And a few more!
Well, It's week 11 I think. LOL!
It's been very busy past two weeks for me and I got a bit behind in my update posts. Many apologies on that front. I did perform an extra partial water change last wednesday due to temperatures. That day temps in this tank rose to nearly 95 degrees. I had to be away from the house for longer than usual and it just got too warm. Other than that, these guys are doing fantastic! They are really getting huge and are beginning to really fill out the 110 gallon tank that they have called home since they arrived.
Anyway, nothing too new. Enjoy the pictures!
Best wishes!
Chad Hughes
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Hey Chad,
Plants, fish and pictures are awesome.
Your discus look pretty uniform in size.
Great job.
Hey, did your discus slow down between 4 and 4 1/2" then start growing again?
You are having life way too easy,.....able to get away from those fish again huh ?
Take care,
Bill
Great pictures Chad. They looke HUGE! Awesome job man.
Thanks Bill!
It's funny you should mention the slow down in growth and their uniform size in the same post. LOL! What I am observing at the moment is that the largest of the group did slow down a bit. The first month was about an inch of growth. The second about 3/4". This was just measuring the largest discus. You could see distinct differences between the largest and the smallest. Today it's much harder to tell them apart. The smaller of the group seem to be bringing up the rear and the bigger ones have slowed a bit. Everyone is still growing, just in harmony now. LOL!
Thanks for the kind words Bill!
Hey Steve! Thanks man. They are really growing nicely. I couldn't be happier. Are you back home now? I know your discus must miss you when you're gone!
Best wishes!
Chad Hughes
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fish are really gorgeous chad! keep up the good work!
how do your plants take the 95F temp? i ask because i came home and my tank was 88F and i worried first for my dither fish and BNP's and i just got some plants in today and they are already in hotter temps than they've ever been i'm sure. i'm going to have the lights off tomorrow or something
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Hello
I was wondering what plants you got on your tank ? been reading your first post and couldn't find the list. Im starting a 180 planted and i wanted to copy your set-up and your water maintainance routine.Your set up just works well growing discus and i wanted to try it myself.Great pics btw those discus looks awesome.
thanks
Fantastic shots Chad! The fish look amazing! I see you are getting quite the hang of taking killer shots with the camera!
Take care bro,
Eddie
Beautiful discus Chad! I especially enjoy seeing the group shots with the plants and wood. Looks like they are growing great in your conditions, thank goodness, since I hope to have that type tank eventually.
Barb
Thanks Marvin! I am really happy with their progress!
Rick,
Warm water plants. LOL! I know, that sounds obvious. One or two days with higher than normal temps don't do too much to plants.
The plants in this tank are cabomba and some rotala. Nothing fancy. These are rapid growing stem plants. Although they don't look as magnificent as some other lush aquarium plants, these plants consume nutrients very well. Thanks for the kind words!
Thanks so much Eddie! I finally broke down and hired a professional out of Japan named Eddie. LOL! Thanks for the tips bro! You made a world of difference as you can see. LOL!
Barb,
Thanks so much! I wish you all the best with yours!
Chad Hughes
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Great pictures Chad! Your discus are really starting to thicken up. They look super. I love the natural look of your tank. Does the cabomba make a mess?
Chris
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They are really looking amazing Chad. I really like the way you have the tank set up. It really compliments the fish. Great job.
Wade
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