Well I jumped the gun and moved the Reds to the main tank a few days ago and moved the two spawning to the 40 breeder. All are doing amazing... Minus the two in the honeymoon suite. They are really stressed out! Spent the first day laying on their sides to hide. It's to the point I wrapped the tank in white paper towels... hopefully they snap out of it soon.
Well on to pics
Day two blood worm massacre
Day two schooling
Gonna slowly lower the pH in here. Shooting for 6, but we will see. I added a di unit to my ro, initial reading has it at 5 pH, 0 gH and kH. Gotta figure a new tap/ discus essentials mix.
Paul, do you have a ph monitor? If so determine where you cross over 7.0 when adding tap to RO and note the TDS. You do not want to go higher. When I mix tap into RO I cross over 7.0 when the TDS is about 45.
Your discus are talking to you....are you listening
I dont have a pH monitor yet... I've been mixing tap and RO with a pH of 7.4 and TDS of 70-80 lately. Will I get a huge swing as the pH gets lower?
Depends on your KH. Would recommend a ph monitor at this point.
Pat
Your discus are talking to you....are you listening
Very nice-looking! Hang in there with the apparent pair. I have a pair that now spawns every couple of weeks in a community tank and raises the young to brine shrimp stage there. They spawned 10 times, eating the eggs within a day or two before they suddenly figured out how to get past that.
Ron
Paul, just set mood for the pair! Do the large water change. Turn up the heater, turn on the moon lighting, and play some Barry White music for them! Tell them "GET GOING, DADDY NEEDS TO SELL SOME BABIES!" LOL!
You got ghe "itus" man !!!!
All your fish are beautiful, but the one's with the dark fins all around are absolutely stunning. Where did you get them?
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Thanks, I got majority of the bunch from Mark Chen (discus origins). I believe his shop in Florida is called Ocala aquariums. The brown/blue faced ones I got from John (snookn21). His shop is called freshwater tropicals.
The one you pictured is a green Tefe, this is the fish that UPS almost killed.
Well the pair spawned again 2 days after being re-introduced to the main tank. I believe this would be number 8, still ate the eggs after day two. Atleast they made use of the new breeding cones I got them!!! Not really hoping for much but I would like to see wigglers atleast once.
Other than that fish are doing well. Nhamunda reds are starting to get a little more color. Really can't wait till they get to full potential. There's even some potential for other pairs. There's been a few that wander to the other side and clean wood. But then again these are wilds and may be picking wood just to pick wood...
Also got a pH monitor since I'm trying to lower the pH. Been sitting at a 7.5 for the most part and after 5 days lowered it to a 6.8. I primarily use 5 gallons of tap water to 25 gallons of RODI mixed with discus essentials. I'm a little nervous to not use tap because of the pH in my storing barrel is extremely erratic (4.5 -5.7). With the RODI tap mix it's stable at 6.8-6.9. I do have some seachem replenish that I use for my shrimp tank that I may try to play with. Open to opinions...
More pics!
I'll be heading out to my new home in NJ in a few months, as of now I plan on leaving everything here in AZ under the care of my parents. They're taking over my house till I retire or can come back this way. These fish look so comfortable that I'd hate to change things up for them... Unless it's a bigger home. But main reason for me leaving them in AZ is potential "short notice" travel plans. I have people here that I know that could help along with parents.
I'll be heading out to my new home in NJ in a few months, as of now I plan on leaving everything here in AZ under the care of my parents. They're taking over my house till I retire or can come back this way. These fish look so comfortable that I'd hate to change things up for them... Unless it's a bigger home. But main reason for me leaving them in AZ is potential "short notice" travel plans. I have people here that I know that could help along with parents.[/QUOTE]
UGH!!! There goes my plans of getting some young wild ones! Oh woes me! Another keeper of wilds goes to the east coast! Well goodluck out there!