Finish stocking up my tank

[bayouboy85]

My new blue diamond and red Marlboro and a new pigeon blood

[SortSay2003]

Hi,

Nice set up. Your blue diamond looks really dark and seems to have a pattern? Maybe it's just the lighting or angle.

Good luck wiht your discus

[John_Nicholson]

You do not have a blue diamond. Fish do not look happy but the best I can guess you probably have a blue snake skin, some sort of a turq, a marlboro( a type of pigeon blood also ) and a pigeon blood.

-john

[brddthomas]

John

How can you tell that they are not happy ?

[John_Nicholson]

Hard to explain but it comes from years of looking at happy/healthy discus. The ss is dark, none of them have their fins erect, the eyes are dull.

-john

[Elliots]

John is correct but I always thought he knows by telepathy and fish mind reading. They are not all that bad, I have seen much worse on SD. With proper raising technique including proper large and frequent water changes along with frequent feedings with good food they shouild be OK.

[bayouboy85]

That's as soon as they was put in the tank needless to say they just got done flying from Florida and them a two hour trip I'm a car I didn't get done until almost 1 am in the morning so of course they not going to look happy this site had a lot of negativity and that sad part it comes from the senior members you should in courage members not speak down on them as if your better than anyone else that keeps discus it's called trail and error

[bayouboy85]

this is the blue diamond taken the night that I got them

[bayouboy85]

They get fed three times a day and water change every other day 50%

[bayouboy85]

John looks like u been on this site for a long time with us beginners should u be setting an example and not talk down to any ?? I would think so !!!! U should set an example and encourage people just member the white on top of chicken **** is also chicken **** so just when u think your better than anyone just member your no better than anyone so like I said Idc delete me remove me fine but set example and encourage people don't talk down to people I've heard a lot of bad things from this site and I pretty much got on here to find out and never failed everyone was right

[timmy82]

Don't think John is trying to talk down he just says what he means with no rubbish involved.... They don't look good at all. Need to up the water changes they also look to have external issues too there are many contributing factors and a lot of different answers too. Up the water make sure the tanks is properly cycled so should have 0 ammonia and go from there water temp i would keep up around 86 - 88f. Start looking at the sticky's in the beginers section as there are a lot of answers their. If you don't have time and can't take others comments discus is going to be a very expensive hobby!

[MSD]

John takes his time to gently let you know your fish look substandard so you kill the messenger? Take a hike, Mike.

[William Palumbo]

Now that you're done stocking your tank...better stock your medicine cabinet for those sick things. The only people that speak badly about this site, are the ones who ask questions, that they already know the answers to, and don't want to hear the truth...Bill

[Tazalanche]

this is the blue diamond taken the night that I got them

Blue diamonds are solid blue discus with no stripes, bars, spots, rings or striations.
That blue discus has spots and striations.
That is not a blue diamond.

[sholvey]

No QT?

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