Contest fish - Photo timeline

[joshvito]

In addition to posting in the main thread (http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?97544-Journal-First-Pair-with-fry&p=908099&viewfull=1#post908099) for these contest fish, I will catalog a photo of the contest fish as often as possible.
Please keep all comments in the main thread (http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?97544-Journal-First-Pair-with-fry&p=908099&viewfull=1#post908099).


Day 1 - Free Swimming
http://img.tapatalk.com/45cc0a27-46a0-3c7b.jpg

Day 7 - Free Swimming
http://img.tapatalk.com/45cc0a27-4862-565e.jpg

Day 8 - Free Swimming
http://img.tapatalk.com/45cc0a27-6eca-a010.jpg

Day 11 - Free Swimming
http://img.tapatalk.com/45cc0a27-860c-e91d.jpg

Day 12 - Free Swimming
http://img.tapatalk.com/45cc0a27-8bea-c72a.jpg

Day 21 - Free Swimming
http://joshvito.com/public/fish_images/discus-day-21.jpg

Day 24 - Free Swimming
http://img.tapatalk.com/45cc0a27-b473-a335.jpg

Day 28 - Free Swimming
http://img.tapatalk.com/45cc0a27-fb2b-49ac.jpg

Day 38 - Free Swimming
http://img.tapatalk.com/45cc0a27-0aea-0234.jpg

Day 41 - Free Swimming
http://img.tapatalk.com/482d924e-e74d-c07d.jpg

Day 49 - Free Swimming
http://joshvito.com/public/fish_images/day-49.jpg

Day 59 - Free Swimming
http://joshvito.com/public/fish_images/day-59.jpg

Day 65 - Free Swimming
http://img.tapatalk.com/45cc0a27-c838-dadb.jpg
http://joshvito.com/public/fish_images/day-65.jpg

Day 72 - Free Swimming
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/06/y7ydy5uj.jpg

[joshvito]

Day 77 - free swimming
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/12/a4y4e8e2.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/12/vuge7uru.jpg


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[joshvito]

Day 83
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/18/e6esybem.jpg


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[Eddie]

Great work

[joshvito]

Day 91 - free swimming
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/27/4a9ybavu.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/27/ze9uny7u.jpg


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[DLFL]

Josh,
Very nice looking fish!

Dick

[Kingdom Come Discus]

Great Job Josh.

[joshvito]

Day 101 - free swimming
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/06/uhusejug.jpg




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[joshvito]

Day 107
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/12/eru9y2a8.jpg



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[joshvito]

Day 110
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/16/y8araze6.jpg


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[joshvito]

Day 116
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/22/e8yjyde7.jpg

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[Eddie]

Looks like they are getting some size on them! Good work

[damba]

Great growth on these. Cant wait to see the colours come through.
Tom

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[joshvito]

Day 126 free swimming
4 months
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/jy2yne7a.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/upa4y8u6.jpg


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[Len]

Great work.

[bonsai dave]

Good Job . They are coming a long well. Great job with the pictures.

[joshvito]

4 month 2 weeks
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/10/uva8ajaj.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/10/9eju8u3u.jpg


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[Kingdom Come Discus]

Keep up the great work!!1

[DLFL]

Josh they look good.

[joshvito]

4 month 3 weeks
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/17/ynyjupym.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/17/usu4esu5.jpg

I really need to read up on some photography basics. That last one is mostly just my reflection. Ugh.


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[joshvito]

5 months

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/24/7ajateny.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/24/ne7ygyta.jpg


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[joshvito]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/29/umububur.jpg
Blue light is from a neighboring reef tank.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/29/e4unu7uj.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/29/y8ejyha7.jpg


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[joshvito]

5 months 1 week
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/05/a9uqypuq.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/05/a2utagu6.jpg


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[brewmaster15]

Josh,
Keep up the good work here with these guys. One thing I would suggest on these is that you put a light blue background on that tank some better lighting. It'll make the fishes colors look better, minimize any peppering, and may help minimize those stress bars., you'll definetly want to try these techniques when you post pics and updates as they may help better represent your fish.

hth,
al

[joshvito]

@al,
Thanks for the tip. I'll add my brighter light soon. That tank is painted black, so ill have to move them if I want a lighter background.

5 months 2.5 weeks
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/15/8ase3ame.jpg


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[SMB2]

Don't shoot straight on to the tank. No light behind you, and off camera flash if possible, or no flash. For individual fish get as close as possible, don't zoom in; as little water as possible between you and the fish will decrease the back scatter from stuff floating in the water.
I would comment on your fish, but I have no qulifications:o

[joshvito]

6 months
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/30/arajusum.jpg

Individual tape measured shot will be posted soon. Just need to get my helper with her camera.


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[joshvito]

6 months 1week
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/01/yqa5e5ud.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/01/masuhuqu.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/01/ahyhujy9.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/01/e7uravet.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/01/rapudy7y.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/01/5uqavynu.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/01/5udabuhe.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/01/9uvubuhu.jpg

Photograph credit goes to my lovely wife, Cassie.


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[joshvito]

6 months 2weeks
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/10/y9aze6yp.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/10/esemegu2.jpg

[Eddie]

Keep it up, lookin good.

[joshvito]

6 months 3.5 weeks

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/22/6a6egavy.jpg

[joshvito]

6 monthe 3.5 weeks

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/24/e3e9eseh.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/24/tebyzapu.jpg

[joshvito]

7 months 1 week
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/04/5etu6yza.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/04/y2e3y4eq.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/04/6ezypara.jpg

[joshvito]

7 months 3 weeks

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/19/e9abetep.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/19/2ujysy8y.jpg

[joshvito]

8 months

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/24/azyjunu9.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/24/urenypeb.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/24/5ubytyqy.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/24/y4u4ebe9.jpg

[joshvito]

8 months 1 week
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/04/sa6e8y4a.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/04/my6ypu7e.jpg

[joshvito]

8 months 3 weeks
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/22/tygy5ehy.jpg

[joshvito]

9 months
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/30/ju7e2age.jpg

[joshvito]

9 months 1 week
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/09/raruseje.jpg

[joshvito]

9 months 1.5 weeks

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/12/ybadane9.jpg

[joshvito]

9 months 3 weeks
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/22/du8ypaze.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/22/vytenuqe.jpg

[Kal-El]

Tank could use a cleaning but I'm assuming that's the condition you are using to raise your contest fish... The big one of the group color is coming in nicely... I like the yellow eyes and yellow on the body. What's the size of the largest one now?

[joshvito]

10 months
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/30/y7yjuje5.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/30/megajy3a.jpg

[joshvito]

10 months 2 weeks

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/05/13/3ebegyde.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/05/13/4esynava.jpg

[the20tonknuckler]

Looking good. What size are they now?

[joshvito]

Looking good. What size are they now?

Ill have to pull one or two out to measure. Prob 3-4". But that's a guess.

[joshvito]

10 months 3 weeks
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/05/20/5a7ujama.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/05/20/eqynubar.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/05/20/azujasyv.jpg

[joshvito]

11 months 1week

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/03/yneme5ar.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/03/pe7ytu9e.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/03/pemysuty.jpg

[joshvito]

11 month 3 weeks
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/16/a4umedyz.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/16/yqu8amuq.jpg

[joshvito]

12 months

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/05/7ega2e5y.jpg
Fish 1

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/05/y8ane8yn.jpg
Fish 2

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/05/unuqyhan.jpg
Fish 3

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/05/5abajy6u.jpg
Fish 4

[joshvito]

12 months cont.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/05/upuvaseq.jpg
Fish 5

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/05/ehery4ar.jpg
Fish 6

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/05/jupuge2e.jpg
Fish 7

[camuth8]

Looking great! :D

[lipadj46]

Looking great! :D

Not trying to be mean, but constructively speaking not sure how you can say they look great when you compare their size and shape to say Josie's fish. Again I'm not trying to burst anyone's balloon but you can tell from the tank shots why the fish did not reach their full potential. Kudos to Josh though for following through the entire contest and posting pics not matter what the outcome.

[joshvito]

Here are the best two for judging.
I'll post my overall concluding thoughts in its own thread.
Thank you to all who followed this 12 month journal.

http://joshvito.com/public/fish_images/2013-07-13-18.26.png

http://joshvito.com/public/fish_images/2013-07-13-17.35.png

[ajoshi9194]

This was beautiful...Its always good to see the fishes grow....:D
I really liked your work, keep it up.
:)

[camuth8]

This was beautiful...Its always good to see the fishes grow....:D
I really liked your work, keep it up.
:)

+1

[joshvito]

About 13 months
Moved them to a 20gallon bb tank.

Treated once with PP. 2ppm for 4hrs.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/03/de6udu4y.jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhOWgMKgOZM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[joshvito]

Not sure what's wrong, but one of my fish can't swim normal. I noticed the issue this am, it was fine last night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSFm8pJzv3Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[joshvito]

Not sure what's wrong, but one of my fish can't swim normal. I noticed the issue this am, it was fine last night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSFm8pJzv3Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Dead this AM. :(

[Kal-El]

Dead this AM. :(
Wow... So sorry to hear this bad news. Perhaps post in the disease section and see if anyone can help figure this out. Could be internal bacteria infection.

[joshvito]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/06/avuve8a4.jpg
14 months

[joshvito]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/13/u6a6etu3.jpg