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    Default October 12th. Update

    Hello again discus fans! Things are pretty uneventful these days, and a good thing too since my available time is diminishing rapidly. I've changed the feeding a little. I was running out of seafood mix so I was going heavy on Hikari FBW and I noticed their colors seemed quite a bit brighter and they just looked better in some way I can't quite articulate. So now they get the FBW 4x a day the mix twice and dried foods, tetra color bits and prime reef flakes in between. Auto water changes are flawless. Comforting thought since I'll be spending 2 or 3 days a week away from home for the next couple months.

    In this update I want to talk about each fish individually. Getting a good solo shot of each fish was a little more difficult than I thought. I was thinkng about heading up to Oregon to take some photo lessons from Bill. They are listed here from smallest to largest.



    First up is the yellow one called Banana. Part of his problem is he is low man on the totem pole. He is one of the reasons I want to seperate at least two from this tank. I think the dimensions of my tank, basically a cube, is crowding the fish and creating an environment to promote bullying. There's just no place for the poor guy to go. He ends up in the corner behind the inlet for the canister. There's always food in the tank so he gets his chance to eat but I would like to get him his own crib.





    Next is a nameless one. Not very remarkable but the fact that I say that is testament to the fact that the quality of all these fish is so very high. If I saw this fish in a store I'd probably go nuts.




    This is Lucifer. This one has the best striations of any in my group.




    Another nameless one. This one and the two to follow are all fairly close in size. Nice colors on this one.





    My favorite Nacho. He's not the biggest but his dark golden hue is just awesome. Beautiful fish. Nuff said.





    The biggest of the bunch. I just named this one Spike.If you look along the anal fin about half way down you'll see a protruberance that looks like a spike. This one also has the most spots. I really like this fish a lot.






    Thanks for looking!!

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    Default Re: October 12th. Update

    nacho and the rest of the gang are looking fantastic Steve-O!

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    Default Re: October 12th. Update

    They look great steve. I like the individual shots. It really shows off each fish well.
    Joe

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    Wow, awesome fish. Doing an EXCELLENT job with them.
    -Matt


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    Default Re: October 12th. Update

    They look fantastic !


    cheers
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    Default Re: October 12th. Update

    Looks like Spike needs to join weight watchers- got a great double chin going on there! Great looking fish!
    Cheers Kath

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    Default Re: October 12th. Update

    Beautiful fish. Very nice job.

    I really like the individual pics and description.

    Best of luck as you go forward.
    Lynn

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    Default Re: October 12th. Update

    Hi Steve
    I'm guessing Banana is one of your females, beautiful markings, nice looking discus.
    Interesting about the FBW, good it's working, easy to feed. Their size and color definitely look great.
    Spike's spike is yet another variable in these discus that keep them interesting, very different.
    Your pictures are flawless and the individual pics with names are a pleasure to see. Awesome job balancing your life and discus Steve.
    Great post, take care
    Bill

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    Default Re: October 12th. Update

    I think I like the first two the best and the colors on banana are my favorite.
    The 3rd one at second glance does have great markings.

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    Default Re: October 12th. Update

    Thanks everyone! I like seeing the differences in these fish not only in their markings but their personalities as well. My kids have their favorites and my wife has an affectionate expletive for them.

    We have a major storm rolling through here and we've already lost power and we're running on a generator. Good thing I'm home today. One of the things I did with my whole setup going back to my reef tank days, was to make it very simple to get everything on backup power. It's just 2 cords, clearly marked, plugged into a generator to keep just enough running. Hopefully we'll have power back soon.

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    Default Re: October 12th. Update

    Steve-O they look SICK man! awesome! I love spike. I actually love them all, thats one hell of a group. keep up the great work! take care!
    -Jason-
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    Default Re: October 12th. Update

    Very nice group good job, all the best Rick

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    Default Re: October 12th. Update

    Wow, nice
    Paul

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    Default Re: October 12th. Update

    Looking good Steve! Well done!

    Best wishes!
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    Default Re: October 12th. Update

    I like Nacho with golden color . they look beautifull
    Henry
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