Bryan's Grow Out Challenge Thread 2018

[xKevinx]

These guys are looking great!
Hungry lil guys

[warblad79]

These guys are looking great!
Hungry lil guys

Thank you

[danotaylor]

One thing I learned these past few years is that providing more food and spreading them would help alleviate aggression so that the small one can eat as well. If you gave them a chunk or cube the bully one will take over and won't share it. That's why I don't feed them beefheart and freeze dried cubes. If you notice my group is growing at the same pace.

This is great advice from your observation and experience Bryan. I missed this part of your comment earlier today. I am having issue atm with 2 discus on the bottom of the pecking order of my 8 adult fish. I'm gonna cube my BH mix smaller and spread it out across the whole 6' of my 125 gal. Hopefully they will get more food. Thanks for sharing this great tip!

[pastry]

This is great advice from your observation and experience Bryan. I missed this part of your comment earlier today. I am having issue atm with 2 discus on the bottom of the pecking order of my 8 adult fish. I'm gonna cube my BH mix smaller and spread it out across the whole 6' of my 125 gal. Hopefully they will get more food. Thanks for sharing this great tip!

I never even thought about that. One of those things that's so obvious yet really isn't. All right that might not have been my best quote ever but you know what I mean! Your group looks really rounded out and I believe one of the more uniform groups that I have seen. Everyone is doing a pretty darn good job but I really like your group!

[warblad79]

One of my favorite 14-bars...looks very promising.
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[RogueDiscus]

Yes, the shape!

[warblad79]

Yes, the shape!

That's the future breeder right there.

[Tshethar]

Looking good! I'm noticing the "halo" as well... Seems like the first or only fish so far in the contest to be showing that type of color in the fins... Is that true for you, too, or are others in your group showing that?

[warblad79]

Looking good! I'm noticing the "halo" as well... Seems like the first or only fish so far in the contest to be showing that type of color in the fins... Is that true for you, too, or are others in your group showing that?

There are four 9-bars that showing as well but the SS is more prominent in the group.

[Second Hand Pat]

One of my favorite 14-bars...looks very promising.
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Nice Bryan Have you found when fry show early promise they maintain it thru adulthood?
Pat

[warblad79]

Nice Bryan Have you found when fry show early promise they maintain it thru adulthood?
Pat

Yes, most of the time and would even look much better as they grow older as long as they don't get sick and remain healthy.

[warblad79]

It's time for update again...as usual they're doing excellent and easy to manage. Exactly 4 weeks under my care.

[Second Hand Pat]

The fish look great Bryan I took a play from your rule book and have my guys trying the same pellets your guys are eating in the video.
Pat

[warblad79]

The fish look great Bryan I took a play from your rule book and have my guys trying the same pellets your guys are eating in the video.
Pat

I'm glad it's working out for you.

[warblad79]

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