're up next eh?

[Cooldadddyfunk286]

SteveO what awesome fish. dude...this competition is so great. you guys got the SICKEST little discus to work with. they remind me of my albino spotted leopards, but they are nicer! they are majestical looking little albinos :D all the best with them. you take nice pics too, I cant WAIT to see these guys grow up in ur setup. best of luck Steve, I'll be tuned in :)

[TankWatcher]

They look so nice. I love how they look like they have the mood bars sort of in the reverse colour to what I'd normally expect to see. Does that sound weird - hope you get what I mean

[ApacheDan]

....so..Steve, did you tried the Sea Swirl yet? wonder what the discus think about a moving pipe under their tails.:p

[Cooldadddyfunk286]

yeah, I like how they have the "reverse mood bars" too, I get ya. my albino spotteds have the same, they are real similar. I love my little albino spotteds, they really grow on you big time!

[TankWatcher]

none of my albinos have mood bars. Now I've seen these, I wish, I wish, I wish, I had albinos with reverse mood bars.


All the best Steve

[plecocicho]

Al.though i dont člike albinos, those are really nice discus teenegers. And your iea of siphoning is really genius.
Little offtopic if i may, Steve o in which band do you play'

[Roxanne]

You look so proud holding that box :D...they are beautiful...

Good Luck Steve

Rox:)

[calihawker]

You look so proud holding that box :D...they are beautiful...

Good Luck Steve

Rox:)

Thanks Rox.;)



Little offtopic if i may, Steve o in which band do you play'

The band is Dublin Death Patrol. It's kind of a metal all star band with guy's from Testament, Exodus, Machine Head, Tesla among others. We all grew up in the same little town, Dublin Cali.

[Cooldadddyfunk286]

wow dude, I bet you guys sound great. I've heard exodus and machine head before! you got a link to ur bands page or a link to some of ur music? I'd love check it out :D

[calihawker]

wow dude, I bet you guys sound great. I've heard exodus and machine head before! you got a link to ur bands page or a link to some of ur music? I'd love check it out :D

www.dublindeathpatrol.com
www.myspace.com\dublindeathpatrol

[GrillMaster]

I see ya went with the black ground...:D

[calihawker]

I see ya went with the black ground...:D

I was kinda disapointed in the condition of the tank once I got it cleaned up. There are some heavy scratches all around and white paint on the back that I tried to scrape off unsuccessfully so yeah, I used the black background but it really dosen't look that great. Oh well. Shouldn't hurt their growth rate.;)

[Cooldadddyfunk286]

I hear ya man, I tried using contact paper on my first tank and it came out craaappppy. air bubbles all over. wasnt too happy. BUT...the fish havnt been happier;):D

[Armandi_Fishcarer]

I miss out a few days cause of work & look what I missed :(

Steve, great looking Albino's & set-up again, lov'it

Cheers brother & all the best in the comp!

Regards
Ahmed ;)