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calihawker
10-13-2009, 02:19 AM
Hello again discus fans! Things are pretty uneventful these days, and a good thing too since my available time is diminishing rapidly. I've changed the feeding a little. I was running out of seafood mix so I was going heavy on Hikari FBW and I noticed their colors seemed quite a bit brighter and they just looked better in some way I can't quite articulate. So now they get the FBW 4x a day the mix twice and dried foods, tetra color bits and prime reef flakes in between. Auto water changes are flawless. Comforting thought since I'll be spending 2 or 3 days a week away from home for the next couple months.

In this update I want to talk about each fish individually. Getting a good solo shot of each fish was a little more difficult than I thought. I was thinkng about heading up to Oregon to take some photo lessons from Bill.;) They are listed here from smallest to largest.



First up is the yellow one called Banana. Part of his problem is he is low man on the totem pole. He is one of the reasons I want to seperate at least two from this tank. I think the dimensions of my tank, basically a cube, is crowding the fish and creating an environment to promote bullying. There's just no place for the poor guy to go. He ends up in the corner behind the inlet for the canister. There's always food in the tank so he gets his chance to eat but I would like to get him his own crib.

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr356/calihawker/SD_Challenge/DSC01710.jpg



Next is a nameless one. Not very remarkable but the fact that I say that is testament to the fact that the quality of all these fish is so very high. If I saw this fish in a store I'd probably go nuts.:p

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr356/calihawker/SD_Challenge/DSC01716.jpg


This is Lucifer. This one has the best striations of any in my group.

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr356/calihawker/SD_Challenge/DSC01721.jpg


Another nameless one. This one and the two to follow are all fairly close in size. Nice colors on this one.

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr356/calihawker/SD_Challenge/DSC01730.jpg



My favorite Nacho. He's not the biggest but his dark golden hue is just awesome. Beautiful fish. Nuff said.

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr356/calihawker/SD_Challenge/DSC01733.jpg



The biggest of the bunch. I just named this one Spike.If you look along the anal fin about half way down you'll see a protruberance that looks like a spike. This one also has the most spots. I really like this fish a lot.

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr356/calihawker/SD_Challenge/DSC01734.jpg




Thanks for looking!!

rickztahone
10-13-2009, 02:28 AM
nacho and the rest of the gang are looking fantastic Steve-O!

j_li8
10-13-2009, 03:15 AM
They look great steve. I like the individual shots. It really shows off each fish well.

Discus-n00b
10-13-2009, 03:24 AM
Wow, awesome fish. Doing an EXCELLENT job with them.

Darren's Discus
10-13-2009, 03:52 AM
They look fantastic !


cheers

Mr Wild
10-13-2009, 07:41 AM
Looks like Spike needs to join weight watchers- got a great double chin going on there! Great looking fish!

Lytehouse
10-13-2009, 08:35 AM
Beautiful fish. Very nice job.

I really like the individual pics and description.

Best of luck as you go forward.

wgtaylor
10-13-2009, 10:31 AM
Hi Steve
I'm guessing Banana is one of your females, beautiful markings, nice looking discus.
Interesting about the FBW, good it's working, easy to feed. Their size and color definitely look great.
Spike's spike is yet another variable in these discus that keep them interesting, very different.
Your pictures are flawless and the individual pics with names are a pleasure to see. Awesome job balancing your life and discus Steve.
Great post, take care :)
Bill

prolude006
10-13-2009, 10:37 AM
I think I like the first two the best and the colors on banana are my favorite.
The 3rd one at second glance does have great markings.

calihawker
10-13-2009, 01:26 PM
Thanks everyone! I like seeing the differences in these fish not only in their markings but their personalities as well. My kids have their favorites and my wife has an affectionate expletive for them.:D

We have a major storm rolling through here and we've already lost power and we're running on a generator. Good thing I'm home today.:) One of the things I did with my whole setup going back to my reef tank days, was to make it very simple to get everything on backup power. It's just 2 cords, clearly marked, plugged into a generator to keep just enough running. Hopefully we'll have power back soon.

Cooldadddyfunk286
10-13-2009, 01:31 PM
Steve-O they look SICK man! awesome! I love spike. I actually love them all, thats one hell of a group. keep up the great work! take care!

seasiderick
10-13-2009, 01:58 PM
Very nice group good job, all the best Rick

pcsb23
10-13-2009, 04:54 PM
Wow, nice :)

Chad Hughes
10-13-2009, 04:56 PM
Looking good Steve! Well done!

Best wishes!

hedut
10-13-2009, 05:24 PM
I like Nacho with golden color ;). they look beautifull

Scribbles
10-14-2009, 03:24 PM
Looking great Steve! I think that we are on the same storm track. We lost power for most of the day yesterday and just got it back this A.M. Take care.

Chris

TankWatcher
10-16-2009, 07:59 AM
They're all great, but Banana and Nacho are my favourites.

calihawker
10-16-2009, 10:16 AM
Steve-O they look SICK man! awesome! I love spike. I actually love them all, thats one hell of a group. keep up the great work! take care!



Thanks Jason! Spike has a lot of attitude!



Very nice group good job, all the best Rick

Wow, nice

Thanks Rick, Paul!!


Looking good Steve! Well done!

Best wishes!

Thanks Chad! You're doing a great job yourself!



I like Nacho with golden color . they look beautifull

I like his color the best too.:)



Looking great Steve! I think that we are on the same storm track. We lost power for most of the day yesterday and just got it back this A.M. Take care.

Chris

Yeah, power was out most of the day but the fish didn't notice!:D

calihawker
10-16-2009, 10:17 AM
They're all great, but Banana and Nacho are my favourites.

My 2 favorite as well.;)