Pat's Dirty Little Secret

[Second Hand Pat]

I have not shared this little guy here. He was given to me for my birthday in Oct by a friend who tried the discus route and it did not quite work out. Pictures are not great. He is about 3 inches and by himself. But so far he eats well and is sometimes out and brave. Something hides quite a bit. I suspect he is a bit stunted.

http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/Discus%20Tank/IPhoneDec02022.jpg
http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/Discus%20Tank/IPhoneDec02023.jpg

[pcsb23]

... and is sometimes out and brave. ...often times the little ones are :)

... I suspect he is a bit stunted.yep, but he was a gift and he looks healthy enough, also I like the colour in it's fins ....

[Jennie]

was this the start of your addiction

[DiscusKev]

That BD look pretty cool though

[Second Hand Pat]

was this the start of your addiction

Not really. My discus addiction is an old one which I have never acted upon. Early this year I upgraded my reef tank to a 75 and the hubby decided he wanted a freshwater tank with discus with the old tank. So I looked into that and almost bought six juvies. Some good folks on another forum pointed out the folly of that plan and pointed me to this forum. I was able to back out of that discus purchase and decided to sit back and do my research. Very glad I did otherwise I would been another newbie with juvies in a too small tank with gravel and plants. I seem to have a nack for plants as they did very well.

[Second Hand Pat]

Thanks Paul and Kevin, he also like to push Al's red head tapajos around which is pretty funny to watch.

[ZX10R]

I have a stunted leopard maybe we need to start a refuge for stunted fish. I hate leaving mine in my tank because he takes up space but what else would I do with him. I am not like others and just cull him I couldn't bring myself to do that. Cute little guy you have there ;)

[Second Hand Pat]

Refuge for stunted discus, LOL, any takers...Thanks Sean, I thought about culling this one but he was a gift and the person who gave him calls and asks how his little "blue boy" is doing. So I'm stuck for a while.

This BD does not really fit with my discus goals either so I figure I will grow him out and maybe in the future re-home him locally. Who knows, he might turn into something really nice but doubt it. He did come from a good source, Bill in Ohio who I think use to be a simply sponsor.

[ZX10R]

Ya kind of sounds like you are stuck with that one :D

[Second Hand Pat]

For a while. He is going to look very odd with the reds.

[ZX10R]

Everyone says if you have a large group you will always end up with a few runts. Maybe this one will take that place and all your reds will grow big and fat.

[Second Hand Pat]

The reds are already adult size. Just wait, the BD will mature and pair with one of the reds...:( Sounds like a odd combo.

[vera]

The reds are already adult size. Just wait, the BD will mature and pair with one of the reds...:( Sounds like a odd combo.

LOL Pat , thats funny , he is sweet tho' , at least u got discus for BD some times my friends bring me bettas or brackish water water creatures to "complete" my discus community lol

[Second Hand Pat]

Vera, yes he is. When I sit by the tank with my face level with the bottom of the tank, the little BD will swim over to me and flare his fins when I place my finger against the glass. Your friends have good intentions even if they do not have a clue :) What do you do with your gifts?

[vera]

Oh yes Pat , the good intentions were there, i always appreciate the gesture

for this particular "gift" a had to set up nano planted lol

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o192/vera80/new053.jpg

[Jennie]

Nano Cube??? Quite pricey for an inexpensive fish. Nothing but the best, huh Vera? :)

[vera]

LOL Jen , and he didnt even swim ! just hanging in 1 place and getting fat

[Jennie]

lol

[Second Hand Pat]

He's quite nice and worthy of his nano tank. Will he flare at your finger?

[vera]

Oh yes , that what he was doing for the first month , then i think he realised that its the finger of the hand that feeds him and decided to behave lol

[Second Hand Pat]

Oh man, he is one lazy boy.

[vera]

haha one of a kind

[ZX10R]

Oh man, he is one lazy boy.

Hey!!!! just because he is lazy and fat doesn't mean he has to be a BOY ;)

[vera]

Hey!!!! just because he is lazy and fat doesn't mean he has to be a BOY ;)
lol

[bon243]

thats a beatiful betta, even if he is lazy

[Second Hand Pat]

Hey!!!! just because he is lazy and fat doesn't mean he has to be a BOY ;)

LOL Sean, look at the fins of that Betta, I have never seem a female Betta with fins like that.

[ZX10R]

Ya that is one nice looking betta

[Jennie]

It would look really cool if it had red eyes

[Second Hand Pat]

Betta Breeding goal.

[Jennie]

Not mine, LOL..maybe Vera

[vera]

Haha , noway !My heart is with Discus , i love to look at Bettas tho' -definitely a piece of art , maybe will look in to wild Bettas -they r quite a challenge , still have to find the sourse

[Jennie]

pics!?

[Second Hand Pat]

Have to wait until she gets back to Malta. I'm bugging her too.

[Jennie]

LOL! Same here

[Second Hand Pat]

You will both be bugging me next week.

[Jennie]

yeppers

[vera]

You will both be bugging me next week.

i sure will lol
here is a pic of wild betta i want to try (found this image on internet) Betta channoides



http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb273/hajibadaruddin/IMG_5102copyresize.jpg

[Jennie]

That' is neat...hard to keep you say?

[Second Hand Pat]

Now that's a cool fish with a red eye.

[vera]

Yup , very pretty , in stable conditiones they r easy to keep , but at spawn they lay only abt 20 eggs and fry said difficult to keep alive

[Jennie]

Not my forte

[Second Hand Pat]

Vera, you considering breed wild bettas?

[vera]

I would like to try Pat , seems a small tank will do , the problem is that in Europe they r difficult to come across or come at high cost

[mathao]

i have a five gallon thank of those betta's they are not hard to keep or breed, they hold the eggs in thier mouth for 15 days then spit out minni versions of themselves.

[vera]

i have a five gallon thank of those betta's they are not hard to keep or breed, they hold the eggs in thier mouth for 15 days then spit out minni versions of themselves.

hi Mathao , can u start a thread and tell us more abt it , would like to hear