Fish and tank look great Chad, all the best with them. btw love the two dogs
Love the design of the tank Chad and of course the discus and the dogs....what kind of sand that you are using?
Thanks for the updates.
Cheers
Francis
Fish and tank look great Chad, all the best with them. btw love the two dogs
Paul
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LMAO.... Chad, I know your taking this to heart when you hire guard dogs to protect the shipment... haha
Ed
"There was no spoon"
Al,
Great job on the packing! It's actually the pest I've seen other than from Eric from N. Carolina. Thanks for all your hard work. I'll do you and the forum proud on this grow out! Thanks again for everything that you do. Words cannot express my appreciation!
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Thanks Steve! As you well know, I'm a big fan of planted tanks!
Best wishes my friend!
Kenny,
Thanks brother! I really appreciate all the ind words.
Best wishes!
Thanks for the well wishes!
Hey Eddie!
Thanks for the props! Yes, I am super thrilled with these guys! Beautiful fish and super energetic! They are a bit sensitive to light (albinos). They get super active under the night time LED lights. I'm going to try to take a video and post it.
Take care brother!
Thanks Bill!
I am looking forward to seeing both the tank and the fish grow out.
Best wishes!
Hey Kath!
Thanks for the kind words. The pups were super curious about the new comers to the house! They made me laugh out loud when I sat the box down. They acted like it was Christmas. LOL!
Best wishes!
I am using a 10 mega pixel Sony cybershot. I like it because it allows me to adjust the exposure and really cuts down on glare, allowing the close up shots without flash.
Best wishes!
Hi Kirk,
Thanks for the compliments. I have two types cof corys in this tank. There are 4 Schwartzi and 4 Julii. They are great for cleanup and also act as great dither fish. They are high energy fish, but not so much that they disturb or frighten the discus. These two types have nice detail and look great in a sand bottom tank.
Best wishes!
Rick,
Thanks for the compliments! I purpously took that full tank shot so that everyone could see just how tiny they look in a tank that big. The height of the tank also makes them look small. It's a 110 tall. The combination of contrasting colors from the plants and the light blue background really makes the fish pop. The fish were full color out of the bags. I can't say that I've done anything special to contribute to good color. I'd say great work by Forrest, Kenny and Al is the biggest factor! They are certainly happy in their new double wide (or tall) LOL!
Hello Francis!
Thank you for the kind words. I use quickcrete play sand from home depot in all my tanks. This tank took three 50lb bags (150lbs) to create a 4" sand bed. The plants love it, the tanks stays clean, and the discus love to forage around in it.
Best wishes!
Thanks so much for your kind words! The two labs are basically my kids. LOL! The chocolate lab's name is Isis and she's 18 months old. Ares is the yellow (nearly white) and he's 2 years old. They are quite the security team! I actually didn't get mail one time for two days because the mail man was afraid of them! LOL! A formal introduction took care of that. Who's afraid of labs?
Best wishes!
Ed,
These days you can never be too careful! LOL! Whoever came close to that box would likely succomb to death by licking!
Take care!
Chad Hughes
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Chad...I have to say, the tank looks excellent and the fish look right at home in it! Good luck with these guys. Lookin forward to seein the discus grow along with the plants!
Mark
Thanks Mark! They're really enjoying their new diggs! I've always grown out young discus in planted tanks. Now that we have been provided with such excellent stock (from Forrest/Kenny/Al) I'm anxious to see where this is going to go. Have a great weekend!
Best wishes!
Chad Hughes
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Great looking tank Chad, I can't wait to see the look of a tank in this comp. different to the other's BB's.
The guard dogs at the fish arrival really caught my eye, lov'em!
Brother, hope all goes well for you.
Regards
Ahmed
Chad Hughes
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Paul
Comfortably numb.
Paul,
My labs are pretty mild mannered. A few months back when I was laid up after an appendicitis I saw the female go crazy when the mail man came to the door. She is rather protective of the house, which I like, but this was NUTS! When he came to the door I swear she jumped 5 feet in the air barking. I checked her, gave her a bit of a swat and she's been much better since.
At night she likes to patrol. She'll race from the back yard, through the house to the front door investigating every little noise that she hears. If nothing is really going on, she'll post in the center of the back yard and just watch and listen. She's quite the guard dog.
Best wishes!
Chad Hughes
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