Heidi, The discus you have pictured looks like a Penang eruption which is sold by Kenny. Here's a photo of one of mine that I purchased from Kenny a few months ago.
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Heidi, The discus you have pictured looks like a Penang eruption which is sold by Kenny. Here's a photo of one of mine that I purchased from Kenny a few months ago.
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So pretty! It does look very similar like they are from the same breeding!Quote:
Originally Posted by fishbubbles
You may also want to take a look at his Jumbo spotted face penang eruptions. They're pricey fish but have great shapes, I have one also but he is currently sleeping and isn't real happy when I wake him up for photo's!
I love jumbos! If you can please share a picture of him whenever you get a chance. :)
Heidi, I can certainly relate to your thoughts and experiences thus far. From the start my goal was a group of ~10 beautiful Discus in my tank.Quote:
Originally Posted by HappyFace
This is my order history:
Aug '16 - Ten 4"-4.5" Discus from Discus USA, Florida
Nov '16 - Five 4.5" Discus from Discus USA, Florida
Mar '17 - Eight ~5" Discus from Wattley's, FL
May '17 - Five ~5" Discus from Wattley's, FL
Sep '17 - Fifteen ~5" Discus from Wattley's, FL
Some died, gave some away, sold some. I actually culled more than a few due to 'defects'. I put in a fair amount of effort working with the suppliers to get the best fish. In my last two orders I practically insisted on paying a premium to receive his best fish available, offer was accepted of course.
In my last order I was rather disappointed; the size & shape were great but the coloring barely resembled the beautiful Rafflesia & Cobalts you see in pictures. For that last order I even got rid of my current tank's occupants, and sterilized the entire tank/sump in order to start completely fresh. I feel like this was my last attempt.
What I'm saying is that I found it impossible to get my perfect school of Discus that I dreamed of when starting off. Living fairly close to Kenny's I think you have a better chance at this than I did. I wish you luck.
I so totally relate to your post. I'm sorry for what you went through. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by adrian31@outlook.com
We are driving 2+ hours away from home right now because the person I purchased some discus from transposed my zip code and FedEx won't ship until tomorrow night. I feel like if I wait for them to arrive tomorrow night their immune systems will be more compromised and I'm back to having dead fish and sickness in my tank.
Thanks but you don't need to feel sorry, it was a learning experience. Also can't say I didn't have fun throughout this whole time. But I'll tell you, I do realize how hard it is getting that 'perfect group' of ten or more all together, at one time.Quote:
Originally Posted by HappyFace
Transposed you zip code? Wow, couldn't have picked a worse time for this happen. I hope they turn out all right.
Thank you Kenny. Yes it was bad timing. :( It was a 5.5 hour drive total including stopping for gas. They ended up refunding my shipping charges which was nice of them. The discus are all alive, healthy and acclimating. I think they are all pretty nice! Here are a couple of pictures. I ordered 5 total from Myrtle Beach Discus. These pictures were taken barely 30 minutes after putting them in the tank. The others are hiding but appear healthy. I pulled the rocks away from the overflow box so they can hide behind them and have privacy.
I checked out Myrtle Beach discus before buying. They have 100% positive feedback on ebay, cute video and pics on Facebook and some people posted here on Simply and all of them were happy with the discus they ordered. They had the exact white butterfly and platinum albino I wanted at a great price. I took a chance. Praying now that everyone stays healthy.
Those look nice. Good luck. Do you have other discus in this tank?
Thank you Rick. Yes there are discus in the tank. I'm taking a huge chance not quarantining them. I am only allowed to QT once in a year and I'm saving that for sometime between February and June when I place a large order of more expensive discus from Kenny's discus or Discusmadness. Right now I am just praying. Sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by rickztahone
The other 3 babies came out of hiding. I don't think I could be happier with these discus. I paid $200 without shipping. All 5 are beautiful to me and I think they have potential to become even more beautiful with lots of good food and fresh water.
More pics. So sorry for all The pictures. The cuteness factor in my fish tank is killing me. I might have to poke my eyes out. I want to reach in the tank and hug them.
Nice fish! Just to note I've picked up fish from multiple Kenny shipments without quarantining them, of course I only have Kenny discus in my tank. Golden state Discus (a sponsor here) has a newer store in Rocklin that you can hand pick discus at (probably 14 or 15 large tanks worth of discus), though I think they keep most of their shipment fish at another facility. I'd email them and find out when their next shipment will be out of quarantine. I'm sure they'd send you some pictures of there current stock too. Their facebook page had some eruptions in a video similar to what you were looking for.
I'd also be curious what your feeding vs what people who have those intense coloration on their eruptions do. Mine I feed bloodworms as a supplement to beef-heart and my large male is similar to what you're looking for.
Cheers,
DC
Thank you DC Discus! I appreciate you sharing your feeding recommendations and success at adding new discus without quarantine. I know my situation is worse since I have discus from different sources. Hopefully all my guys stay strong and healthy. I will check out Golden State Discus! Cheers to you also. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DC Discus
Great, I'm glad it worked out.
If you don't quarantine, you will not succeed in this hobby.
Willie