Discus Thread

[szidlon]

Re: Discus Thread

If the body were more red I'd say it was a Red Mellon.  Maybe he'll color up with your TLC and age.  His tail probably will grow back and I don't see any other signs of illness.  If he's by himself you might want to treat with him/her with some Melafix and see if you can get the tail to start coming back.

[Zulaab]

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I was going to say the same as Szidlon --

It looks like the tail is recovering.   Keep the water changes going because discus like Trophs love clean water :) :)

[Mzungu]

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Thanks, Szid! Yeah, I've been changing the water often. If I don't see improvements in a few days, I'll add some Melafix.

[Zulaab]

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MB -- when recovered its going to be a great looking Discus :)
I am so happy for you to have found a nice looking fish like this guy :)

While talking about discus -- szidlon do discus like the Kent Marine Black Water Expert ?
Have you tried it ?

[greg_tsam]

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I'm twitterpated....

Umm, what?

[wesleydnunder]

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As with 90% of the discus on the market today there are only recognized 4 types of discus in the wild, blue, green, brown and heckle.  All others including Red's are man made, line breeding.  Without a picture I dont believe anyone here is going to be able to give you a perfect answer for you fish :)
I cannot wait to see pictures :)  I love Discus :)  I just decided this time around that I was going to see my life more with African fish than South Americans.

According to Heiko Bleher and the biologists he's been working with, there are three distinct discus species. They say the dna evidence has the brown and blue as the same species...not sure if all the taxonomists are on board with this data.

Mark

[fishlady]

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he's gorgeous MB.....even if his tail is not up to par....just look at that face....those eyes....
i have 2 small ones so i know how they can touch the heart very easily and "twitterpate" a gal...... :wink:
keep us updated on his/her progress.....

and again....congrats on entering a new dimension of "cichlid" mania.....

[jklntx]

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I picked up Jolley's starter discus. Very healthy bunch. I want to keep some but have too many now. Anyone want two 3 1/2"  red turquoise?

[szidlon]

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While talking about discus -- szidlon do discus like the Kent Marine Black Water Expert ?
Have you tried it ?

I haven't tried the Black Water Expert but I have tried the Kent Discus Essential and found no noticeable change in my Discus.  Since I don't use charcoal in my filters on the Discus tank I haven't found a need to replace trace elements and apparently they haven't either.  I'm not one to be adding stuff to water unless it shows a positive impact.   I would love to help out on rehoming the extra's from Jolley, but my big bruisers would surely not welcome them into the tank.  The minimum I size I feel safe in adding to the tank is in the 5-6 inch range.

[fishlady]

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I picked up Jolley's starter discus. Very healthy bunch. I want to keep some but have too many now. Anyone want two 3 1/2"  red turquoise?

i'll take me if someone else hasn't taken them yet??? i'll pm ya with my digits...

[Mzungu]

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Thanks for the welcome, FL.    It's dangerous territory for me, I know!

I'm definitely going with some type of red melon/red mellon discus for now, just from looking at a few google images. Thanks for the help!

Twitterpated = in love. C'mon, it's from Bambi!

[fishlady]

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cool deal MB..........they have the most gorgeous little faces...



thanks for the fish Jim....it was a pleasure meeting you and your wife Salina.....i'll let you know how they are doing now and then.....



i knew what twitterpated means and exactly where you got it.....i love that movie.....
thumper is my favorite next to flower.....

[Mzungu]

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 Yeah, I was just letting Greg know where it came from.  :)

How many new ones did you get, Loretta? What kind?

[fishlady]

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a red one....an orange one....and a blue one...and a another orange one....and some apisto's.....

[fishlady]

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here's my new little babies...aren't they gorgeous....they are already eating blood worms out of my hands...it's soooooooooo cool.....i love them.....








and here's a little blurry shot of my elephant nose ...."scuba steve".....