blaze
04-18-2003, 04:20 PM
first let me say 'This is the best site i have ever come across for my babies'
i have been lurking in the shadow for around months, And i felt the urge to learn form You all the pros.
btw. I live tn Jamaica West Indies (yes the little island in the Caribbean, so I cant have everything at my discus's disposal)
now to business
pllz dont hate the new kid
is it possible to keep 3 fish in a 25 gallon
1)one medium discus 3& 1/2 inch
2)one medium discus 3inches
3)one medium angel 3inches
I have had the discus for 6 weeks to the day now.
*the tank has;
1 & a 1/2 inch of gravel, a few plastic plants (still scared to use the real stuff), a few river rocks, a Whisper2powerfilter.
*Maintainance;
25-30% W/C twice per week & gravel VAC-ed, conditioned with Amquel & Novaqua.
*I feed with:
Nippon Cichlid Deluxe pellets medium size
OceanNutrition Goldfish Deluxe mini (the angel loves them)
Tried pieces of raw shrimp - they dont even notice the stuff
I have tried Beef liver 3 times last week & i am still uncertain if they like it (the angel loves it)
No hand feeding as yet apart from the angel.
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I am going to try beef heart soon, switch to HIKARI Cichlid Pellets & try my hand at the gelatine recipies.
*the water quality....well the ammonia is always sweetly LOW.
k to be honest the ammonia test kit is the only one i have right how, I plan to get the Nitrate/Nitrite & ph test kit weekend.
*all the fishes are from the same Breeder, i never buy fishes at any LFS. Infact Its almost impossible to get a Decent Discus in a Pet shop in jamaica, as only a few ppl breed them out here.
I think both of the discus are male, cant tell for sure as yet. Well the larger discus (Maya) kinnda bullies the smaller one (Inca): nothing serious only tailswats,soft pushes & nips.
espically at food time (go figure), but he still get some. I am going to add some more plants (probably some real one) a driftwood.
I should be Building a 55 gallon tank for them soon. Its is impossible to get Cardinals out there only one person really imports them twice a year,very limited quantity.
BUT in the mean time I was thinking of adding 2smaller Discus to the tank (crossing finger for females)
Let me know what you all think. PLLZ (yes i beg)
i have been lurking in the shadow for around months, And i felt the urge to learn form You all the pros.
btw. I live tn Jamaica West Indies (yes the little island in the Caribbean, so I cant have everything at my discus's disposal)
now to business
pllz dont hate the new kid
is it possible to keep 3 fish in a 25 gallon
1)one medium discus 3& 1/2 inch
2)one medium discus 3inches
3)one medium angel 3inches
I have had the discus for 6 weeks to the day now.
*the tank has;
1 & a 1/2 inch of gravel, a few plastic plants (still scared to use the real stuff), a few river rocks, a Whisper2powerfilter.
*Maintainance;
25-30% W/C twice per week & gravel VAC-ed, conditioned with Amquel & Novaqua.
*I feed with:
Nippon Cichlid Deluxe pellets medium size
OceanNutrition Goldfish Deluxe mini (the angel loves them)
Tried pieces of raw shrimp - they dont even notice the stuff
I have tried Beef liver 3 times last week & i am still uncertain if they like it (the angel loves it)
No hand feeding as yet apart from the angel.
>
I am going to try beef heart soon, switch to HIKARI Cichlid Pellets & try my hand at the gelatine recipies.
*the water quality....well the ammonia is always sweetly LOW.
k to be honest the ammonia test kit is the only one i have right how, I plan to get the Nitrate/Nitrite & ph test kit weekend.
*all the fishes are from the same Breeder, i never buy fishes at any LFS. Infact Its almost impossible to get a Decent Discus in a Pet shop in jamaica, as only a few ppl breed them out here.
I think both of the discus are male, cant tell for sure as yet. Well the larger discus (Maya) kinnda bullies the smaller one (Inca): nothing serious only tailswats,soft pushes & nips.
espically at food time (go figure), but he still get some. I am going to add some more plants (probably some real one) a driftwood.
I should be Building a 55 gallon tank for them soon. Its is impossible to get Cardinals out there only one person really imports them twice a year,very limited quantity.
BUT in the mean time I was thinking of adding 2smaller Discus to the tank (crossing finger for females)
Let me know what you all think. PLLZ (yes i beg)