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  • Tom McCartney
    Registered Member
    • Jan 2025
    • 4

    Wanna go for coffee?

    Hi,

    I would be grateful for some advice from a seasoned discus vet.

    I am going to start up a discus tank. I haven't bought anything yet. I've had fresh and saltwater tanks in the past. I've recently read six books on discus keeping, fresh water aquariums and aquascaping, and done a fair bit of reading on this awesome site.

    As you might imagine, I have some questions about best practices here in Calgary. I'm wondering if I can buy someone a coffee and "talk discus." I live in the SW of Calgary, but would be happy to meet you anywhere in town (maybe at your favorite aquarium shop?).

    Regards and thanks,

    Tom
  • fljones3
    Platinum Member

    • Jun 2018
    • 1258
    • VA
    • Frank

    #2
    Tom, welcome. Hopefully, someone is near you. However, this site is "the" place to get your questions answered. Not only that, but you may end up supporting the site, as I did.

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    • Second Hand Pat
      Administrator and MVP Dec.2015
      • Sep 2010
      • 33302
      • Central Florida
      • Pat

      #3
      Hi Tom, this is Pat. Glad we got your login info sorted. Welcome to the forum. Also consider having a virtual coffee right here on the forum
      Pat
      Your Discus are talking to you...Are you listening

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      • LizStreithorst
        Moderator Team

        • Jan 2005
        • 13905
        • Moselle, MS

        #4
        That's a good idea, Pat.
        Mama Bear

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        • Tom McCartney
          Registered Member
          • Jan 2025
          • 4

          #5
          Hmm. A rooster that calls herself Mama Bear? Nice to e-meet you.

          Thanks Pat and Liz. I'll wait a bit to see if someone local chimes in. If not, it would be great to have a virtual coffee.
          Tom

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          • Serin
            Registered Member
            • Aug 2015
            • 16
            • Nanaimo, BC,

            #6
            I’m not exactly local, but at least the same country - Nanaimo BC, Canada.
            I’m a discus beginner like you, and would love to join in for a coffee and to glean any and all possible knowledge. Especially regarding medications and treatments, since Canada has imposed a comprehensive ban on most popular (and effective) fish medications.
            I’m putting together a list of alternative compounds that we have available to us, and at some point will make a post to ask for advice on matching meds to diseases and their dosages.

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            • Tom McCartney
              Registered Member
              • Jan 2025
              • 4

              #7
              Thanks Serin. I don't know anything about bans on meds in Canada. The books I've read seem to agree on having at least the following meds around, though some recommend having many more.
                • Metronidazole
                • Stress Coat from API
                • Oxytetracycline
                • Epsom salts
                • Wormer (Cloverleaf Absolute Wormer Plus)
              I'll let you know if I opt for a coffee with our friend in Florida. I've been able to answer most of my questions from researching online. What I really need is some local knowledge about whether they treat the water here, or just go with what's in the tap.

              Good luck with your discus tank. I used to have a girlfriend in Nanaimo when I lived in Vancouver. I thought Nanaimo was real nice.

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              • Serin
                Registered Member
                • Aug 2015
                • 16
                • Nanaimo, BC,

                #8
                The ban came in Dec., 2018. Metronidazole and all antibiotics like Oxytetracycline and are only available to us with a veterinary prescription. We cannot buy praziquantal, formalin or malachite green based products, flubendazole or levamisole over the counter, either.
                Some have reported being able to order from e-bay or other US or overseas companies, but you risk getting confiscated at the border.
                It’s been a huge problem for ornamental fish hobbyists for the last few years.

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                • Iminit
                  Platinum Member

                  • Mar 2020
                  • 3403
                  • Long island
                  • Tom

                  #9
                  Welcome Tom. Coffee with someone is a nice option. But it’s limited to just that persons opinions. Here you will get a lot more info without leaving your home. You say you’ve had freshwater tanks. How did you do with them? Do you still have them? How big were they? This site is an easy place to come and talk about what you’d like to do. You’ll get answers.

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                  • Tom McCartney
                    Registered Member
                    • Jan 2025
                    • 4

                    #10
                    Thank you.

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                    • Daeron
                      Registered Member
                      • Feb 2025
                      • 2
                      • Tim

                      #11
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