3 Months Progress of Stendker Discus!

[Bizarro252]

Bought from Hans at 3" 3 months and 2 days ago, measured the middle sized one this weekend and he was 4.5" - pretty happy with the results so far!

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[Phillydubs]

Very nice progress and pictures! Doing great~
You should get a second poster and make that a full background. It is a really cool picture and makes the fish and tank pop but you are missing 1/2!!! lol

[Bizarro252]

Good idea Thanks! And I swear the Scribbled (bottom right) is round, he seems to push forward folding his top fin back EVERY time I snap a pic lol

Hrm... they do make it customizable, says it will be pixelated if I go 48" wide tho

https://www.zazzle.com/starry_wrx_po...41987585880628

[Phillydubs]

Bummer, That could be annoying...

Maybe go with the real stary night pic and find a place that can get it to the dimensions... I had no idea that even had a car in it until I clocked the link! lol...

Is that your ride?

[Bizarro252]

I had a Subaru STi hatch just like it, was a beast, 400WHP, sold it because it was getting me in to much trouble (way to easy to go to fast) and costing me to much in repairs. I spun a bearing in it, did the rebuild myself but had that engine out 3 times in the 4 years I owned it lol.

[Phillydubs]

All the more reason to ditch the poster for the full original version!! LOL

[Discus-n00b]

Looks like some good growth! Congrats!

[Bizarro252]

Looks like some good growth! Congrats!

Thank you!! I can't believe it looking at these side by side.
How do you guys measure your discus? I gave up trying to get one up to the surface in my hand after he soaked me and stabbed me with his spines a few times lol. They are fine being on/near my hand but freak when they get to the surface (not really surprised there) so I just pushed one up near the front glass and measured through the glass :P

[Discus-n00b]

Might try taping a ruler to the glass and just letting them swim by it to measure. Could use one of those clear rulers if you want to keep it there.

[Bizarro252]

Not a bad idea!

[Ryan925]

Thank you!! I can't believe it looking at these side by side.
How do you guys measure your discus? I gave up trying to get one up to the surface in my hand after he soaked me and stabbed me with his spines a few times lol. They are fine being on/near my hand but freak when they get to the surface (not really surprised there) so I just pushed one up near the front glass and measured through the glass :P

Discus vets just net them out and lay them on a towel and measure. That still makes me nervous but I would like to know their sizes

[Jenene]

I love this comparison pic Matt. It really shows not only the growth but their color has just popped. You have done well by them and I know you will continue until they are four feet long.

After all those Nitrate battles not only have you won but you have conquered!

[Clawhammer]

Keep doing what you are doing! The group looks fantastic!

[sanjay21]

Matt ! you did great job ! So much difference in 3 months. I'm really excited with this thread, since I received Hans fish last week and I'm growing them at 2.5" I will start taking pictures of them and do a comparison thread after 3 months. Any tips for me on the water changes and type of food you use? I currently have 8 fish(2.5" and one 3") in 29 gallon.

[DiscusMark]

Thanks for sharing the pic. I'm in the exact same position: bought 7 at 3" from Hans in April, and now they are much larger and colorful. It's amazing to watch.

One question, since our setups are so similar: have you noticed any differences in terms of feeding routine, both between individual fishes and over time? I ask because mine have fluctuated a bit. For the first two months, all ate like pigs, with the exception of the Blue Diamond, which went on a hunger strike for a few weeks, but now is doing great (and has laid eggs). In the last week or so, I've noticed more aggression/territorial behavior, and the fish all tend to feed a bit more slowly. They eat all the food and look fine, but they eat more slowly, some eat much more than others, and haven't been as aggressively anticipating the food being dropped in like they did before. (None of the parameters on my end--food type, temp, parameters--have changed, though.)