my first discus ever!

[dkeef]

So heres the giant gene cobalt blue.
he was the first to freed from the bag and hes cruising the tank...

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a547/dkreef/image_zps9475e3d4.jpg?t=1369259387

[dkeef]

i apologize for the bad pic. i took pic w/ no light on and with my iphone...

[dkeef]

they are all hiding in background together...all 8 of them...

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a547/dkreef/image_zpsdfb5a804.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/dkreef/media/image_zpsdfb5a804.jpg.html)

[dkeef]

this is before they went in few weeks ago...plants grew a lot more...

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a547/dkreef/Planttankday14_zpse18d5d1e.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/dkreef/media/Planttankday14_zpse18d5d1e.jpg.html)

[ktltn04]

You have a lot of color I like. If you don't want them in the future, let's me know. I live in OC :)

[dkeef]

haha ok. but for now, i like them a lot. im going to try to stick to my original plan of blue and reds...

already thinking of june shipment...LOL!

[blueluv]

Congrats on your discus. Love the giant cobalt

[ktltn04]

Let's me check out your set up when you are free.

[dkeef]

Congrats on your discus. Love the giant cobalt

thank you. so glad i found this forum and kenny...u all have been tremendous help!


Let's me check out your set up when you are free.

sure! im free certain weekdays and some weekends.
what kind of set up do u have?

[JERRYKEVIN]

Looks great David!!

[ktltn04]

I have a mix set up and planted driftwood

[Elliots]

Tank looks great. Is that drift wood OK with Discus? I may have read of Discus injuring themselves on the sharp pointed twigs. I am not sure if they are bad, I just want to alert you.

[chocolatefish]

wow nice big tank. the giant cobalt is really outstanding. german quality looks!

[discuspaul]

Congratulations, David.
Now you can make all the hard prep work and the substantial research you did - really pay off. Your tank truly looks great.
I'm sure you're pleased, and I'm happy for you.

[strawberryblonde]

Congrats! The discus all look great and should come out of hiding within a few days. Just remember not to feed them till at least tomorrow. I've learned to hold one cube of either FDBW or beefheart at the front of the tank for them. If they don't come out to eat it within a few minutes, I take it back out and toss it, wait a few hours and try again. Nothing worse then tossing in flakes or beefheart only to have them let it rot, huh?

Your driftwood should be fine, but Elliots makes a good point, watch for any signs that they are gouging themselves on the pointy parts. Mine are perverse and can manage to scratch themselves even on a perfectly smooth stump! I can only shudder to think what they'd do to themselves with pointy objects..lol.

I know you had mentioned in another thread today that your nitrates are 20ppm, and seeing the pic of the full tank, it does look like your substrate is probably leaching nitrates thanks to it being very new. To counteract that you could always purchase some duckweed, hornwort or frogbit and float it on the top. That stuff sucks up nitrates like nobodies bidness!

[dkeef]

Duckweed will clog my overflow. But i was thinking pathos plants? Hornwort i can get also.
Would hornwort under sump with 32w pc light be ok?

[dkeef]

now they are coming out...

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a547/dkreef/null_zps6de60b65.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/dkreef/media/null_zps6de60b65.jpg.html)

[dkeef]

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a547/dkreef/null_zpscd57d08c.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/dkreef/media/null_zpscd57d08c.jpg.html)

[dkeef]

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a547/dkreef/null_zpsafc82d67.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/dkreef/media/null_zpsafc82d67.jpg.html)

[dkeef]

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a547/dkreef/null_zpsb5e92fea.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/dkreef/media/null_zpsb5e92fea.jpg.html)

out exploring.

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a547/dkreef/null_zpsd01310c5.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/dkreef/media/null_zpsd01310c5.jpg.html)

i know im supposed to have lights off but they had lights off for 10 hrs before i turned it on. i just couldnt resist...

[Gene]

Nice tank! I'm really diggin the eruption in the back.

[DiscusLoverJeff]

Nice job with the tank and the selection of both discus and plants.

[alexthegreat]

Love the discus! like how they're so colorful, Also diggin the planted tank, super nice.

[ktltn04]

Look like they love the set up. Next time if you order more fish from Kenny, lets me know. We will able to share on shipping.

[dkeef]

Im probably gonna order in june.
I believe jerry may be picking his up in mid june.
Im sure we can coordinate something

[ktltn04]

Im probably gonna order in june.
I believe jerry may be picking his up in mid june.
Im sure we can coordinate something

I'm in no rush to order more fish. I just bought 7 discus from 2 members in here to see how they do in my set up.

[dkeef]

heres some more. im glad i planted dense tall plants in back cuz now they all wanna swim in open space in front.

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a547/dkreef/null_zps006b3231.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/dkreef/media/null_zps006b3231.jpg.html)

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a547/dkreef/null_zpsa6283943.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/dkreef/media/null_zpsa6283943.jpg.html)

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a547/dkreef/null_zps51546ea4.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/dkreef/media/null_zps51546ea4.jpg.html)

[JERRYKEVIN]

Dave what strains are the blues? Whole set up looks killer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dkeef]

i got giant gene cobalt and blue turq. i love the big cobalt. so fat and so blue...shouldve gotten two cobalts...

[ktltn04]

i got giant gene cobalt and blue turq. i love the big cobalt. so fat and so blue...shouldve gotten two cobalts...

Me too. Love the blue color.

[lifan23]

Nice tank. You got a lot of room for more fish. Should be fun stocking it.

[dkeef]

Yea should be fun and costly LOL...planning 20-25 discus total. still wanna add sterbai cories and rummynose later on.