Sand finally put in the tanks

[Sandy Clay]

I hated to start a new thread, but, the other one was pretty long. Washed up the sand and put in both my tanks. I LOVE IT!!! It sets the tank off so nicely. I have added one plant to each tank (Anubis) so far. I have a couple more that I am going to add. Thanks for all the help I received making this decision.:D

[OCD]

Congratulations!! post pics!

[scrappinjaime]

Yes pictures, and anubias are great, very easy to take care of, also sword plants.

[shoveltrash]

please do post pics :)

[Sandy Clay]

Thanks, I will take some over the weekend. Promise not to laugh....my tank is not near as beautiful as some I have seen on here :)

Wanted to add, that I cleaned the sand last night, and it is SO much easier to clean than the gravel!

[OCD]

... no worries.. it's all about the fish!
I only insist on having my tank being a little above and beyond because i have the D*&MN thing in my living room... ha ha ha. i can freaking spend a looonnnnngggg time watching the fish, and refuse to put it anywhere else. I'm think of a homsteader page called "Discus diaries" , or some spin off of a soap opera.
Right now, i've got a pair i've named Portia and Ellen... both lay eggs. but they are a pair none the less. they are inseperable, and every week or two they do their shimmy dance, then they lay a bunch of eggs, fan them, etc.. and by day 3 they have fungus overed and then get eaten.
I'm wondering when they will figure out that they aren't a fertile couple.
I've got an Albino turk trying to bust into the mix. Ellen goes after him/her and is quite a *****... because the beautiful turk is sweet on Portia. LOL
Ah, but i digress... can't wait for pics.

[Sandy Clay]

Haha I can be like that at times. I just wish I had more suppliers in the area. I have only been able to get fish ordered from my local pet shop, and have not had good luck with them. I have found a guy about 60 miles away that has them, but, haven't gotten up there yet.

[shoveltrash]

I have only been able to get fish ordered from my local pet shop, and have not had good luck with them
there are a LOT of sponsors here on SD that you can get very high quality, healthy, Discus from. I actually bought from Kenny Cheung, and had my fish (twice now!) shipped from the West Coast - there are FANTASTIC. read up on the sponsor's pages here, you'll see that what you get for the $ is well worth it. good luck!





I only insist on having my tank being a little above and beyond because i have the D*&MN thing in my living room... ha ha ha. i can freaking spend a looonnnnngggg time watching the fish, and refuse to put it anywhere else. LOL - all three of my tank are in the living room! :D altho one is just a quarantine at the moment......
I can sympathize!!!

and btw OCD I love the name Portia. my Doberman's name is Portia! :)
"Portia & Ellen", LOVE IT :laugh:

[Dobes and Discus]

Aquarium in the living room, Dobermans and discus. What could be greater? Pics please.

[OCD]

LOL - all three of my tank are in the living room! :D altho one is just a quarantine at the moment......
I can sympathize!!!

and btw OCD I love the name Portia. my Doberman's name is Portia! :)
"Portia & Ellen", LOVE IT :laugh:

I think we're kindred spirits ST...
i think i read somehwere you also have horses?
none myself, but i volunteer for USERL here in the triangle... ;)

[Sandy Clay]

Oh no...I took pictures but it says the file is too big? Any ideas?

[shoveltrash]

upload to flickr.com, or photobucket.com, then copy/paste the img code into your post :). first you'll have to creat an account, but that's pretty straightforward. I used to use photobucket exclusively, but now prefer flickr.


OCD we ARE kindred spirits!!!! a good friend of mine has done a lot of rescue/rehab work for USERL in my area, and yes I do have horses :D. small world eh?

[Sandy Clay]

Sorry these two pictures don't show the sand very well...and they don't make the tank look very good. I will take more pictures later. I need to get rid of that algae...it sure shows up in these pictures.


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