Can a discus be stunted and still round?

[Ryan925]

Just wanted to update this thread as it's been several months since I had posted worried I'd stunted my dish. Thanks to the advice of many here I've made the necessary changes and have seen a complete turnaround with these fish. Just wanted to share a few recent photos of what these guys looks like now. The cobalt suddenly is as big if not slightly bigger than my largest. 1023201620858.jpg1023201620918.jpg1023201620943.jpg1072016201121.jpg

[two utes]

Keep up the good work Ryan.

They will only get bigger from here.

[Ryan925]

Keep up the good work Ryan.

They will only get bigger from here.

Thanks Joe. They are really starting to bulk up which so really like. Hoping they will be as beefy as yours

[Jenene]

They look great Ryan. I must say it is really hard to see the growth when you see them everyday. I knew mine were growing but did not realize it until my son returned from college yesterday and said "Whoa! they have really gotten big!" I thought phew....I am doing something right! (-:

[adrian31@outlook.com]

Wow the difference between the first pics posted and the ones now are amazing. Good job, they look great. The red leopard's shape has really improved imo. How big are they now?

[Ryan925]

Wow the difference between the first pics posted and the ones now are amazing. Good job, they look great. The red leopard's shape has really improved imo. How big are they now?

Thank you. I am pretty pleased with their growth.
Have not netted them to measure but try to measure up to the glass. Looks like 5.5-6

[Filip]

Great looking discus Ryan . You've done a good job with them and they look great to me , especially the red spotted leopard.

[Ryan925]

Great looking discus Ryan . You've done a good job with them and they look great to me , especially the red spotted leopard.

Thanks Filip heres a few more pics of him/her10272016144411.jpg10272016144438.jpg1027201614454.jpg

[Filip]

He's gorgeous Ryan . TFS your pics .
The transformation he went through from the pic on the first page of this thread and the current look, is just amazing.

[Ryan925]

He is probably the shortest head to tail now, of the group,, it very round. My little runt has passed this one up now. My runt actually has actually caught up to the largest
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[adrian31@outlook.com]

Thanks Filip heres a few more pics of him/her10272016144411.jpg10272016144438.jpg1027201614454.jpg

That's a really good looking fish Ryan.

[Ryan925]

That's a really good looking fish Ryan.

Thanks Adrian I'm very fortunate that I was able to catch my mistakes early and still have success with these guys

[Ryan925]

Just wanted to make one last update to this thread as a testament to water changes. The three fish that I had feared I stunted ended up showing much more growth after making corrections in tank decor and water change frequency. The checkerboard and the cobalt are now two of the largest fish. The eruption is a bit smaller but pretty round. I'm hoping that my experience can help with others to avoid the same mistakes 216201720225.jpg2152017191624.jpg2152017191547.jpg

[Filip]

What a nice chronological development of your discus fish Ryan . I'm glad that you were able to get your smallest discus on the right track just on time .
So the moral of this story ,at least for me here ,would be never to write off a smaller discus in any time of his growth period .
Great looking discus Ryan . Congrats on your upkeep.

[Ryan925]

What a nice chronological development of your discus fish Ryan . I'm glad that you were able to get your smallest discus on the right track just on time .
So the moral of this story ,at least for me here ,would be never to write off a smaller discus in any time of his growth period .
Great looking discus Ryan . Congrats on your upkeep.

Thank you very much Filip. I was very fortunate. I owe many thanks to the forum for getting on the right track. You actually were one of the most helpful. I think there are many lessons to be learned here but it becomes more and more obvious that fresh clean water is the cure for many things.

I will also be following your growout closely. That will definitely be the next endeavor I would like to try my hand at

During wc last night I actually picked up the cobalt and measured him on my hand. He is about 6.5" +/-