Discus I have known....

[brewmaster15]

I'm going through my Pics and attempting to organize and such. I figured I would post random pics here of the various discus that graced my life in some way, Theres no rhyme or reason to the order. I figure why not share the pics , might inspire others to do the same. Be forwarned, its going to be a very long thread!:bandana: also note these pics go back aways,digital imaging was not evolved.


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One fish two fish ...

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hows that for a tank stand.:)
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who needs a TV..

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[Vanman]

We raised ours in Corningware also.

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We raised ours in Corningware also.

Gotta love those white dishes.:)

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[brewmaster15]

Good point for me pause.

[Vanman]

Gotta love those white dishes.:)

I thought great minds think alike.

[Second Hand Pat]

I swear some of those Discus look familiar lol. What a great thread.
Pat

[AquaticNerd]

I'm just astounded by how good all your discus look, even throughout all the years of you keeping them. Just goes to show how the simple things like good husbandry, water changes, etc can go a long way to making great fish.

One day, I hope to be able to get to experience owning a bunch of them for many years, just like you have Al. Thanks for sharing!

[jwcarlson]

That's a lot of discus!

[brewmaster15]

Okay un-pause.:)

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Not Discus but I will slip these in..

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[brewmaster15]

I'm just astounded by how good all your discus look, even throughout all the years of you keeping them. Just goes to show how the simple things like good husbandry, water changes, etc can go a long way to making great fish.

One day, I hope to be able to get to experience owning a bunch of them for many years, just like you have Al. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Jake, Glad you enjoyed seeing them. I am sure discus are in your future.:)

[brewmaster15]

That's a lot of discus!

Yep..case study in fish addictions:) Theres many many many more pics to come. Funny , They span decades but I seriously remember all of these fish. Crazy I know.

[mark@f3a]

where is this Discus farm?
Incredile fish Al, i am truly inspired.

[brewmaster15]

where is this Discus farm?
Incredile fish Al, i am truly inspired.
Thanks Mark. They are just snapshots of the various discus I have owned, bred, etc. Its kind of fun to look back on old photos like this of the various fish we keep. There is a down side to it though. I really want to see some of these swimming in my tanks again now!

[gimaal]

What a fabulous thread. Thanks, Al.

[jimmyjoe]

Al, I've been around here like forever but seeing all the beautiful fish you've had in your fish room, did you ever breed that colony of heckel's you showed here?????? jim in Ohio

[brewmaster15]

What a fabulous thread. Thanks, Al.

Thank you Aaron, I have more to add to it tomorrow. Glad you enjoyed it

[brewmaster15]

Al, I've been around here like forever but seeing all the beautiful fish you've had in your fish room, did you ever breed that colony of heckel's you showed here?????? jim in Ohio

Jim thank you! As for Heckels, they have eluded me. I have not been able to breed them yet. Its a dream of mine though. I have had onebheckel male x domestic female that produced a handful of fry.

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The male came from a friend of mine whom I adopted from. That had to have been about 17 rears ago. None of the fry survived.

I will try again one day. Gotta save the best for last.:)

[jwcarlson]

Well, Al... so many beautiful fish! :) I'm confident in saying that you've had more discus than I have had all species combined!

[brewmaster15]

Well, Al... so many beautiful fish! :) I'm confident in saying that you've had more discus than I have had all species combined!

Thanks Jacob. I know there are others here with many Discus they have kept, just sharing mine and paying homage to my favorite fishes.

More pics on the way.

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This next set of fish I adopted from my friend Francisco. I received the fish and a 125 gal..17 plus years ago. Still have the tank in my living room. Some of these fish you may remember from my heckel haircut thread.

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Its kind of funny how close our community is. Francisco and I lost touch shortly after . This past year I was searching for wilds.to buy and somehow came across a thread on another forum with pics of wilds. I looked atbthem.and immediatedly recognized the blue heckel. Francisco had posted a thread a few years ago on this group. It was really great to read.

https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/some-of-my-wild-discus.730382/

Francisco...
[I don’t have any of these fish anymore. I recently found these photos which I thought were lost, taken at my fish room in 1990-1993, and were never shared]. I thought you would enjoy looking at them.

Most of these fish were purchased at fish stores in the Boston and Providence area, one at a time, as imported, stressed & skinny, unlikely to survive fish. Some had been at stores for a while, and had HITH and other ailments, and I brought back to health, deworming, etc. Some were still slightly skinny when photographed. Only one pair (Cuipeua Red, at the time called Curipera Red), were purchased from O. Lucanus in Canada, and one brown discus bought from an importer who frequented the Boston Aquarium Society.

In 2003, when I moved from New England to Cincinnati, I arranged with Al Sabetta (from SimplyDiscus, at the time) to receive my fish (14-18 wild discus? and 2 Uaru amphiachantoides) and a few aquaria, on hold, until I could receive them once settled in Cinty. And we left it at that for all this time (17 years!), which was fine for both of our lives. Al went on to breed several of them with his own stock, and then we lost communication. I don't live in Cincinnati anymore.

I have not had discus since, but I want to again. I have not had a planted discus tank, and that what I would like to go for when I can.

Enjoy!

[brewmaster15]

I will Pause again here.:)

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I really like this one! :)

[brewmaster15]

I really like this one! :)

That was a rose red I got as a juvenile back in 2004/2005. Theres used to be alot of Browns, rose reds, san merahs, Ica Reds types that importers brought in, the shift today to the more exotic spotted lines and solid reds is great but I wish we had more of the wild side ones. Always had a soft spot for the browns with some red.

[AquaticNerd]

Jacob and I seem to have similar tastes - I was about to quote and comment the same exact thing for the same exact fish. While the finelines, spotteds, turqs, etc draw me in, I can't help but comment on how much I also like brown-based reds like the one in the picture. :)

[Vanman]

I wish we could get the plain browns that you saw in the LFS thirty years ago.

[brewmaster15]

I wish we could get the plain browns that you saw in the LFS thirty years ago.
They don't bring the big bucks so aren't collected. Everyone wants Red spotted greens,tefes, royal blues,curipera...oops forgot that name is out of style, red based blues are the huge money makers.. those and full spotted wilds and. Blue heckels.

I never met a wild discus I did not love...even if it was a plain jane brown or green. :)

[Vanman]

They don't bring the big bucks so aren't collected. Everyone wants Red spotted greens,tefes, royal blues,curipera...oops forgot that name is out of style, red based blues are the huge money makers.. those and full spotted wilds and. Blue heckels.

I never met a wild discus I did not love...even if it was a plain jane brown or green. :)

I like the plane browns better than the greens.