discus myths...

[henryD]

We have all encounter them.....I know I was told a number of different ones and since keeping discus have found out that it is not the case. So please share the ones you know of and heard of.


I will start off with an easy one.... Discus have to be kept in PH below 7.

[ronrca]

Another easy one that I can confronted with all the time:

Discus in Tap Water???!!!!!!

[JeffreyRichard]

Some many myths ... so little time ...

How about Evil Angelfish ... carriers of the mysterious Discus-Killing Nasties ...

I like that one ... DOOH!

[ronrca]

Ohh! I have another one:

You mean you can have fish in a tank without gravel or decorations? Its totally bare!

[henryD]

Alright I have one that is not as common....and some would argue it...


Discus don't like sunlight.

[RichieE]

....tastes just like chicken.

[RedestWing]

Ha, TFF Richie! I was always told Discus don't like ANY movement and will hide ALL the time. Atleast this was begginer tips for me from many lfs ... go figure ::)

[jaydoc]

My Discus are in a 175 gallon reef setup with lots of water circulation and bright compact flourescent lights. They don't seem to mind either now that they are acclimated and even swim through the water currents on their sides as if it is a game. In fact, when I shut the pumps off is when a few of them press up against the side of the tank until I turn them back on. Go figure.

[Larry Grenier]

It's difficult to get Discus to spawn :P ???

another just for Al...

wild discus are drab ::)

[Harriett]

And, from THE DARK SIDE!!!:
You are taking a giant risk with you discus' health if you keep them in a planted tank...booga booga booga

[Wolf_Mek]

Discus are picky eaters.

[CARY_GLdiscus]

Most Discus are very weak! And hard to keep + breed!

Most die because of fault of there owners! Or was it because

most shipped in are full of Disease?..... Anyway ;)

Don't Worry that chip in the eye will grow back :o

BLKWORMS ARE BAD FOR DISCUS! hee.hee.hee.. ;D

Are spotted Fish are not Juiced 8)

This red Discus is a true red color

And this discus is really purple naturally ::)

Hi body fish are fed a certain way to produce higher body ;)

Theses pure gold/Yellow discus have no PB in them what so ever:P

My fish have the plague

Bad shape is Genetic!

Discus do not do good on Flakes

And Ofcourse Jeffs the angelfish one LOL

[brewmaster15]

Cary, LMAOROTFL>..


I like all of the ones Cary posted.... I particularly like these though...


Most Discus are very weak! And hard to keep + breed!


Don't Worry that chip in the eye will grow back

Our Fish are not Juiced

This red Discus is a true red color

And this discus is really purple naturally

Hi body fish are fed a certain way to produce higher body

Theses pure gold/Yellow discus have no PB in them what so ever:P




also add to the list...


These breed true...Honest :)

-al
Ps... Thanks Larry... I agree with you there!!!! and have the fish to prove it ;)

[Ryan]

Here's some of the ones I encountered when I was about 13 and doing research on my first discus tank.

- You need to keep discus in a tank with RO water, filtered through peat.

- Discus feel more secure in planted tanks because in the wild they hide among plants.

- Discus will not eat dried foods so you'll have to use live brine shrimp.

- Filtration is important so you will need either a canister filter or a wet/dry (or anything else expensive and/or complicated, or so it seemed at the time).

Ryan

[Cosmo]

Unless I missed it above...

Discus get sick easily and are hard to keep alive

[CARY_GLdiscus]

fedx don't ship discus LOL!

[veroy b.]

Wilds are even more difficult to keep and don't mix with domestic hybrids.

[trucdan]

What about:

"If you want high quality discus which are free of disease, You HAVE to buy them from Cary Strong of Greatlakesdiscus". He he he, just kidding :P :P ;D.

TD

[CARY_GLdiscus]

Ok I asked for That Trudan ;)

[Don_Lee]

But.........some myths are true....................... ;D

[Discus_KC]

All my fish are 10 inches !!!!!!

Dark colored discus hate the game of "Hide" and go seek !!!

KC

[Larry Grenier]

Fry dont attach to and can't even find light colored parents :-X

[DiscusinDaytona]

Good ones, especially water movement. Mine play in the bubbles from the air pump.

I was always told they were a very timid fish and not agressive. LOL, tell that to "Big Blue", my bd that "owns" my tank.

Tina

[ozarowana]

What about "discus are boring and just sit there and do nothing" :o ???

Or "these fish are A grade" :-X

[kaceyo]

Kinda off subject but I wonder how many discus have been named "Big Blue" over the years. I had to laugh cause that was the name of my first favorite 25 years ago. ;D
Kacey

[Rod]

How about my discus are as big as dinner plates.

And crossing turks or browns with pb always makes sooty babies :-X

[pcgamer02]

I have a runted BD named little blue :)

[wildthing]

one of the biggest myths..." I know what I am selling....and they are fully quarantined"

and another myth...." you can make a good living selling discus in the USA"

:)

[Sean Buehrle]

How about my discus are as big as dinner plates.

i seen a discus in chicago at marios that its fins would touch the edges of a paper plate and the fish was very round, the fish was easily nine inches, i think it was a webbed pidgeon.
very large fish.

[Discus_KC]

Hobbyists aren't opinionated !!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[jeep]

Hobbyists aren't opinionated !!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


LMAO!!! ;D

[Discus_KC]

Honey, this is the last shipment !!!!!!! I promise !!!!!

[Discus_KC]

Honey, I'm doing this for us !!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

[jeep]

Shhhhhhhh!!! :-X She already fell for that one :-X :-X

[henryD]

RO unit is for drinking water I swear.....

[Discus_KC]

I bought that tank for a friend !!!!! Honest !!!!

[oodi]

Flooding the bathroom (aka the water storage area) repeatedly really won't hurt anything.

[Cosmo]

A bigger tank means I don't have to spend as much time doing water changes and maintenance...

(this one actually worked)...

[kaceyo]

OK guys slow down. I'm trying to get all these excu...err reasons written down. ;) Kaceyo

[Discus_KC]

The electric bill is only temporary !!!!!

[Discus_KC]

I need all the bedrooms for QT tanks. ;D ;D ;D

[April]

LOL Jack..your outa control! Jacks hydro bill was temporary..it dipped right down to practicaLLY 0 for a about 8 months..how is it now Jack?
the best convincing thing. is..this hobby keeps me at home..at least im not out drinking beer...thats for the men.
or..for us women... well..i dont spend money on diamonds..or clothes.or shoes.. .just want a little fishy is all..

[CARY_GLdiscus]

LMAOPIMP JACK HOLY SCHITT LOL!


DW Nice One ;) Now I must Go a wash My Benzo ;D Ya Right!

[Chad]

LOL this was about the funiest SHEEEET i have read!!

MAn i am rolling!!!!



Chad

[Tad]

Chad is really Tom Arnold ;D

LOL,
Tad

[jd2113]

OOHHHH I used this one, I bought them for you ! ;D

[mikeos]

....I can give them up,

anytime,

I'm in complete control..... ;D


'course it breeds true....

too many water changes upset the fish.

[Rob]

12 steps

1. We admitted we were powerless over Discus - that our lives had become meaningful.
2. Came to believe that a Discus greater than ones we own could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of Discus as we understood them.
4. Made a searching and fearless inventory of our breeding stock.
5. Admitted to our Discus, to ourselves and to our families the exact nature of our obsession.
6. Were entirely ready to have Cary Strong remove all these defects of our breeding stock.
7. Humbly asked Al to remove our short-comings.
8. Made a list of all Discus we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such Discus wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take breeding stock inventory and when we were wrong promptly argued our point.
11. Sought through online forums and friends to improve our conscious contact with Discus, as we understood them, praying only for knowledge of breeding and the power to raise the fry.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to Discus-aholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Hope this does't offend.

[discusnutz]

LOL Rob

doesn't offend me....I'm still giggling....once again I start my day off with a good giggle...thank you ;D

With Giggle Regards...........Brenda