SpeedDiscus
10-09-2020, 01:45 PM
Hello everyone,
I thought it would be smart for me to introduce myself to you fine people. I have been keeping fish, mainly African cichlids and offballs for 15+ years. I have always loved animals and growing up I practically had a zoo in my parents house. In high school I used to breed gerbils and cockatiels and sell them to local pet stores for profit. Currently I have six tanks setup ranging from 2.5 gallons to 125 gallons.
I have always wanted to keep discus but I was concerned with their requirements and if I would be able to care for them properly. This year during quarantine/lock down I figured I would never have more free time to care for these awesome fish. In Canada discus can get very expensive, so I wasn't keen on spending big bucks on large fish because I was going to be learning from this first experience, so I went on the hunt for some juveniles to raise. I found a fantastic local breed with Stendker and Piwowarski breeding stock and after two visits to see his setup and marvel at his stunning fish I picked out eight little guys to bring home with me.
When I picked these guys up on July 10th when their were about 1.5" total length, now they are approx 3.5-4". I don't know what strain they are but the parents were both Piwowarski stock. Please forgive the dirtiness of the tank, it was late in the day during their last feeding on my homemade beef heart recipe.
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Right now they are in a 30 gallon BB corner tank with sponge filtration (which I got for free with the stand from an online ad) but will live in a 75 gallon cube with full sump filtration I am setting up now.
I have some corydora and pleco friends for them waiting in quarantine. They will meet when the discus are transferred to the 75 gallon.
Let me know what you guys think!
Jason
I thought it would be smart for me to introduce myself to you fine people. I have been keeping fish, mainly African cichlids and offballs for 15+ years. I have always loved animals and growing up I practically had a zoo in my parents house. In high school I used to breed gerbils and cockatiels and sell them to local pet stores for profit. Currently I have six tanks setup ranging from 2.5 gallons to 125 gallons.
I have always wanted to keep discus but I was concerned with their requirements and if I would be able to care for them properly. This year during quarantine/lock down I figured I would never have more free time to care for these awesome fish. In Canada discus can get very expensive, so I wasn't keen on spending big bucks on large fish because I was going to be learning from this first experience, so I went on the hunt for some juveniles to raise. I found a fantastic local breed with Stendker and Piwowarski breeding stock and after two visits to see his setup and marvel at his stunning fish I picked out eight little guys to bring home with me.
When I picked these guys up on July 10th when their were about 1.5" total length, now they are approx 3.5-4". I don't know what strain they are but the parents were both Piwowarski stock. Please forgive the dirtiness of the tank, it was late in the day during their last feeding on my homemade beef heart recipe.
129167
129168
Right now they are in a 30 gallon BB corner tank with sponge filtration (which I got for free with the stand from an online ad) but will live in a 75 gallon cube with full sump filtration I am setting up now.
I have some corydora and pleco friends for them waiting in quarantine. They will meet when the discus are transferred to the 75 gallon.
Let me know what you guys think!
Jason