Planted 105Gal paradise for BestGermandiscus

[Filip]

Yes , do that Juris buy new and replace them at least monthly .
Having a prefilter sponge on your intake of the canister is also a great idea .
It will greatly reduce the amount of gunk in your canister filter materials . But you will have to take it out of aquarium and clean it mannualy at least once a week .
You will be amazed by the amount of gunk and debris a prefilter sponge can collect in just a couple of days .

[Rapture]

Juris, thank you for your updates. I am raising 7 Stendkers in about 340 liters (tank plus a sump).

[BestGermandiscus]

____________________Stendkers Discus growth rate from 6month till 9month of age are :10cm/4' and 12cm/4.5'____________________
My Stendkers Discus are:
1.Red Blood Pigion +2cm=14cm/5.5'
2.Blood Pigion +1.5cm=13.3cm/5.2'
3.Blood Pigion +1.7cm=13.2cm/5.2'

4.Black Angel +2cm=13cm/5.1'

5.Blue Diamond +2cm=13.8cm/5.4'
6.Blue Diamond +1.8cm=13cm/5.1'
7.Blue Diamond +2.7cm=12.7cm/5' (little one)

8.Brilliant Turquoise +1.7cm=13.2cm/5.2'
9.Brilliant Turquoise +2cm=13.2cm/5.2'
10.Brilliant Turquoise +1.8cm=13cm/5.1'
11.Brilliant Turquoise +2.5cm=12.5cm/4.9'
Smallest Discusfish get the best additional cm 2.5 and 2,7.Its one inch in 90days
On 23rd july Im 180days with Discusfish in planted tank,in that time 10920L/2873G was changed.Its makes 60.6L/16G daily.
All that time fish was fed 3times a dayne Stendker GoodHeart 500gr blister in 20days.(4.5 blisters in 90days are gone)
I will continue in that way till fish reach one year of age and its 1.november ,than I'll feed them twice a day but with same amount of food.

[BestGermandiscus]

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120L/36%/31.52G WCH all fish allways in right corner,after WCH Discus are very curious and swimming around all together,at 8pm supper time -fish knows that.
Valisnerias stems are getting very light green and die off but Echinodorus and Cryptocaryne Green are doing very well.

[BestGermandiscus]

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Its my gests maked picture and last one with normal plants.
I didnt change my daylights in a time (3000h_10month) and get a new brown algea problem in compleatly establishet tank !
My Eheim 2128Thermo get some error and stop heating !
Blue Diamont WONT eat for 130days!!! (since 9th JULY till 15th NOVEMBER)
10 Stendker blisters was enough for 218days (20.apr-22.nov.) get new 10 blister for 100€ from Berlin without termobox just in newspaper !
My electricity bill go up for 20€...monthly food takes 18.44€....
But Im discuskeeper.

[BestGermandiscus]

____________________Stendkers Discus growth rate from 12month till 18month of age are :14cm/5.5' and 15cm/6'____________________
My Stendkers Discus are 14month old:
1.Red Blood Pigion =16.2cm/6.4'
2.Blood Pigion =15.8cm/6.2'
3.Blood Pigion =16cm/6.3'

4.Black Angel =14.8cm/5.8'

5.Blue Diamond =15.7cm/6.1+'
6.Blue Diamond =14/5.5' (wont eat 129days!)
7.Blue Diamond =14.3cm/5' (was little one)

8.Brilliant Turquoise =15.8cm/6.2'
9.Brilliant Turquoise =15.5cm/6.1'
10.Brilliant Turquoise =15.2cm/6'
11.Brilliant Turquoise =14.7cm/5.8'

January 27th=full14month of age/feeding from one year of age are tvice a day:1p.m. and 8p.m./10x500gr StendkerGoodHeart blisters in218days./WCH_40%+20%+10%weekly
T=28.6'C/83.5'F Green paradise are lost (brown algea +Green algea attack) Reason: unknown
Will start feed once a day when all fishes reaches 15.24+cm/6' or from 18month of age (1.may)

[Phillydubs]

How is that fish alive if not eating? Does it look emaciated? Ill?

[BestGermandiscus]

How is that fish alive if not eating? Does it look emaciated? Ill?
Fish are cold blooded,when the fish are ready to eat she just start eating.
Black Angel wont eat for 43days !Now Black Angel are eating goog and looks just ideal (red eyes,colourfull without any emaciated place on body)
Yes,after 90 days without food I was worried about that fish,try to change more water daily (42%,30%,27%,15%,18%,27%-CHECK RECORDS) ,heat up till 29.1'C/84.4'F-without any resolts!
Blue Diamond in that 129days lost approx. 1.5cm/0.6'-right now fish eats good (x73days)and looks normal.I'll look at him carefully and if fish after 90days get some extra CM-I will report it.
Eyes are red and look good(arent telescopic),stomack are getting full as after 'breakfast' as well after supper.
I was searching any reports on network...but 129days-its a first place.

[Dhavalsp]

HI Juris,

"Blue Diamond in that 129days lost approx. 1.5cm/0.6'-"

are you saying that the fish reduced in size? or did you mean that it grew at a slower rate, that is, grew only xx cm which was 1.5 cm less than average expected growth rate for that period(and age). I see from your thread that you keep thorough record but I was just curious about fish getting smaller due to not eating.

Also, please post some pics, curious to see how they look now.

[BestGermandiscus]

''lost 1.5cm'' I mean in that time all others get extra +2.2cm till 2.7cm but Blue Diamond just +1cm!
I'll try to get some good pic,fishes look colourfull -plants are bad...

[Dhavalsp]

Got it. thanks for clarifying.

[jmf3460]

Juris, your fish and plants look wonderful. You have done such a great job with these fish and with documenting the whole thing here. looking forward to seeing the updated pictures.

[Jack L]

fish and plants have filled in nicely, thanks for update.

p.s. that is a LONG hunger strike!

[BestGermandiscus]

2017.February.
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''Striker''- in first pic.4th, from left side,in last pic. 3rd from left (closer to window)
In last two days WCH 40%and40%,gravel was washed.

[BestGermandiscus]

Todays tank_2017.03.03._ looks ugly and must be RESTARTED.03.03.2017.JPG
So...like allways,first of all I've a idea.
And it is:
1) all tank stuff will be wiped out in 3-4 waterchanges (40%) till glass.
2)in 2-3times tank glass will be coverde with ''black bazalt sand'' (pic.att.)Bazalta smilts.png
Just 0.6mm its 0.25i
3)Allready have an agreement with black clay master who will made 4 black clay pot for Echinodorus grisebachii 'Bleherae' x2 and 2x Echinodorus grisebachii 'Amazonicus' - Amazon Sword.(for corners and middle clouse to back glass)
2 pot for Sagittaria subulata (clouse to viewing glass)
And 2 big double long pot for Cryptocoryne wendtii "green"
4)black clay pot will be filled with ADA Power sand and Tropica Soil Powder (pic.att.)ADA Power sand S Special.jpgTropica Soil Powder 9L.jpg
5)additional technik will be:Eheim Experiance 250 with Eheim Reeflex UV500 (pic.att.)Eheim2424 700lph 8w 3L 99€.jpg16 22.jpg
As need Tropica Fe capsules will be attached (pic.incl.)Tropica x10.jpg
Hope it helps to get clean good eco sistem for my Stendkers.