Discus farm in Israel

[koty]

Get a glimpse at THE discus farm in our small troubled country in the ME

http://s391.photobucket.com/player.s...fs=1&os=1&ap=1

[ncyracer]

Very nice

[scolley]

Wow. That is VERY cool! Thanks for sharing that. I've never seen a truly industrial setup like that, and I find that fascinating.

The discus in the open top sink type tanks was the biggest surprise for me.

I've never been to Israel, but I've always assumed fresh water was a bit of a precious commodity. Maybe that's wrong, but if not, all those fish have to either be wicked expensive to grow out (because of the water change), or they are being raised without the extensive water changes that are practiced so often. Am I off base here?

Either way, that was very cool. Thank you.

[Ed13]

That is so COOL Those vats are really interesting
We.. need.....more info. Water change schedule, food, water parameters, temp control, breeding pairs? filters etc...anything really. Please!!!

[Wahter]

That's nice - do you have any still photos from your visit?


Thanks for sharing.


Walter

[Greg Richardson]

Wonder what the jumper rate is? Or is my eye sight getting worse and those did have lids? I know if my tanks didn't have lids I would have probably lost quite a few over the years.

[koty]

Well I was there only once to buy fish from the guy. This movie was posted in a local fish forum. This is his official site.I think that he does spend a lot of money on water changes but it is not as costly because water are cheaper for agricultural use. His fish are not expensive if you ask me. I bout 6 the size of 2.5 inch for $23 each. The owner told me that the price range is $23-50 based on the color morph. I asked for fish who's parents look as close as possible to wild discus. These turned out to be actually cheaper then the others.
I do not have still photos but the official website has :http://www.danziger-discus.com/ . The fish are top quality. His "secret" is extensive water changes and a strict Tetra bits diet. Seeing his "factory" makes it hard to argue.
Have no info about jumpers but there are no lids

Here are some pics of the fish in my place








These are my wild coris

[bigfish]

Hi Koty,
Wow!! Just had to comment on those discus just superb, and you have a lovely
fish room over there, would love to own some of those discus, thanks for sharing.
Regards....Ben.

[mikel]

Welcome!!!! I have never been to Israel, but your place is certainly not 'troubled'. I am so impressed by the discus in those open vats!....I see alot of that in the Far East where high quality jumbo goldfish and kois are kept...to do the same with discus is just AWSOME!!!!!! WOWWWWWWW!

Also, that close up of a big blue diamond was just great..it looks like my big blue boy, and blue diamonds are my favorite strain. I also saw some 'bulldog" shaped turquoise? In any case, a great setup, and thanks for showing me something new and wonderful. I would hope that there are lids on those vats...even fat goldfish can jump sometimes. Best wishes! mike

[Condor]

Koty, awesome thanks for posting. You will have to start shipping to the US! Nice big slab discus, great shapes in there.

Adrian

[korbi_doc]

Wow Koty..very nice set-up..is this your place? Well done, like the others, would be nice to read 'bout your parameters...W/Cs, feeding, breeding, filtration (didn't see any intank), do you need heaters?...anyway, very impressive to see such a terrific discus house..
Thanks for sharing..way to go!!...

Dottie

[MSD]

Very nice Koty, good to see wherever you are in the world we have common hobbies and feelings. Happy New Year and a safe one to you and Israel.

[Marksdiscus]

No questions.
All as should be.

[bumblebee]

Hello Koty,

This is more than a farm, it's a DISCUS SHOW. I peep lots of great quality discus too. Wonderful

[moto250mx]

Now that's what Discus should look like...Healthy, giant, and ROUND!...Majority is junk here in the USA compared to those.

Thank You for posting
Jason