Gabriel's Contest Thread

[Gabriel13]

This is my first time down this discus highway. My thread will focus on my 65 wide aquarium. I have picked out 7 of what I think are the best discus that I have to grow out in this tank. This is a used tank that I resealed and cleaned up best I could. I have another one just like it. I hope to learn alot as I try to get through this. Many lessons have been learned already.DSC03705.jpg
This biggest of these fish is barely the size if a quarter and the smallest is about the size of a nickel.
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[Pices]

Hi Gabriel,
Where did you get these fish and what kind are they? You did a nice job on the tank. Looks new. Now tell me the story around these fish. They are so cute-and hungry too.

[Gabriel13]

Thank you Patty I appreciate the compliment. I got these fish from somefinsfishy.com. They were sold to me as Red Dragons. I wanted to get some small ones so that I could watch their transformation and growth. My dream is to become a breeder. I would love to have my own strain one day but that's a ways down the road. I have to get through raising these babies to adults first lol.

[Second Hand Pat]

Hi Gariel, nice job on your tank cleanup. How long is it? The babies look good. How large are they now?
Pat

[Gabriel13]

Hi Gariel, nice job on your tank cleanup. How long is it? The babies look good. How large are they now?
Pat

The tank is 48.5 inches long, 19.5 inches deep and 16 inches tall. The biggest is as big as a quarter and the smallest is a little bigger than a nickel. The biggest was much larger when I got them but the rest are growing very fast to catch up. My smallest was very very young but his personality is the best so far. It was almost completely transparent upon arrival. Its fearless though!
I got the tanks on craigslist. They are from Ocean View Aquariums but they are very old. They were old saltwater tanks from a pet store. For $40 I couldn't pass them up. Both are drilled already and identical. My idea was to get as many tanks as possibly and put work into them to save money. I needed to get as much equipment as I could for my future breeding plans. They are not the prettiest tanks but they are functional. Im not running sumps at the moment only sponge filters. I have HOB filters but so far I just used them to "season" tanks before stocking them. The tank that the babies are in sits in my dinning area. I have a spare room that is, will be my "fishroom" if you will. That room holds my QT tank and storage for other tanks that are currently occupying my floor lol.

[Gabriel13]

Pics for day #2
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[Gabriel13]

This is day #2 of the fish being in this tank. They are slowly starting to explore their new home. They did eat last night which was a good thing to me. This morning they all greeted me a usual. I went ahead and got their water change over with this morning and it was 75%. They do love their water changes!

[Swedgin]

Nice, good luck with those

[Gabriel13]

Nice, good luck with those

Thank you Tobi

[Gabriel13]

I snapped this pic after work. They were just schooling and hanging out.

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[sanjay21]

Good luck growing them Gabriel ! Healthy looking stock there.

Its a lot of work growing them from this age, but hey its called 'work' if you see it that way. I enjoyed growing them from this small, I'm getting a growout stock myself this Wednesday will be growing 12 Cobalts.

[Pices]

I read nickel to quarter sized but it didn’t really hit me till I saw them in the tank shot. So cute and quite a challenge too.
Patty

[Gabriel13]

Good luck growing them Gabriel ! Healthy looking stock there.

Its a lot of work growing them from this age, but hey its called 'work' if you see it that way. I enjoyed growing them from this small, I'm getting a growout stock myself this Wednesday will be growing 12 Cobalts.

Wow 12 Cobalts! That's gonna be a sight. I really enjoy seeing them grow up. Can't wait to see your new babies!

[Gabriel13]

I read nickel to quarter sized but it didn’t really hit me till I saw them in the tank shot. So cute and quite a challenge too.
Patty

Yeah Party they're small lol. I wanna see as much of the growth and pattern development as I can see. I can't wait to see them big one day. Fingers crossed!

[Gabriel13]

Night night time but no we need to snack again..DSC03760.jpg