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    Hi everyone. This is Joe

    Not sure if you remember me, as its been a long long time since l've posted anything on here, except for the occasional report about my fishing trips in the 'Do you like fishing' thread

    I still lurk around here of coarse, and always enjoy viewing discus images. The best memories l've had with discus was when l was involved in the Australian leg of the 'First Annual Discus Hobby Challenge' back in 2008....some of you may remember this utube clip l put up at the end of the challenge






    I then went on and raised a batch of 'Pennang Erruptions', though at the time my main focus was on my fishing adventures, and couldn't give my discus the full attention that they deserved.

    I had my main tank sitting empty for awhile, and then got it going again with some Red Jewles, which didn't need as much work......Well.....l've decided to get discus back into my home,and life, and have been very luck to stumble acroos a local discus breeder, which has some real good quality fish. On first inspection, l fell in love with his 'Spotted Snakeskins', and have decided to purchase a batch of 8 to 10 fish to raise and hopefull have a good quality pair at the other end.

    Apart from letting you all know that l'm going to be 'back up on the horse' so to speak, l just wanted to ask you guys if there is anything l should be looking out for in this strain? I would like to be prepared as much as possible before l commit

    I'm actually going on an overseas trip in May, a few days in L.A, Seattle, a cruise of the inside passage of Alaska, and end up in Vegas to invest some $$$ So hopefully the breeder will have something ready for me in June.

    So please let me know if there is anything l should be aware of, and l look forward to once again being active in this wonderful discus community.

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    Welcome back to the discus hobby and simplydiscus

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    Hi Joe, nice to see you getting back in the saddle and have fun on your trip and best of luck is Vegas Looking forward to pictures of your new fish come mid year.
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    Another newbeoldbe. Hi.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Second Hand Pat View Post
    Hi Joe, nice to see you getting back in the saddle and have fun on your trip and best of luck is Vegas Looking forward to pictures of your new fish come mid year.
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    Thanks for the welcome everyone.....my luck in Vegas may influence a few changes at my place. One thing that comes to mind is more room for more tanks
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    Welcome back! You can only fight it but for so long. lol "T"
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    Quote Originally Posted by tonytheboss1 View Post
    Welcome back! You can only fight it but for so long. lol "T"
    Thanks Tony. Once a discus keeper...always a discus keeper
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    Welcome back to discus, Joe!

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    Hey Joe, welcome back.
    Your post resonates deeply with me! More than a decade ago, I also had a fish room dedicated to Discus, and found it difficult to give them the consistent care they need & deserve, because of all my fishing trips (hence my name).
    Because of work (tones of travel) and fishing + my dog (lots of time needed for walks), and because of the loss of a friend and fellow SD member (Barb Newell) which was a hard pill to swallow at the time, I decided to sell off my stock, and just keep less challenging aquarium fish for some time.

    Two years ago, I was in my LFS one day, and saw some awesome PB's at 4" and the next day I had a tank of Discus again. Now my Altum Flora Turq. pair has had it's first spawn, and I am looking at bringing in some new tanks to grow the fry out in......looks like I'm back in with both feet.

    I remember people back in the day saying that once you have kept Discus, you can never truly leave the hobby, and I guess it's true. I found myself lurking on this site, and experiencing some serious Discus withdrawal LOL Now I have two tanks next to my computer so that I can watch them when I'm online, and I have finally managed to silence that nagging voice in the back of my head begging me to put some Discus back into my life.


    Anyhow, welcome back, and a word of advice - don't play the slots at the Vegas airport; they're designed to take your money. Best of luck at the casinos and welcome back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fish_Fin-atic View Post
    Hey Joe, welcome back.
    Your post resonates deeply with me! More than a decade ago, I also had a fish room dedicated to Discus, and found it difficult to give them the consistent care they need & deserve, because of all my fishing trips (hence my name).

    I remember people back in the day saying that once you have kept Discus, you can never truly leave the hobby, and I guess it's true. I found myself lurking on this site, and experiencing some serious Discus withdrawal LOL

    Anyhow, welcome back, and a word of advice - don't play the slots at the Vegas airport; they're designed to take your money. Best of luck at the casinos and welcome back.
    Hi Paul. All so very true. Sounds like we do have lots in common. The fishroom l have now is filled with large fish that are very easy to care for. I put some photos up of it in my 'Do like fishing' thread awhile back. Check it out, and hope you can contribute to it.

    http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...ISHING!/page18

    I'm real eager to get back into it, and looking for any info in regards to the Spotted Snakeskins l'm looking at. Any advise from anyone on here will be appreciated
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    Its taken a bit longer than l though, and l still have a little while to wait but the group of Eruption Discus l had my eyes on have grouped up and one of the pairs had fry. So now l'm waiting for my local discus breeder to raise these little beauties for me....cant wait to get them home and into my tank


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    Quote Originally Posted by two utes View Post
    Its taken a bit longer than l though, and l still have a little while to wait but the group of Eruption Discus l had my eyes on have grouped up and one of the pairs had fry. So now l'm waiting for my local discus breeder to raise these little beauties for me....cant wait to get them home and into my tank


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    Awesome Joe!..Great having you back in the hobby my friend!

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    Quote Originally Posted by brewmaster15 View Post
    Awesome Joe!..Great having you back in the hobby my friend!

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    Thanks Al! I'm as excited as l was the first time l was getting into the hobby
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    Its taken a little longer than l thought, but like all good things was worth the wait in my opinion. Its been a little over a year since l met, my now good friends with a local discus breeder where l had my eyes on some beautiful Pennang Discus that he had paired up for breeding. The fact that he also loves fishing might be another reason why l spend lots of time at his place. Like most discus keepers/breeders, he to encountered a few problems and was not happy to pass on any fish to me untill they were right.

    Being very patient and with the thought of having a good batch of discus in my tank again, l waited till he gave me the green light. He had a batch looking really good and told me that they were the ones for me, and would be ready for me to take home after l returned from a trip l did to China and Japan.

    Well 2 days ago, l was very happy to have discus back at home in my tank. I ended up with a batch of 18 Spotted Snakeskin/Pennang Discus, which have settled in and feeding nicely. This is the largest group of discus that l have ever had in one tank, and he assures me that they will do great this way, and l can thin the group out as they grow.

    I know that a bare bottom tank is the best way to go for raising juvenile fish, but l just had to dress it up a little with some white sand and some timber. My attention has already been diverted from watching the t.v. and computer screen, and back to having beers and coffees in front of the new main attraction.

    I'm looking forward to watching this group develop, and l'll post updates on here from time to time.

    WOOHOO!! I'm wrapped




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    I'm happy with the progress of these guys, and can't help myself from sitting in front of the tank and admiring them. I think they are going to turn out just fine, and have noticed significant growth in very little time
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