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[abc123]

Lighting was a bit weird here

Edited by abc123, 12 February 2015 - 09:06 PM.

[abc123]

Picked up 6 more discus over the weekend. The tank is starting to look more full now
 

Edited by abc123, 06 June 2015 - 07:55 PM.

[abc123]

very difficult to plant in a tall tank, but I managed eventually.. Any tips from people who have tall tanks that struggle to reach their substrate?

 

Edited by abc123, 06 June 2015 - 07:55 PM.

[dicky7]

well apart from growing longer arms /employing a primate I would suggest a small step ladder or one of those 1m long work frames from bunnings  but your tank is looking great and im sure will be getting  better as time goes

[sandgroper]

Tie them to pebbles or wood and just drop them in place. You can also buy long plastic tongs, most fish shops sell them, i think there aqua one tongs. There about a foot and a half long, great for arm extension.

[abc123]

well apart from growing longer arms /employing a primate I would suggest a small step ladder or one of those 1m long work frames from bunnings  but your tank is looking great and im sure will be getting  better as time goes

Haha! I do have a small step ladder that I use, but I still can't reach the very bottom to plant it deep in the substrate. Yeah slowly getting there. My next thing to do is attach some Java on driftwood

Tie them to pebbles or wood and just drop them in place. You can also buy long plastic tongs, most fish shops sell them, i think there aqua one tongs. There about a foot and a half long, great for arm extension.

Yep that's exactly what I did attaching them to a pebble and then using long tongs to put sand over it

Edited by abc123, 17 February 2015 - 07:14 PM.

[Angelo]

excellent set up! love the tank. dont compromise on the quality of discus, a couple of them look stunted to me ( maybe im wrong ). wish i had a tank this big for my discus. overall great work! keep the pics coming...

[abc123]

Thanks mate slowly building up the tank!
I purchased the discus in groups so I couldn't really pick and choose, they all seemed pretty well and healthy from my experience with fish keeping. However, I don't know much about 'stunted' discus or what to look out for

Edited by abc123, 18 February 2015 - 01:19 AM.

[Angelo]

well basically the shape and the large eyes are a clear indication of a stunted discus, however i;ve had some discus that i thought were stunted and even some so called expert discus keepers said they were stunted but turned out just fine. so just keep up those water changes and plenty of protein and see how you go. 

[Jules]

coming along nicely, I think some cichla sp would look great in there and love it!!

[abc123]

well basically the shape and the large eyes are a clear indication of a stunted discus, however i;ve had some discus that i thought were stunted and even some so called expert discus keepers said they were stunted but turned out just fine. so just keep up those water changes and plenty of protein and see how you go. 

In person they all seem pretty fine and in proportion, only time will tell if I do have any stunted discus.
i just feed them 2 times per day. And do 3x water changes weekly. Cutting back to twice a week now though as don't have time.
 

coming along nicely, I think some cichla sp would look great in there and love it!!

Peacock bass? Would look wicked, at some point in time I'll own one, just not now with the discus.




 

Edited by abc123, 06 June 2015 - 07:55 PM.

[abc123]

Snakeskin

Edited by abc123, 24 February 2015 - 09:19 PM.

[abc123]

got some wild discus coming

Edited by abc123, 06 June 2015 - 07:56 PM.

[Redevilz]

Amazing discus, really nice tank. Love the wild greens.

Yeah I reckon some small-medium size ADA stones or lava rock in the middle with some more plants, maybe some Anubias and Ambulia.

[abc123]

Added in more driftwood & rock

Edited by abc123, 26 February 2015 - 09:56 PM.

[MrLeifBeaver]

All photos have been appear to not be showing any more?

[abc123]

Ahhhh damn, I cancelled my photobucket account. When I have time I'll reupload the pics

[abc123]

Quick snaps of the wilds

Edited by abc123, 02 March 2015 - 05:20 PM.

[Angelo]

nice, where did you get them and how much?

[abc123]

From a friend of mine, friend rates
Other than that, you would have to order them in I think for some $$$


On another note:

Look what spawned today.
My two super veil angels
Will move them into my spare 200L tank today and give them a few shots of raising their eggs, because I don't want them stressing my discus.

Edited by abc123, 05 March 2015 - 04:33 PM.