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Looks like spring in there SG. Beautiful!
"You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it." -W.C.Fields
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Originally Posted by Jenene
Thank you! I have to be really discipline with the water changes.
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Sorry I respond a little later to your update SG , but I see you bought 3 more wilds .
Given the time lapse of your posts I see you have skipped the QT procedure with your new 3 wilds .
Were they purchased from the same place / tanks , and how are they doing right now ?
Are they the same strain or something else ?
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Hi Filip, they are of the same strain but Royals. Not from the same source but second seller is also someone I deal with regularly. For me, the plan was to get these 3 and go through deworming process with the initial 7. This is since I had received the original 7 in Feb 2017 and the 3 royals in Apr 2017. I have just gone through a prazi and metro treatment with all 10 of them in my main tank. 2 of the royals had established themselves as No 2 and No 3 amongst the 10.
One of the new royals is not bulking up enough though he is the largest at 5" among the newcomers. He gets chased into a corner by No 1 to No 5 after a few nibbles. So I am going to take him out and QT him for a month until he bulk up. Hopefully he can hold his on after that.
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I know I am WAY late to this show but in doing research I want to replicate SGDiscus successful setup. Considering his tank is about 130 gallons and mine is 72 bowfront (so half of his). What would have to be my biggest adjustments (in terms of Co2, ferts etc, considering I will use the same lighting, plants, substrate.
Obviously I wont have as many fish (half of what he has). I have 1 Fluval Fx6 for filtration. my water pH/parameters is the same as his. any thoughts from anyone who has been following this thread? thank you!
Last edited by svboyn; 04-22-2020 at 01:20 PM.
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Also...I have a question about Ferts regimen. I noticed that it was missed in the the questionnaire. Could you please share this information about what, when and how you administer ferts?
thank you
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Hi svboyn, I have not been very active on the forums but I am still active keeping discus. I have PM-ed you some of my experiences.
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Did you discover breeding pairs, syboyn?
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you mean the discus in my tank? there was a pair but they never breed. The alpha just chased everyone around. probably my pH was too high between 7.0 and 7.4 (based on my pH pen).
I think syboyn was asking me about the fert regime for my tank.
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Sorry, I got the two of you confused. Where are you now with your discus?
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In late 2018, I had to station overseas for work and I was constantly not at home. So maintaining such a big tank and the frequent water changes needed was not possible (I was doing once every 2 days). So I had to dismantle the tank. I am still keeping discus and I still have 1 of the original wild with me but i have kept it in a smaller tank. The current set up is just drift wood, thin layer of sand substrate and 4 hybrid heckels. I am just feeding pellets and flakes and water change with 60% a week. This is a much easier maintenance regime.
Bioload was too heavy for with 10 adult discus in a 5 ft tank even with a 3ft sump tank.
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That is a nice looking Heckel. Female?
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Thanks! But I have no idea whether it is male or female. I am bad at sexing.
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I would guess female. Quite a nice fish, too.
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