A few Discus Pictures

[Nitecongt]

G'day guys n gals, just wanted to share some photos and get a foot in the door. I'm new to the forum but i like the look of it already!

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P3190114.jpghttp://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P3130008.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P3130015.jpghttp://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P3130029.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P3130036.jpg

[Merrilyn]

A very warm welcome to the forum nitecongt.

Glad you found us. Lots of friendly folk here who share your passion for discus :P

[Nitecongt]

thank you for the kind reception!

[Matt15]

Welcome mate....;)

You've got some nice looking discus, thx for sharing your pics with us.

[Nitecongt]

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/P3290174.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/P3290175.jpg

thought I'd throw up a tank shot and finaly got a decent spiney on film

[Matt15]

I love the second photo, your tank looks great. Very natural looking....;)

[siemanthepieman]

How's the hospital going?

[ILLUSN]

If your in oz, you'd be wise to post these pics in the photo comp, you've got some nice looking fish there.

[boydie]

nice

[Hollowman]

Hi Nitecongt,

Firstly, I would like to say that you have a lovely tank, I really like the planted look, I have never been great with plants, so my hat is off to you.

But, even though 'you' are happy with your fish, they do show the classic features/signs of being stunted. I often feel that honesty is the best policy when people show fish, and when people say 'nice fish' it upsets me and only perpetuates the way that sellers get away with selling poor/low quality or ungraded fish, to those who know no better.

I agree they have nice colours, and are probably eating well and are friendly, but all are stunted, or have peppering, which are not desired traits in discus.
Education is the key here, we all need to get together to make sure we know what makes a good fish, and how to avoid being ripped off by sellers or lfs's. Cheap fish are not always a good investment, you risk disease, stunting and death, not always a great start to keeping such a beautiful fish.

Hollowman

[Nitecongt]

thanks Hollowman!

I'm not sure as to what a stunted fish looks like?
in my pictures the fishez fins are not completely opened up if that makes sense? i dont know if that makes a difference to what you are saying but.
and by peppering you mean the black spots? I can see what you your saying with that.

thanks for your feedback!



If your in oz, you'd be wise to post these pics in the photo comp, you've got some nice looking fish there. ILLUSN

am I not too late?

[Matt15]

The photo comp Illusn is talking about is here and closes at the end of the month... :D
http://www.discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16064&highlight=

[Nitecongt]

cheers Matt15

[dandaman352]

Stunted or not, I still like them and would definatly put them in my aquarium. =)

[theonetruepath]

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[Nitecongt]

a few changes after the clean up with all the nastys removed
:twisted: got a new filter with a built in UV. alot higher flow rate than the old one.
dropped out a few plants here and there to give the fish a little more room, and took out some of the drift wood which the khuli loach are seeming to miss

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P4260068.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P4260072.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P4260066.jpg

[dandaman352]

Its still a lovely tank.

[Matt15]

There's something about ur tank which really appeals to me. It looks so natural...... I absolutely love it. What are your tank specs?

[Nitecongt]

specs are:

71x71x71 (cm) two sides and the front payne
the small diagonals are 21cm each
and the depth is around the 51cm mark.
I have 4x tubes for lighting, a mixture of
1xblue
1xred
2xwhites

is that what you were after?

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P4290003.jpg

seems really small with 5 discus in there. but it is a good size for the office

[jesx57]

Your fish are very beautiful.

[Nitecongt]

Got a few nice pictures for an update

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P5250029.jpg
My big Spiney. About 30cm long with seven spot's on his tail
I am endevouring to get a full shot of him. up to about 500+ photos and not one to show for.
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P5250031.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P5250045.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P5250048.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P5250053.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P5250063.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P5250070.jpg

it only took anout 200 photos before I got these 2 right
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/P5250095.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/fish/desktop.jpg

[Matt15]

I miss my olde ghost knife fish after seeing yours mate. Again you've posted some fantastic shots, all very clear and precise. I'm still a fan of your tank....;)

I've wanted to keep some glass catfish for awhile now. Have you had any problems or trouble with yours?

Your spiney looks awesome :D

[Nitecongt]

actually I have had a bad batch, a few of them ended up with really bent spines (so bad they could only turn one way and swam in circles).

but they didnt last long as they couldnt get enough food to eat + I had a fair sized gudgeon; who picked them off one by one until he ate my favorite.... but couldnt swallow cause it had eaten him backwards first and the fins wouldnt go down.....:) so it was back to the LFS for him.:(

[cityguy]

Nice Pictures..

[Matt15]

actually I have had a bad batch, a few of them ended up with really bent spines (so bad they could only turn one way and swam in circles).

but they didnt last long as they couldnt get enough food to eat + I had a fair sized gudgeon; who picked them off one by one until he ate my favorite.... but couldnt swallow cause it had eaten him backwards first and the fins wouldnt go down.....:) so it was back to the LFS for him.:(

lol thanks for the advice mate. I might buy a couple and see how they go first before going overboard with numbers.

[Nitecongt]

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/th_P6230152.jpg (http://s71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/NiteconGT/?action=view&current=P6230152.flv)

sorry guys if you wait a few minutes into the clip you'll see what it's all about.

too bad video cant be let in to the feeding photo comp.

enjoy

[tomahawk]

Most of your fishes looks stunted to me.. eyes are much larger than the body propotion or is it something wrong with the camera ??

[waitaki]

cool tank, love the black ghost knife, would have loved to have kept mine.
The Spiney fish looks interesting, can't wait to see more of it :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Nitecongt]

thanks for for the new info tomahawk.