my first discus

[bigjohnson]

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Here's my first batch of discus...came in Friday from Discus Hans. All went well until about 9:00 last night. One of the PBS looked to be getting fin rot...dosed the tank with salt at 10:00, and babysat until about 12:30. This morning looked much better, and they are moving around the tank and have even eaten 2x today...but I'm still not out of the woods yet, may have a mini cycle starting...ammonia sneaking up slightly (thanks for the heads up Pat)...got water heating up in my barrell for a w/c. They are still a little shy, but it's only been a day and a half...wanted to post a pic.

Mark J.

[Bill63SG]

Depending on the discus,it can take 1-2 weeks for them to get used to the routine and all settle in.

[gerrard00]

More pics!

[DiscusBR]

Depending on the discus,it can take 1-2 weeks for them to get used to the routine and all settle in.

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Looking good. You might want to increase the number of water changes for a while to make sure there is no amonia or nitrite.

[Second Hand Pat]

Heck yes Mark, congrats on your new crew. More pics and daily WCs are your friend for the next week or two.

[deepflyball]

IT looks to me that your back ground is dark in color. This could be a problem as they will try and hide or they will pile up in a corner. also you have a clear bottom tank on what looks like a black stand. Dark colors stress them out. Jerry

[YSS]

IT looks to me that your back ground is dark in color. This could be a problem as they will try and hide or they will pile up in a corner. also you have a clear bottom tank on what looks like a black stand. Dark colors stress them out. Jerry

This is news to me.

[bigjohnson]

I was thinking the same thing about the background...I've got white sand in the bottom of the tank approx 1/2'', it's not clear. Pat, I'll keep up the water changes like you recommend...I'll admit, I'm stressing a bit...these guys are keeping me on my toes, keeping my mind on work when I'm there is going to be tough until I know these guys will be okay. I'll post more pics later...gotta go get some water ready. Thanks for the help everyone.


Mark.