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  • Rod
    Registered Member
    • Apr 2002
    • 4329
    • Brisbane , Australia
    • Rod Lewis

    Contest discus

    Heres some pics of the royal blue discus from Darren. At first they were a little slow to eat and were quite timid. My guess is the change of water conditions took a little getting used to, i inspected stool samples from these fish and found nothing remarkable. Also the breathing rate appeared normal and i didn't notice any stratching or other behavior which would indicate parasites. Now they are eating very well and appear to have adjusted to my care. They are around 55mm sl, at receiving they measured 45mm sl to 48mm sl. Foods they are accepting are fbs, fbw, live insect larvae, sera discus granules (normal type). They are still a little hesitent on my home made mix (Darren, what is in your mix...crab eggs and fillet steak? )

    Rod
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  • renae
    Registered Member
    • Jun 2007
    • 220
    • victoria

    #2
    Re: Contest discus

    Hi Rod,
    looks like these little ones are doing well,thanks for the measurements it gives us an idea of where we should be at, mine have only just started taking my bh mix today and eating more aggressively.Thanks for the update.
    Renae.

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    • Darren's Discus
      Registered Member
      • Jul 2006
      • 3057
      • townsville queensland

      #3
      Re: Contest discus

      Originally posted by Rod
      still a little hesitent on my home made mix (Darren, what is in your mix...crab eggs and fillet steak? )

      Rod
      Mine is just plain old beefheart with a few goodies nothing special,Rod stop trying to feed them caviar !mate looking good !



      cheers
      Darren Burgess
      Townsville Queensland Australia
      townsvillerocks@gmail.com

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      • two utes
        Registered Member
        • Oct 2007
        • 1847
        • Melbourne Victoria Australia
        • Joe Zammit

        #4
        Re: Contest discus

        Hi Rod. Thanks for the report. Your fish look great. I liked the last photo, particulary the fish on the left. Mine aren't as keen on FBH, as they are with FBW and FBS, which they are now taking two cubes of per feed. I am still persisting with FBH which is their first feed every morning. Looking forward to your next report.
        We're here for a good time...not a long time

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        • BSW
          Registered Member
          • Sep 2007
          • 386
          • Salt Lake City, Utah U.S.A.

          #5
          Re: Contest discus

          Well, I've been missing the "control fish" due to my stupidity !
          And you have Royal Blues !
          Very prety fish you've got there, all looking great.
          Glad they are eating well for you now.
          There will be some monster fish come of this contest !
          keep up the good work -
          B

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          • pcsb23
            Registered Member
            • Dec 2005
            • 8646
            • Devon, UK

            #6
            Re: Contest discus

            Looking good Rod, but I wouldn't expect anything else
            Paul

            Comfortably numb.

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            • Armandi_Fishcarer
              Registered Member
              • Dec 2006
              • 359
              • Sydney, Australia

              #7
              Re: Contest discus

              Excellent looking fish, keep up the good work

              Regards Armandi
              Is there an antibiotic for aquarists!

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              • April
                Registered Member
                • Apr 2002
                • 7467
                • vancouver
                • April Ross

                #8
                Re: Contest discus

                wheres the update pics rodney? how are they doing?

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                • GrillMaster
                  Registered Member
                  • Nov 2004
                  • 2283
                  • Groton, CT

                  #9
                  Re: Contest discus

                  Originally posted by April
                  wheres the update pics rodney? how are they doing?
                  Uh huh....How they doin bud?
                  Mark

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                  • Rod
                    Registered Member
                    • Apr 2002
                    • 4329
                    • Brisbane , Australia
                    • Rod Lewis

                    #10
                    Re: Contest discus

                    Originally posted by April
                    wheres the update pics rodney? how are they doing?
                    Originally posted by bastalker
                    Uh huh....How they doin bud?

                    Sorry guys, didn't notice your message.

                    Anyway heres an update.

                    Rod
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                    • brewmaster15
                      Administrator
                      • Apr 2002
                      • 29259
                      • Northford,CT,USA

                      #11
                      Re: Contest discus

                      Looking Good Rod...very Good Mate!

                      Thanks for the update!!

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                      • Armandi_Fishcarer
                        Registered Member
                        • Dec 2006
                        • 359
                        • Sydney, Australia

                        #12
                        Re: Contest discus

                        They are looking amazing

                        I love the transformation

                        Keep up the good work

                        Regards Armandi
                        Is there an antibiotic for aquarists!

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                        • Darren's Discus
                          Registered Member
                          • Jul 2006
                          • 3057
                          • townsville queensland

                          #13
                          Re: Contest discus

                          Rod,
                          I think they need to come home now !. mate awesome job they look great.


                          cheers
                          Darren Burgess
                          Townsville Queensland Australia
                          townsvillerocks@gmail.com

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                          • airbus123
                            Registered Member
                            • Mar 2008
                            • 87

                            #14
                            Re: Contest discus

                            sorry guys, what's a royal blue? made up of what type of strains? sorry!

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                            • Rod
                              Registered Member
                              • Apr 2002
                              • 4329
                              • Brisbane , Australia
                              • Rod Lewis

                              #15
                              Re: Contest discus

                              Originally posted by airbus123
                              sorry guys, what's a royal blue? made up of what type of strains? sorry!
                              No need for sorry....

                              Royal blues are wild type discus. They are developed using the blue discus. When the name royal is attached to a wild type, it means the fish in question has superior colors and marking to the usual fish from that type.

                              hth

                              Rod

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