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Re: January 2016 Member Spotlight - Strawberry Blonde - TONI
Hi guys,
First up, thank you Al, and the admins on these forums, for considering me for the spotlight of the month. Once I got over the shock (and outright fear) I was humbled and honored to be chosen. You guys have given me the tools to raise awesome discus and I'll be forever grateful for the patience, advice and time spent encouraging me to just jump in and give it a try. The knowledge on this website is tremendous and I'm always learning new things in my daily reads on here.
And thank you to all of you who took the time to read my rambling responses to the questions! There's just one sentence missing from the article - it was the last thing I wrote so I'll add it here... ready? (Uh huh, it's boring and not a proper ending to an article, but what the heck, I'm unconventional that way)
That sentence pretty much sums up how I navigate through life - one obsession after another and I don't quit till I've explored, learned, experienced all that a hobby has to offer. Discus is a never ending hobby for me, because there's always something new to learn, a new discovery in my tanks and someone new to talk to about the trials and triumphs in raising discus.
For those who stated that they feel I'm a mentor and give good advice - THANK YOU! That means so much to me. I always want to give back when I can and where I feel like I can be of help. I'm just never sure that what I say is actually...ummmm... helpful. LOL
Pat, you've been a good friend during the hard times and rejoiced with me during the good times - and that's just plain awesome! Next time we talk, remind me to tell you about my RC - she just recovered from a 2 week near death experience that had me sitting on pins and needles the whole time. (It was nearly as tragic as the guy who jumped onto the filter during my water change and died before I found him)
And I guess that brings me to my final tidbit about the joys and pains of keeping discus: You can't possibly anticipate every odd ball thing that will happen in your tanks, so don't beat yourself up when something tragic happens and you lose one. Just enjoy the heck out of the ones who choose to "play by the rules, remain in the tank, not impale themselves on a filter during a water change and who provide you with lots of friendly entertainment as they rush to the front of the tank to grab food from your fingers". They are awesome fish, even when they do weird stuff!
Hi guys,
First up, thank you Al, and the admins on these forums, for considering me for the spotlight of the month. Once I got over the shock (and outright fear) I was humbled and honored to be chosen. You guys have given me the tools to raise awesome discus and I'll be forever grateful for the patience, advice and time spent encouraging me to just jump in and give it a try. The knowledge on this website is tremendous and I'm always learning new things in my daily reads on here.
And thank you to all of you who took the time to read my rambling responses to the questions! There's just one sentence missing from the article - it was the last thing I wrote so I'll add it here... ready? (Uh huh, it's boring and not a proper ending to an article, but what the heck, I'm unconventional that way)
I have yet to find the ever elusive Rubies that hide in the mountains of southwestern Idaho, so that's my goal for next year, and the year after and the one after that. I can't quit till I bring one home with me!
For those who stated that they feel I'm a mentor and give good advice - THANK YOU! That means so much to me. I always want to give back when I can and where I feel like I can be of help. I'm just never sure that what I say is actually...ummmm... helpful. LOL
Pat, you've been a good friend during the hard times and rejoiced with me during the good times - and that's just plain awesome! Next time we talk, remind me to tell you about my RC - she just recovered from a 2 week near death experience that had me sitting on pins and needles the whole time. (It was nearly as tragic as the guy who jumped onto the filter during my water change and died before I found him)
And I guess that brings me to my final tidbit about the joys and pains of keeping discus: You can't possibly anticipate every odd ball thing that will happen in your tanks, so don't beat yourself up when something tragic happens and you lose one. Just enjoy the heck out of the ones who choose to "play by the rules, remain in the tank, not impale themselves on a filter during a water change and who provide you with lots of friendly entertainment as they rush to the front of the tank to grab food from your fingers". They are awesome fish, even when they do weird stuff!
Fantastic story & pics "T"!!
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