jeepnleo
04-16-2011, 12:19 PM
hello everyone,
i am new to the site and i am new to discus.
i am a little worried about my tank set up, after reading all the info on this site.
but i am going to cross my fingers
well let me start off by saying a little of my history.
this is long and drawn out so if you must go to my next post to here about my discus.
i have been into aquariums pretty much all my life.
as a kid my dad had a small 30 gallon tank and we woud had our random tetras/neons.
then when i was an adult i was more into amphibs like frogs and newts.
so i set up a 40 gallon long tank that was half water and half land.
i had random small gold fish in there.
i then went back to just a normal fish tank.
i did the tetra thing for awhile.
about 5 years ago i got into chlids. first south american.
i had oscars that made me get a larger tank.
started witha 35 gallon octogon tank.
stepped up to a 50 gallon long
found a great dea on a 75 gallon long.
used the 75 gallon long for about 4 years.
then one of my oscars died he ate to many fish and they got stuck in his mouth.
after that my other oscar would not let any other fish co habitat with it. and a 75 gallon tank with 1 fish isnt that fun.
So the wife and i gave the oscar to the local pet shop.
then we went fish shopping. got about 15 fish total.
about 5 of each kind.
angles
gouramis
tetras
and 1 australian blue lobster.
that lasted a while.
then i am a craiglist *****. i was looking at fish supplies and aquariums.
i found a JUWEL 350 with everything i needed to go salt water.
we were going to make the jump into saltwater.
we did the research and with me being in the military and going on deployments and my wife left to tend to the care we decided we would just keep it freshwater.
so it is a 350liter tank so about 92 gallons.
So we got the JUWEL set up and used water from the 75 gallon to help cycle it quicker.
our lobster was eating up fish so at this time we just had the angels left in our 75 gallon.
so we decided it was time for a change things up.
the 75 gallon got sold the angles went to the JUWEL
the lobster went into the old 35 gallon octogon tank.
so the angles were loving life. but the tank looked a little empty.
so we went to a fish store. told them what we had and ended up
some south african kribensis, some loaches, and a plecostomus. they went into the tank the JUWEL.
everyone did really well.
then a coworker of mine with a 50 gallon tank had a australian blue lobster a plecostomus and an angel. he was leaving and he gave me his whole set up.
so the angels and pleco went into the JUWEL.
the lobster went into the 35 gallon with the other lobster.
and the 50 gallon just got put int he garage.
a few days later his lobster ate mine.
this set up lasted awhile.
then me being the craiglist ***** saw that someone was giving away some convicts.
i did my research and thought it would be interesting to watch them breed.
so i set up the 50 gallon tank. and got 10 free convicts.
my lobster mysteriously died. actaully i think he got squashed by a rock he was burrowing under that shifted and squashed him.
so no more 35 gallon tank.
well the convicts went in the 50 gallon. and 1 month later the miracle of life. eggs, the fry.
i though ahh the other convicts will eat them up. nope. mom and dad would not have that.
i ended up with 100 plus convicts.
i moved about 10 down to my JUWEL. then gave some the pet store.
i went on a short 3 month deployment.
my wife tells me the convicts are getting bigger they ate all the fish in the JUWEL except the kribensis. and that also included some african kenyis we put in right before we left.
so i gave more convicts to the pet store and i am still trying to get rid of convicts.
we like them though and will keep them and if they continue to breed we will just be free convict suppliers.
ok so now we get to discus....
i am new to the site and i am new to discus.
i am a little worried about my tank set up, after reading all the info on this site.
but i am going to cross my fingers
well let me start off by saying a little of my history.
this is long and drawn out so if you must go to my next post to here about my discus.
i have been into aquariums pretty much all my life.
as a kid my dad had a small 30 gallon tank and we woud had our random tetras/neons.
then when i was an adult i was more into amphibs like frogs and newts.
so i set up a 40 gallon long tank that was half water and half land.
i had random small gold fish in there.
i then went back to just a normal fish tank.
i did the tetra thing for awhile.
about 5 years ago i got into chlids. first south american.
i had oscars that made me get a larger tank.
started witha 35 gallon octogon tank.
stepped up to a 50 gallon long
found a great dea on a 75 gallon long.
used the 75 gallon long for about 4 years.
then one of my oscars died he ate to many fish and they got stuck in his mouth.
after that my other oscar would not let any other fish co habitat with it. and a 75 gallon tank with 1 fish isnt that fun.
So the wife and i gave the oscar to the local pet shop.
then we went fish shopping. got about 15 fish total.
about 5 of each kind.
angles
gouramis
tetras
and 1 australian blue lobster.
that lasted a while.
then i am a craiglist *****. i was looking at fish supplies and aquariums.
i found a JUWEL 350 with everything i needed to go salt water.
we were going to make the jump into saltwater.
we did the research and with me being in the military and going on deployments and my wife left to tend to the care we decided we would just keep it freshwater.
so it is a 350liter tank so about 92 gallons.
So we got the JUWEL set up and used water from the 75 gallon to help cycle it quicker.
our lobster was eating up fish so at this time we just had the angels left in our 75 gallon.
so we decided it was time for a change things up.
the 75 gallon got sold the angles went to the JUWEL
the lobster went into the old 35 gallon octogon tank.
so the angles were loving life. but the tank looked a little empty.
so we went to a fish store. told them what we had and ended up
some south african kribensis, some loaches, and a plecostomus. they went into the tank the JUWEL.
everyone did really well.
then a coworker of mine with a 50 gallon tank had a australian blue lobster a plecostomus and an angel. he was leaving and he gave me his whole set up.
so the angels and pleco went into the JUWEL.
the lobster went into the 35 gallon with the other lobster.
and the 50 gallon just got put int he garage.
a few days later his lobster ate mine.
this set up lasted awhile.
then me being the craiglist ***** saw that someone was giving away some convicts.
i did my research and thought it would be interesting to watch them breed.
so i set up the 50 gallon tank. and got 10 free convicts.
my lobster mysteriously died. actaully i think he got squashed by a rock he was burrowing under that shifted and squashed him.
so no more 35 gallon tank.
well the convicts went in the 50 gallon. and 1 month later the miracle of life. eggs, the fry.
i though ahh the other convicts will eat them up. nope. mom and dad would not have that.
i ended up with 100 plus convicts.
i moved about 10 down to my JUWEL. then gave some the pet store.
i went on a short 3 month deployment.
my wife tells me the convicts are getting bigger they ate all the fish in the JUWEL except the kribensis. and that also included some african kenyis we put in right before we left.
so i gave more convicts to the pet store and i am still trying to get rid of convicts.
we like them though and will keep them and if they continue to breed we will just be free convict suppliers.
ok so now we get to discus....