Sapph
10-16-2020, 06:57 PM
Hello everyone,
I've been in the aquarium hobby since I was a child, but it's only been within the last two years or so that discus have caught my eye. Traditionally, I have kept African Cichlids that have ranged from mixed mbuna tanks to a colony of Kipili blue frontosa, but I have kept saltwater and community tanks as well. I can even say that I had a breeding colony of fire belly newts and galaxy rasbora at one point, but due to time constraints and logistics I only keep two tanks currently. The main tank is a 135 gallon low tech planted tank and the second tank is a 25 gallon quarantine tank(QT tank) that is only up and running occasionally when I decide to throw money at my local fish store.
...speaking of throwing money at the local fish store, that's how I ended up with discus. I've been considering them for a couple of years, but the price tag has always been a deterrent. Not that they aren't worth it, but my paycheck has not been that large historically and one small discus represents a month of saving. However, the local store brought in some Stendker discus the other week and the owner called to let me know. At $40 for a 2.5 inch discus, I couldn't say no. So I purchased myself 4 red turquoise and 1 brilliant turquoise. They've been in my QT tank for about a week now and they are doing marvelously. I don't have any illusions about growing them out to their full potential so long as they seem happy and healthy, that is perfectly fine by me. In another week or so I'll be moving them into the 135 gallon tank so they have some nicer scenery to go with them.
Now for photos. My 135 gallon tank
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And my wee baby discus
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I've been in the aquarium hobby since I was a child, but it's only been within the last two years or so that discus have caught my eye. Traditionally, I have kept African Cichlids that have ranged from mixed mbuna tanks to a colony of Kipili blue frontosa, but I have kept saltwater and community tanks as well. I can even say that I had a breeding colony of fire belly newts and galaxy rasbora at one point, but due to time constraints and logistics I only keep two tanks currently. The main tank is a 135 gallon low tech planted tank and the second tank is a 25 gallon quarantine tank(QT tank) that is only up and running occasionally when I decide to throw money at my local fish store.
...speaking of throwing money at the local fish store, that's how I ended up with discus. I've been considering them for a couple of years, but the price tag has always been a deterrent. Not that they aren't worth it, but my paycheck has not been that large historically and one small discus represents a month of saving. However, the local store brought in some Stendker discus the other week and the owner called to let me know. At $40 for a 2.5 inch discus, I couldn't say no. So I purchased myself 4 red turquoise and 1 brilliant turquoise. They've been in my QT tank for about a week now and they are doing marvelously. I don't have any illusions about growing them out to their full potential so long as they seem happy and healthy, that is perfectly fine by me. In another week or so I'll be moving them into the 135 gallon tank so they have some nicer scenery to go with them.
Now for photos. My 135 gallon tank
129244
129245
129246
129247
And my wee baby discus
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129249