I am back!! Six new Cuipeuas from Mark/WB Sabby

[pcsb23]

Welcome back Mauro, fish and tank look great.

[jawfish]

Welcome back Mauro.. very impresive group. I really like them. Looking forward to seeing more if them.

Cheers,

Fred

[Discus-n00b]

Welcome back, I'll echo the others and say they look great!!

[rickztahone]

Welcome back

[DiscusBR]

Thank you, everyone. I appreciated it.

Mauro, I have dim-able LEDs and mine will go corral in the corner if it is too bright so experiencing the same as you.
Pat

Thanks for letting me know, Pat. Hopefully it will not take too long before they feel comfortable in their new home.

[YSS]

Congrats, Mauro. Looking good as always! Good luck.

[plecocicho]

Welcome back, beautifull Cuipeas, what are your current water parameters?

[Discus Origins]

Thank you, everyone. I appreciated it.



Thanks for letting me know, Pat. Hopefully it will not take too long before they feel comfortable in their new home.

Mauro,

The discus were under normal T5 flourescent bulbs at my warehouse and all swam around in the open happily. What is the wattage on the LEDs? I do know that LEDs have different par spectrum and actually penetrate the water much deeper than regular lights. Fish may be reacting because it's too bright. Perhaps adding tannins to the water will help.

[DiscusBR]

Congrats, Mauro. Looking good as always! Good luck.

Thank you, Yun.

Welcome back, beautifull Cuipeas, what are your current water parameters?

Thank you. I measured water parameters again today. The tap water here in New Orleans: PH is 8.6 and hardness (TDS) is 268ppm. I am currently using a mix of 72% RO water/28% tap water. The result is a PH of 7.4 and a hardness (TDS) of 91 ppm. I checked ammonia again and found zero. Did not test for nitrites and nitrates.

Feedback about these water parameters is appreciated.

Mauro,

The discus were under normal T5 flourescent bulbs at my warehouse and all swam around in the open happily. What is the wattage on the LEDs? I do know that LEDs have different par spectrum and actually penetrate the water much deeper than regular lights. Fish may be reacting because it's too bright. Perhaps adding tannins to the water will help.

Thank you Mark. The tank has a Marineland Single Bright Fixture (36-48 inches), which results in 600 Lumens. I don't find it strong at all. In fact, Kens Fish's website says this fixture is equivalent to a single tube fluorescent light. I don't think the the light it produces is too bright to a 75g, which is 48 inches long (the fixture itself is 36 inches long). I forgot to mention that the tank is next to the TV and they clearly did not like that. The good news is that today the lights came on and they did not seem to bother, and were swimming around normally. Hopefully they will continue like that.

[Larry Grenier]

Mauro, Fabulous fish, hope to see more pics soon

[Carolina discus]

Great to see you back Mauro!!!!
I was hoping your pair would make it to the Big Easy but things dont always work out the way we want it to. Beautiful group from Mark and we will be following your thread to see what develops!!!! we wish you all the best with your new discus

[DiscusBR]

Great to see you back Mauro!!!!
I was hoping your pair would make it to the Big Easy but things dont always work out the way we want it to. Beautiful group from Mark and we will be following your thread to see what develops!!!! we wish you all the best with your new discus

Thank you, Eric. I was also hoping the pair would make to New Orleans, but the truth is I was not ready to receive them at the time. It is a pleasure to restart with this group. May be I will get more pairs

Mauro, Fabulous fish, hope to see more pics soon

Thank you, Larry. Since you requested, here are some pics with my very low quality camera:











The picture does not make justice to the beautiful red color of this fish:





But not all news is good news. If you look close to the anal fin of this last fish, you can see a white spot. As this closer picture shows, it is some kind of cotton-looking tuft:



I hope it is not some type of fungal infection. The fish is behaving normally. I will intensify WCs and hopefully it will go away.

[Second Hand Pat]

The fish look great Mauro and that red is really popping. Like you the camera doesn't do the fish justice. Hope the increased WCs do the trick.
Pat

[2013]

Welcome back to the hobby. Love your wild discus

[dpt8]

Mauro, You don't know me but I followed your past threads faithfully. Congrats on your return and great wilds. Keep us updated please.. Thanks.. David