Saying hi from the UK

[nodder]

Hey all,

I've been reading the great information here for some time, but happened across this post a few moments ago - so in the spirit of community and getting involved thought I'd make a quick introduction.

My dad had an aquarium in the 70's, and small tropical community in a little home made tank, in which I remember us having black mollies, and a couple of Angels. It ran using an under gravel filter, I seem to remember the fish were prone to Ich and often the tank was brightly coloured as a result of some treatment that he'd added. Times of course change, but the bug must have set inside me, as I setup my own tank as a teenager and with some breaks in-between, have mostly always had a tank on the go.

The majority of my fishkeeping has been with Central and South American Cichlids, and I remember back then I used to travel to aquarium shops the length and breath of the country - being excited to see 1 or 2 species. I can still remember the first Uaru I saw in the flesh, or the first Jaguar.

Having been without a tank for a while, a few months ago I started to get the itch again, and started to plan out what I see some people now refer to as a 'trophy' tank. Having decided that I'd finally try my hand at Discus, I made the choice to go all in - buy right, buy once.

So wind forward and I am now the proud owner of 8 beautiful Stendker discus, bought from a specialist here in the UK that still had some of the last stocks. They are housed in a 325l (86 usg) tank fitted with a sump.

Over the coming weeks and months - if interested - I'm happy to share the journey and some photos too.

Thanks all for the fantastic resource and helpful information.

Nodder.

[Second Hand Pat]

Hi Nodder and welcome to SimplyDiscus. You know we need some pictures of your beautiful discus. You might consider creating a tank journal in this subforum http://forum.simplydiscus.com/forumd...-Tank-Journals
Pat

[nodder]

Thanks for the welcome Pat - I'll absolutely do that

[Second Hand Pat]

Thanks for the welcome Pat - I'll absolutely do that

Sounds great Nodder, looking forward to seeing your journal thread
Pat

[AquaticNerd]

Welcome to the forum! We all appreciate you taking the time to post and say hello. I'm looking forward to following your journey.

[nodder]

Thanks Jake - appreciate the hello

[brewmaster15]

Nodder,
Welcome to the forum! and Thank You! Its always nice when a post I make reaches someone and they respond. Very much appreciated!

I for one would love to see your tank.

Its a great way to share the journey.. ask for help if needed and just document the tank and Discus.

Welcome again!
Al

[Sandip]

Hey all,

I've been reading the great information here for some time, but happened across this post a few moments ago - so in the spirit of community and getting involved thought I'd make a quick introduction.

My dad had an aquarium in the 70's, and small tropical community in a little home made tank, in which I remember us having black mollies, and a couple of Angels. It ran using an under gravel filter, I seem to remember the fish were prone to Ich and often the tank was brightly coloured as a result of some treatment that he'd added. Times of course change, but the bug must have set inside me, as I setup my own tank as a teenager and with some breaks in-between, have mostly always had a tank on the go.

The majority of my fishkeeping has been with Central and South American Cichlids, and I remember back then I used to travel to aquarium shops the length and breath of the country - being excited to see 1 or 2 species. I can still remember the first Uaru I saw in the flesh, or the first Jaguar.

Having been without a tank for a while, a few months ago I started to get the itch again, and started to plan out what I see some people now refer to as a 'trophy' tank. Having decided that I'd finally try my hand at Discus, I made the choice to go all in - buy right, buy once.

So wind forward and I am now the proud owner of 8 beautiful Stendker discus, bought from a specialist here in the UK that still had some of the last stocks. They are housed in a 325l (86 usg) tank fitted with a sump.

Over the coming weeks and months - if interested - I'm happy to share the journey and some photos too.

Thanks all for the fantastic resource and helpful information.

Nodder.

Welcome to the best place in the world to know about and discuss discus. Looking forward to seeing and knowing about the Stendker discus that you got.

[nodder]

Nodder,
Welcome to the forum! and Thank You! Its always nice when a post I make reaches someone and they respond. Very much appreciated!

I for one would love to see your tank.

Its a great way to share the journey.. ask for help if needed and just document the tank and Discus.

Welcome again!
Al

Many thanks for the welcome Al - I'll take some time and make a post

[nodder]

Welcome to the best place in the world to know about and discuss discus. Looking forward to seeing and knowing about the Stendker discus that you got.

Many thanks Sandip - I was looking at some of your posts yesterday