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    Weil those 2 seem quite smitten with each other!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Disgirl View Post
    Ah yes, breeding discus is not for the faint of heart. Good thing you have a strong heart!
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    Pics.

    That big fish in the middle of the first pic is the Blue Scorpion I added to the tank. She sure 'nuf stirred things up. She is still trying to cause trouble. I don't know what her problem is but I don't think the other fish enjoy her intruding on their peaceful life.

    I put in a low concentration of Roobios tea in a sock this morning. You will be able to see the brownish color to the water in the pics. I don't know if that's what gave these fish that sexual feeling or if it was the intruder or a combination of both, but suddenly I have 3 "pairs" who are enamored of one another. Right now I mostly care about my home bred Spotted Blue SS and his lady friend from Miranda and Josie.
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    Forgive me. This is all about my fish but I know what is going on with them.
    Last edited by Swedgin; 09-18-2018 at 12:37 AM. Reason: video embedded
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    Omg! Lol that was awesome!

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    My existing male show fish ate the rest of his eggs this morning shortly after the lights came on, so I dumped him in with the contest fish. While 8 Discus is not to many for a 75 is is too many with big fish trying to pair up.

    I hope that this doesn't disqualify me but I'm going to move them to a 120. It was quite a job finding room for all my Angels so I could empty the 120. First I moved all the adult Blue Silver Pearlscale Angel that were in a 100 to several smaller tanks. Next I moved all the Half Blacks from the 120 to the empty 100. I did wipe down on the newly emptied 120 and did a 100% WC. I added a couple more smaller heaters to the 120 (I'm low on heaters...need to buy more). Now I'm waiting for the temp to come close to 82 so I can move the Discus over. They will appreciate the extra elbow space. I'll move the Discus as soon as I can and if they settle in by this evening I'll post pics.
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    Yeah low on heaters myself. I did a rookie move and ran my aged water container too low and burned up too heaters. So its off to the store I go to get more today, blah blah blah lol.

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    I've done the same thing more than once. If fact, that's why I need to buy more myself. I get mine from Jehmco.
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    Love the video. Marvin was one of a kind. Still is great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LizStreithorst View Post
    Forgive me. This is all about my fish but I know what is going on with them.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjlSiASsUIs
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    They are gorgeous Liz. I was very jealous when you first got the ones from Ryan. Some of the nicest discus I had seen in a long time. The ones you got from Chicago ain't too shabby either, lol.
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    Thanks Mr. Bugg. Those Ricky Lim fish 'bout make me pee my pants when I saw them. The more I looked at them the less I could live without them. I hope I can get what I'm looking for when I cross with the Chicago Discus fish.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LizStreithorst View Post
    My existing male show fish ate the rest of his eggs this morning shortly after the lights came on, so I dumped him in with the contest fish. While 8 Discus is not to many for a 75 is is too many with big fish trying to pair up.

    I hope that this doesn't disqualify me but I'm going to move them to a 120. It was quite a job finding room for all my Angels so I could empty the 120. First I moved all the adult Blue Silver Pearlscale Angel that were in a 100 to several smaller tanks. Next I moved all the Half Blacks from the 120 to the empty 100. I did wipe down on the newly emptied 120 and did a 100% WC. I added a couple more smaller heaters to the 120 (I'm low on heaters...need to buy more). Now I'm waiting for the temp to come close to 82 so I can move the Discus over. They will appreciate the extra elbow space. I'll move the Discus as soon as I can and if they settle in by this evening I'll post pics.
    Its not going to disqualify you. Its a logical move and fits with your goal of breeding this group.

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    That's a relief. Thanks.
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    It's been 24 hrs since the move. They've all settled. A bit of flirtation is going on but no real hanky-panky. It throws things off when you move a bunch of fish that are on the verge of getting serious. If I'd thought of it I'd have added a couple gallons of that hormone fulled water from their last home but I didn't think of it. Here's a pic. That's my home bred fish dark and staring at the cone in the middle. His old lady friend hasn't joined him yet though.
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