Wild Discus + Altums

[STHH]

Hello there! Seen you in arofanatics. Hope you are enjoying the Andrew Soh books. I realize that after a while, my narrow leaf java ferns start having holes if I don't dose K.



Sharp eyes! I do have Eartheaters in there... same family as the cupid cichild but they are biotodoma wavrini.



and some juvenile santaoperca daemon to grow out.

Daily dosing sounds like a lot of work. Don't know that they need so much k and Co2. Yeah, those Andrew Soh books are very informative, which is a bad thing for me. The more you know, the more you want.

[c_sir]

How big is the tank, volume wise?

[zonkkie]

cute little fish biotodoma wavrini. what is their personality like?

Very active but they go about minding the own business and do not disturb the discus much. Spends most of their time at the substrate sifting for food. They don't really school for me.

Daily dosing sounds like a lot of work. Don't know that they need so much k and Co2. Yeah, those Andrew Soh books are very informative, which is a bad thing for me. The more you know, the more you want.

I think they can do with less ferts.. it's just that I don't really have a schedule so sometimes i double dose or not at all! Plants are not really for me!

How big is the tank, volume wise?

It's around 150 gallons. 7ft length, 1.5ft deep and 2 ft high. Would have liked it deeper but ran out of space!

[jmf3460]

Very active but they go about minding the own business and do not disturb the discus much. Spends most of their time at the substrate sifting for food. They don't really school for me.

So much like bolivian rams??

[Dutch dude]

Thats an awesome tank with really gorgeous fish!!! I love it!

Jacklyn,....I keep 6 Biotodoma cupid and I keep temporarily a female wild discus in with them. The discus is about 6 inch and the cupido's about 5 inch. The discus is in charge of the cupido's. The behaviour of the cupido is in many ways similar to the Bolivians but the cupido seem to be slightly more shy (I keep wilds) and less territorial. They do quarrel but not as much as Bolivians and I rarely see a lip lock. In my opinion a perfect cichlid to keep along with discus. Keep in mind you should keep them as a group just like discus (5 or more). The care and the needs are the same as for wild discus.

[jmf3460]

Thats an awesome tank with really gorgeous fish!!! I love it!

Jacklyn,....I keep 6 Biotodoma cupid and I keep temporarily a female wild discus in with them. The discus is about 6 inch and the cupido's about 5 inch. The discus is in charge of the cupido's. The behaviour of the cupido is in many ways similar to the Bolivians but the cupido seem to be slightly more shy (I keep wilds) and less territorial. They do quarrel but not as much as Bolivians and I rarely see a lip lock. In my opinion a perfect cichlid to keep along with discus. Keep in mind you should keep them as a group just like discus (5 or more). The care and the needs are the same as for wild discus.

dutch dood, thanks for the info. I am currently on a laetacara dorsigera kick but have been interested in the biotodoma for a while now and have been wanting to try them, I was unaware that they get to 5" though I thought they were more like the dwarf acaras

[Dutch dude]

I love those Laetacara dorsigera as well. Those can be quite territorial during breeding and even bite your hand. On average Biotodoma grow to 5 inch,..females slightly smaller and dominant male slightly larger. They look a bit like large bolivians but are more gentle and even ignore my otocinclus and tetras.

[DISCUS STU]

Very nice! I'm partial to the tank with the slimline and may look into this myself.

[DISCUS STU]

Does anyone have information on these "Slimline" backgrounds? I'm not finding much on the internet. This particular background looks very interesting.

[zonkkie]

So much like bolivian rams??

Yup. I will say pretty much the same. Like Dutch dude mentioned, they are milder than rams.

Thats an awesome tank with really gorgeous fish!!! I love it!

Jacklyn,....I keep 6 Biotodoma cupid and I keep temporarily a female wild discus in with them. The discus is about 6 inch and the cupido's about 5 inch. The discus is in charge of the cupido's. The behaviour of the cupido is in many ways similar to the Bolivians but the cupido seem to be slightly more shy (I keep wilds) and less territorial. They do quarrel but not as much as Bolivians and I rarely see a lip lock. In my opinion a perfect cichlid to keep along with discus. Keep in mind you should keep them as a group just like discus (5 or more). The care and the needs are the same as for wild discus.

thanks. My wavrinis seem to max out slightly more than 3 inches.

Very nice! I'm partial to the tank with the slimline and may look into this myself.

Thanks. The background is from designs by nature. You can check out their website at http://www.designsbynature.net. their range of slimlines seem to have reduced though. Mine was something called "mesa".

[Dutch dude]

Wavrinis should stay smaller compared to cupido and males can grow to 4 1/2 inch max. From the pic I have the feeling they aren't completely matured yet. I also see dark blotches and those point at stress. The camera can be the reason for that but in normal conditions they should not show the dark patches. Adult dominant males and also dominant females can grow trailers on the tails.

[zonkkie]

Thanks. Mine definately do not have trailers. Will be interesting to see if they develop.

[2013]

Great guy. Great fishes and great tank.

[Mihai Boldor]

Amazing project !!!