Tell Me Why We Have Discus Again ....

[Kindredspirit]

....please?




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[Alan]

Because we are insane lunatics.

Quote from a siao kaki: "Discus keeping is slavery, not keeping is misery."

[II j L c II]

Because! They're the most beautiful things on this planet besides you Marie ;) . Seeing their shimmering colors just puts you in a blissful mood that nothing can ever touch.

Jon

[Riche_guy]

Because the sky is blue and the grass is green. :)

[April]

because..they are like the hotel california. you may come..but you may never leave???
well some do..but some also return.
and..for me..theres been times ive wondered..but then i think..could i have none? id miss them .
but thats just me. : )

[corey hinz]

Pull it together guys.

[1977]

Because of all the riches they bring from breeding, it's hard to count all this profit!HA HA HA!

[Westie]

Taco's!!

[Lynn]

because they are so relaxing! hahahaha

[AmberC]

Chin up Marie. Once we gain the knowledge and experience.. this may not be to bad. For me... I dont let anything beat me. Especially not a fish lol. If I can have two children, if I can fall off a horse, land on a rock and nearly break my hip, but get back up (with help) and get back on (with help) and keep riding, I can get this discus thing. Come on hun, you know you love the challenge. Shoot... discus should be easy after YOUR job!

Amber

[Timbo]

discus are not the best fit for many, many people

[troutmaster]

If I knew then what I know now I never would have bothered with these fish. Not until my kids were alot older at least!

[diskboy]

because we do

[brewmaster15]

Why we have discus is a question as old as the sun and moon,,, okay maybe not that old...probably goes back to early civilzation... but its no mystery...people have always looked for ways to occupy their time....Discus simplified that.....

When you keep discus, you don't need to worry so much about finding multiple things to occupy your time...You trade that "multiple" for a single ....really its a no Brainer:) Life is so much easier knowing what you can spend your free time on.;) :)

oh and if you are a discus forum owner such as myself...you use it to help justify why you have a discus forum to help people occupy more of their time:)

-al

[tdr1919]

Well.... it's either this or drugs & alchohol!
um... maybe this drives you to that

- Tom

[Moon]

Because they are pets. Why do we have pets. Companionship. I talk to my discus and sleep next to them.LOL.
Joe

[brewmaster15]

hence the name..brewmaster15..Tom are you trying to tell me something here?;) :)

-al

[JMArtist]

Gee..is this turning into that sex, drug, alcohol and discus thing again?
Where's my Pink Floyd CD....

[Kindredspirit]

I dont let anything beat me. Shoot... discus should be easy after YOUR job!Amber


I don't let anything beat me either ~ but sometimes we lose our way ~ and your right, Amber ~ anything should be easy after MY job ~

Thanks for the kick in the butt, woman ~

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[AmberC]

I don't let anything beat me either ~ but sometimes we lose our way ~ and your right, Amber ~ anything should be easy after MY job ~

Thanks for the kick in the butt, woman ~

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Your welcome Marie! You know.. one day we'll get on here and all the newbies will be asking US for help! LOL
Amber

[Kindredspirit]

oh and if you are a discus forum owner such as myself...you use it to help justify why you have a discus forum to help people occupy more of their time:)
-al

umm.....Yeah, Thanks AL!


It is a good place to be ~ Simply Discus ~ It Is A Good Thing ~


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[Kindredspirit]

I think I know why we have discus now ......


I just finished the background on my 30gal ~ a very cool blue ~ It looks so good ~ they even seem to appreciate it too!


I do love these dayum fish......


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[Westie]

Gee..is this turning into that sex, drug, alcohol and discus thing again?
Where's my Pink Floyd CD....


"Hello, hello. Are there in Discus in there? There'll be no more,"Ahhhhhhh!!"

Sorry, couldn't resist. My generation.

[tpl*co]

LOL, I used to have more problems (knock on wood) before I kept discus!

I wasn't satisfied with the fish I kept before them. My tank was still missing something. Other fish just swam and ate and wasn't filling in the space. Then after talking to someone who kept discus, I thought, maybe I should give it a try? and the rest is history. They keep me from impulse fish buying since I don't want to get them sick, and they greet me each morning and evening when I come up to their tanks. Heck, they even have staring contests with my son! These definitely aren't swimming/eating machines they are feeling and thinking and just all around beautiful animals.

Tina

[Kindredspirit]

What fish did you have before? When I was there didnt you have a community tank?


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[Kindredspirit]

Because! They're the most beautiful things on this planet besides you Marie ;) . Jon


hmm.....you are trippin, Jon~

But thank you, that was very nice~

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[KIWI13]

I think I spend more time lookin at the forum than my discus LMAO...

Why do we keep em ???

Well I really don't know and when I find myself doing my daily water change after a hard day at work, I seriously ask myself the same damn question "why discus??"

And everytime I find myself putting off buying an amplifier for my guitar, I ask myself the same question "why discus??"

They havent mastered me, they have enslaved me...

[Jarrod]

I keep mine to help me keep my sanity what little of it there is left anyways lol:) Ohh and Marie...had to tell you the nurse that is giving me my IV therapy reminds me of you in appearance from your pics that I've seen...lol...I have the hardest time not calling her Marie sometimes:bandana: :)
Jarrod

[korbi_doc]

Cuz we are all :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: !!!!!!!

But, even acknowledging that, one must admit they are one gorgeous animal (& I am certainly an animal person) & bring a lot of pleasure into our lives. Guess we just have to find that balance that keeps it being a pleasure, hence the multiple posts 'bout finding the answer to "automation" to help us keep the balance!!! Dottie

[LNGUYEN]

I start to have discus because my marriage life with two children is not stressing enough. I need more stress, sleepless nights and fighting with my wife (verbally) to make life more stressful.

About fighting with my wife, it is true.

[II j L c II]

You guys are the lucky ones. I feel like I only get visitation rights for my discus, as they are at my girlfriends house while mine gets remodeled. I can't wait to bring them back to my place and just spoil them rotten!

Marie: Thanks for the nice feedback. I just wanted to cheer ya up =]

Jon

[Kindredspirit]

Ohh and Marie...had to tell you the nurse that is giving me my IV therapy reminds me of you in appearance from your pics that I've seen...lol...I have the hardest time not calling her Marie sometimes:bandana: :)
Jarrod


Well ya may need to up those meds, Jarrod!


And you never said if that was good thing??

umm....don't answer that!
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[Kindredspirit]

I start to have discus because my marriage life with two children is not stressing enough. I need more stress, sleepless nights and fighting with my wife (verbally) to make life more stressful.

About fighting with my wife, it is true.


LN~ that was hilarious! Thanks for that one~


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[Audrey]

I have been asking myself this same question A LOT lately. They do take up so much of my time, and I get the guilts. I often think of all the other things I could be doing if I didn't have discus. And I only have 11 of them! I don't know how people with more than that do it. If I didn't have to work a full time job it'd be no problem at all.

But, yes...they are surely beautiful. I feel like I have come too far now to hang up my hoses, but I do think about it.:(

Audrey

[White Worm]

Because it would be boring looking at a tank full of goldfish that dont look as beautiful as discus and surely dont have personalities like discus.

[pcsb23]

To humble us.

[RED DISCUS]

Good for deep fried.ha..ha..hah

[tdr1919]

Hey Al, you know its true - a cold one, a little Pink Floyd, turn down the lights watch them little discus dance to the Dark side of the moon - did I mention baracade the door so the wife and the kids can't get in.
Ahhh - relaxation at last! whoops! I gotta do a water change.

- Tom

[tpl*co]

When I first get in the door from work, Discus in the grow out tank and Sampson and Goliath see me and line up at top to be fed (even have their dorsal fins above water). lot of times I drop everything and give them their dinner (the theme song of JAWS running through my head, LOL). (the breeders are too busy to notice me at first, LOL).

Tina

[Kindredspirit]

To humble us.


Ya Think?




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[wolfbane]

.....because they are a gift from God!! They are my sanity, my insanity, my pleasure, my pain, my trials, my reward!

[1977]

I'll take your problems away, just ship me the discus(I'll even pay the shipping costs). After you get over the hump of having to spend so much time caring for the fish it becomes like brushing your teeth. If I didn't breed discus I would just waste my time doing something else.

[Kindredspirit]

ship me the discus(I'll even pay the shipping costs).


Be Careful What You Wish For ~

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[Jarrod]

Well ya may need to up those meds, Jarrod!


And you never said if that was good thing??

umm....don't answer that!
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LOL Marie...the meds I'm getting daily for another 5 days and then I go back to an oral taper on same class of pills..if they up em anymore I'll go crazier than I already am...lmao..hence the reason for my discus...and to be sure Marie she(the nurse) is almost as pretty as you are in your pic so I'd have to say yes it's a very good thing:)
Jarrod

[keef]

We don't - they have us...

In fact, if you could add up every minute that I've spent gazing at my discus here would be my emotional percentage breakdown of that time...

Happy - 10%
Contented - 10%
Anxious - 48%
Confused - 15%
Frustrated - 15%
Sad - 2%

Hmm...
:p

[Kindredspirit]

Strawberry that was great, thanks! And soooooooo true!




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[Kindredspirit]

.....because they are a gift from God!! They are my sanity, my insanity, my pleasure, my pain, my trials, my reward!



lol!! How true How true!!! I so could not imagine life without them....however..........there are times ~


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[cobaltblue]

They are absolutely the most beautiful of the fresh water fish . IMO.
BUT, there are things in life which tests our character, our patience levels, our perseverence. Discus are one of those things. Ive felt like throwing in the towel a couple times, but the trials we go through make us stronger in the end.

[Kindredspirit]

You said it perfectly Chris ~ take your Holiday babe ~




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[Jarrod]

Chris..thank you for putting into words what I was thinking when this thread first started but couldn't find the wherewithal to put into words myself...as Marie said in her last post...my friend you put it perfectly!! Thank you again for saying what I couldn't put into words!!
Jarrod