Woohoo - Got Discus

[wgtaylor]

The suspense has been building for days. Made it to the airport in record time this morning and met the contest discus as soon as FedEx opened.
By the time I got the discus home the suspense was really building.
Opened the box and the packaging was perfect, no leaks, great.

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll50/wgtaylor/Simply%20Discus%20Contest%202009/greatpackaging.jpg

As much as I wanted to just open bags and check out the new babies I took the time to float them to match their temperature. Now the suspense is getting too much.

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll50/wgtaylor/Simply%20Discus%20Contest%202009/floating.jpg

Could have let them float for a minute or so more but.....
Got out a pair of scissors, cut the top of a bag off, reached in and gently slipped each one in the tank one by one. Relief.....every one looked healthy and absolutely beautiful.

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll50/wgtaylor/Simply%20Discus%20Contest%202009/discusgroup.jpg

Thank you Al for all you have done to get these discus here. Thank you Kenny and Forrest for these beautiful discus.

Now I am going to go back to the tank and just admire for a while. I am happy. :):):)

tank temp 85 f
ph 7.0
gh <1
kh <1
~ 85 ms

Uggg...I think I am going to have to change that b ugly background.:o
Oh well the discus look awesome !:):):)


Bill

[fish4fun]

what kind of Discus are they.
I know I read it somewhere, buy now I cant find where.
They look great by the way. I am so signing up for next year....I'm sooooo jealous

[brewmaster15]

Bill , Glad they made it safely!:)

Best of luck with the contest!

-al


what kind of Discus are they.
I know I read it somewhere, buy now I cant find where.
They look great by the way. I am so signing up for next year....I'm sooooo jealous golden albino crosses

[wgtaylor]

Thanks again Al.

Fish4fun, they are albino Crosses.. Golden albino crossed to spotted albinos, beautiful discus. I'll get some close up pics when I can.

Bill


what kind of Discus are they.
I know I read it somewhere, buy now I cant find where.
They look great by the way. I am so signing up for next year....I'm sooooo jealous

[Chad Hughes]

Bill,

Looks awesome!

Best wishes and good luck!

[dpt8]

Beautiful. Another successful plop and drop.. Great !!

[seanyuki]

Hi Bill,

Those albinos are soooo cute.....all the best to bring them to their full potentials....Thanks for posting.


Cheers
Francis:)

[calihawker]

Awesome Bill!!

Yes, it was difficult to resist the tempatation to take a peak at the fedex counter.;)

Good luck with them! Don't worry about the background, those fish make any background look good!:D

[Mr Wild]

Woweeeeee. They look fabulous!!!! Best of luck!

[wgtaylor]

Thank you all for the kind words.

Now to fair to Al, Kenny and Forrest for supplying us with these beautiful discus I had to get a few close-up pictures to show how really nice they are.

Bill

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll50/wgtaylor/Simply%20Discus%20Contest%202009/close-up1.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll50/wgtaylor/Simply%20Discus%20Contest%202009/close-up2.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll50/wgtaylor/Simply%20Discus%20Contest%202009/close-up3.jpg

[Kenny's Discus]

Congratulations Bill!:)

As usual EXCELLENT packing and conditioning of these albino crosses by Al! So glad to know they arrived in such nice shape. Now let the fun begins by feeding them 50 x per....:p

Thanks Al for all of your hard work!

Kenny

[GrillMaster]

Bill...You are one lucky man my friend! Premo fish from Kenny/Forrest and excellent shipping from Al. Just dont get any better! :thumbsup:

Now raise em like ya know how to! :)

[calihawker]

Oh man, do I need to work on my photography skills.:angry:

Nice job Bill!

[2075turner]

okay, how did you get such nice shots???:confused::confused:

mine are no comparison:)

glad that you got them in great shape:)

evelyn

[Scribbles]

Looking forward to watching those little beauties grow out. Good Luck with them.

Chris

[Larry208]

Bill:

Looks like another sucessful delivery by Al..those Discus look great already. Good luck and enjoy raising them.

Larry
:fish::fish::fish::fish:

[wgtaylor]

Thanks Kenny, 50 times per.....ha ha, I'll do my best.


Bill...You are one lucky man my friend! Premo fish from Kenny/Forrest and excellent shipping from Al. Just dont get any better! :thumbsup:
Now raise em like ya know how to! :)
Mark, compliments from you would be regarded as coming from the highest source.
Guess I better do well with these, no anonymity for a year. :o Thanks


Oh man, do I need to work on my photography skills.:angry:
Nice job Bill!

okay, how did you get such nice shots???:confused::confused:
mine are no comparison:)
glad that you got in great shape:)
evelyn
Steve-O & Evelyn, thanks for the compliments but just lucky shots. Nice discus and a decent camera, all I do is push that shiny button on top of the camera. Some day I will have to read that manual that came with the camera. :D


Looking forward to watching those little beauties grow out. Good Luck with them.
Chris
Thanks Chris

Bill

[Ryan]

They look great, Bill! I don't see any fin burn or anything. They must've been packed well. ;)

[wgtaylor]

They look great, Bill! I don't see any fin burn or anything. They must've been packed well. ;)
Ya, Al did a spectacular job packing these. :)

Bill

[Eddie]

Very nice Bill, glad everything went smooth. They look amazing and great photos! Guess you got an extra day to feed! All the best!

Eddie

[Darren's Discus]

Bill,
they look great,now grow them big !



cheers

[kirkp]

All right Bill. I get mine Thursday and can't wait! Good luck with your fish.

Kirk

I'll ask you the same I asked Steve. What was your process before dumping them in the tank?

[2075turner]

That shinny button at the top is failing me:p, lol

[MRQuad]

nice fish bill!

i'm jealous now.. :o:o

[wgtaylor]

All right Bill. I get mine Thursday and can't wait! Good luck with your fish.

Kirk

I'll ask you the same I asked Steve. What was your process before dumping them in the tank?

Hi Kirk

I took the six bags out of the box and placed them in the tank to get the water in the bags up to the tank temperature. I rushed this because I was so anxious.
While the bags were in the tank I washed my hands. Then one by one, pulled each bag out of the tank cut the top off with scissors, reached in the bag, grabbed the discus and slowly placed it in the tank. Once the top of the bag is opened I like to get the discus out of the bag as quick as I can but place the discus in the tank easy so it is calm going into the tank. Doesn't seem to bother them at all. I have had ammonia burns by dripping them but not had problems doing it this way yet. Have fun with the new discus, I'll have to check your page when you get them.

Bill

[TankWatcher]

They're beautiful

[Cooldadddyfunk286]

beautiful fish bill, great shots too, I love em! good luck man...you got some tuff competition ;):D cant wait for more pics!

[Ben75]

Bill good start to the challenge mate, keep the pics & updates flowing.
I am really looking forward to watching them grow.
Awesome looking fish mate, Forrest & Kenny have done well !
Cheers,

[Armandi_Fishcarer]

Bill great fish, pics & set-up.

Hope all goes well for you my friend, & grow some nasties!

Regards
Ahmed ;)

[discusluvr818]

Those sure are pretty. Nice set up and the best of luck. Let the games begin :D