Naturegirl
11-13-2017, 06:36 PM
Hi! My name is Amy and I live in beautiful southern Oregon. I have a 75 gallon planted tank with Rasboras, Cory's, Rams, and 3 large Discus. I have had this tank up and running for about 2 years now. My plan all along was to eventually get Discus. While looking through Craigslist a few months ago I saw someone getting rid of 3 Discus and kind of jumped into this whole thing head first! :bomb:
I really should have done more research before adding these beautiful fish to my tank but all in all it has been a good experience so far.
2 of the Discus are a pair and have been steadily laying eggs since about a month after I got them. They are gorgeous! I believe that the largest is a blue cobalt and most likely the male. And the female is blue with red striping. Not exactly sure what she is called.
The 3rd one is what I believe after reading on this forum, stunted. He is smaller with large eyes and was really dark when I first got him (I don't know if he's a boy). He has lightened up quite a bit and is now very boldly black striped with blue red and a bit of yellow in his body. He had a very razor thin profile when I got him but is bulking up and loves to eat!
Most likely the stupidest thing that I have done was purchased 4 juvenile Discus 2 weeks ago thinking that they needed a larger school to be happy...
I have since moved the 4 juvies to their own bare bottom 30 gallon tank after reading more:blushing:. I will try to figure out how to post pictures, wish me luck!!
I really should have done more research before adding these beautiful fish to my tank but all in all it has been a good experience so far.
2 of the Discus are a pair and have been steadily laying eggs since about a month after I got them. They are gorgeous! I believe that the largest is a blue cobalt and most likely the male. And the female is blue with red striping. Not exactly sure what she is called.
The 3rd one is what I believe after reading on this forum, stunted. He is smaller with large eyes and was really dark when I first got him (I don't know if he's a boy). He has lightened up quite a bit and is now very boldly black striped with blue red and a bit of yellow in his body. He had a very razor thin profile when I got him but is bulking up and loves to eat!
Most likely the stupidest thing that I have done was purchased 4 juvenile Discus 2 weeks ago thinking that they needed a larger school to be happy...
I have since moved the 4 juvies to their own bare bottom 30 gallon tank after reading more:blushing:. I will try to figure out how to post pictures, wish me luck!!