My New Fishes....Meteor X Ruby Red ( Thanks Jeep!)

[brewmaster15]

So its update time.. After Brian's terrible losses I feel its even more important I do right by these fry. They are doing very well ... 10 minutes ago I moved them to their new home.. 125 gallon tank. Big upgrade from their 55 gal . They look a little lost in there but I think it will really help them grow nicely to have more water and more space.

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Better pics latter

[LizStreithorst]

I like giving my babies elbow room, too. Yes, they always look lost at first, but they soon start loving all their new freedom. I know that it's not the way the breeders in Asia do it, but not everyone can do 2 100% WCs every day.

[brewmaster15]

Exactly Liz.. theres alot of ways to raise good discus..we just have to find the one that works best for us.

[Charlyc11]

Nice looking bunch Al they sure are going to love the space.

[jeep]

I can't wait until they color up and see if they're what I'm hoping for. The parents are gorgeous!!

[jeep]

These are the survivors. I think they're are a bit smaller than yours, but considering what they've been through they were lucky to survive at all. The shapes are good, as is the eye to body ratio so I'll give them a chance.

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[brewmaster15]

Brian, Im glad they are doing better. I think they will snap back for you.

Al

[Zeus Discus]

Those look great! I hope more of these are available soon. I would love some!

[CliffsDiscus]

The Discus look healthy, and the 8 and 9 stress bar Discus are already coloring up.

[brewmaster15]

Water change time. This 125 gal is in my basement near enough my water storage So I can do large water changes. My other 125 g is in my living room. MAx I can do there is 30 % unaged tap water. This basement tank I can do 50% daily. I know with my stocking and feeding that 30% would be fine for me here .. But the tank has less seeded filtration than my living room tank.. so taking no chances.I will have to go back to 30% tap as soon as I have a batch if fry.. the aged water is for them.

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I really don't get why water changes are such a sore point with some hobbyists... even in an archaic old school method like mine it really takes no effort. Hose to drain ..Hose to Fill . Of course there are many considerations as to how to accomplish this but theres also multiple ways to do it.

Clean stable water is just something Discus need .Its the fishes main connection to their environment.Keep it clean and it will go along way to keeping them happy and healthy.

[Charlyc11]

I try to make it easy on myself and the only buckets I lift is when I clean the bottom of the tanks. I piped a drain form my basement fish room to my back yard. In the summer I use a sprinkler but in the winter since it would freeze just a pipe coming out of my work shop. I rigged it all up using hose quick connects to make it easier on myself. My pumps and hoses have quick connects and the larger tanks have pipes with valves to fill directly from my aging tanks. Plus an utility quick connect to fill smaller tanks when they are needed.

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[brewmaster15]

Looks great Chuck. I have a waste water barrel outside that I pump to and use in the yard. It also goes to an outdoor 125 gal frog pond. In the winter theres a drain that ties in with my washing machine drain...I can gravity drain several breeders to it.. but I pump up abunch also.

Unfortunately my "fishroom" Is now a collection of tanks in various locations.not ideal but better than nothing.

Some tanks gravity drain to a curtain drain in my driveway. The upstairs tank waters the lawn and planting..its gravity drained.

[brewmaster15]

Update time..
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These are Murphy's siblings of anyone is following that thread.

[Second Hand Pat]

These guys are looking awesome Al and already developing a lot of color. Nice job
Pat

[brewmaster15]

Thanks Pat,
Theres a few in there that I think are going to be very nice fish.

Al