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    Hi everyone,

    Soooo... it looks like I'm raising the control group of fish for this year's challenge. I've already chewed off all my fingernails. This is nerve-wracking.

    I've been here since day one as a co-admin but I realize that I don't post as actively about my fish and some of you may not know me very well. I have been a discus enthusiast for a long time but it's not always been practical or possible for me to keep them. I recently bought my first home and now I have the room and the resources available to actively get back into the discus hobby.

    I've always been a cichlid keeper and spent a lot of my time working with angelfish. Lately I've been keeping severums, festivums, angelfish, uaru, and some other smaller cichlids.

    I'll be raising out the control group in the same way that I raised my last batch of discus: bare-bottom 55 gallon to start (I'll probably upgrade to a 75 in a few months), sponge filters and an AquaClear filter, 85°F water, five or six small feedings a day on a variety of frozen and dry foods including bloodworms, beefheart, mysis shrimp, and ONF1, and daily water changes of 50% - 100%. This is the most recommended method on Simply and a variety of other discus sites, so I'll be sticking with this method. As our last contest proved, though, you don't need that particular recipe for success.

    It's a real pleasure to be offered a chance to raise out the control group for this contest and I look forward to watching everyone's fish grow alongside mine over the next several months. Let's have some fun!

    Ryan

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    I will be following all those threads and learn from everyone here.
    good luck to your new challenge.

    Cheers
    Francis

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    Good luck Ryan, (like you'll need any luck). These are some great fish to grow out. What size will the be to start with??
    Sue

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    Quote Originally Posted by Diamond Discus View Post
    Good luck Ryan, (like you'll need any luck). These are some great fish to grow out. What size will the be to start with??
    Sue these fish are in the 3" size total length.

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    Hey Ryan,

    Looking forward to the competition with you. You do a lot for SD so I will have some remorse kicking your butt. Looking forward to seeing how things go for you.

    Best of luck.

    Kirk

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    Thank you Ryan for raising the control group of this year's challenge. Also thank you so much for always being here taking good care of this forum. You might not post much but your behind-the-scene work are very much appreciated by all!

    Take care Ryan and all the best to you!

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    if Al himself couldnt be the control you would have been my first choice Ryan. your discus will be the measuring stick to gauge the rest. congrats and we hope to hear from you and your discus through regular updates

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    Very nice control group pick! Show us how its done bud!!
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    Too much pressure! lol.

    Thanks for checking in, everybody. I can't wait until Al ships out the fish and we get the ball rolling.

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    That great Ryan, all the pressure is on you and not me. lol Good luck to you. I just hope I can grow them as big as you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan Smith View Post
    Too much pressure! lol.

    Thanks for checking in, everybody. I can't wait until Al ships out the fish and we get the ball rolling.
    Pressure? compared to what you've dealt with building this place over years...nah.. You'll do awesome Ryan.

    and I can't wait to ship them out either....

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    Good luck Ryan and thank you so much for all of your hard work to help make SD possible.

    Chris
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    Sounds like you have an excellent plan Ryan, best of luck and thanks for the intro!

    Take care,

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    Ryan,
    As we have seen in the past,you certainly know how to grow up a beautiful discus.all the best with the control group.



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    Is reading your posts something like looking at someone elses test paper

    Thanks again Ryan and good luck to you!

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