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albatrozz
Fri Mar 21, 2008, 10:19 PM
Just got this guy a couple days ago and well i thought i'd share some pics of him. Got him for a bargain considering that it was a LFS selling him and that he is pretty large.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii268/albatrozz_photo/discus/P3210156.jpg


http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii268/albatrozz_photo/discus/P3210154.jpg


http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii268/albatrozz_photo/discus/P3210153.jpg


I did those 3 first on purpose. The next two pics will show him facing the other way. Well look very closely on his 5th bar he has another tiny one next to it.


http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii268/albatrozz_photo/discus/P3220160.jpg


http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii268/albatrozz_photo/discus/P3200151.jpg


Enjoy, comments are welcome.
scott bowler
Fri Mar 21, 2008, 11:16 PM
nice find very nice looking fish,
Merrilyn
Sat Mar 22, 2008, 08:04 AM
It's a good looking fish, and sounds like you got a bargain.

Well done :P
Matt15
Sat Mar 22, 2008, 09:36 AM
Nice fish mate... love that 5th stress bar..... :D
albatrozz
Sat Mar 22, 2008, 09:38 AM
Thanks for the nice comments guys
albatrozz
Sat Mar 22, 2008, 10:42 PM
ok a more 'clear' shot as the ones above are'nt as clear.


Pictures using flash

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii268/albatrozz_photo/discus/P3220170.jpg


http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii268/albatrozz_photo/discus/P3220171.jpg


http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii268/albatrozz_photo/discus/P3220163.jpg


And non-flash. a full tank shot of how it looks now. Still saving more funds to buy more plants, driftwood and tetras.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii268/albatrozz_photo/discus/P3220172.jpg


And a side shot

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii268/albatrozz_photo/discus/P3220175.jpg
DiscusEden
Sun Mar 23, 2008, 09:43 AM
He looks great! And the tank is coming on well too!

Does he need any special conditions? What pH are you running the tank at?
albatrozz
Sun Mar 23, 2008, 10:38 AM
Thx, pH in the tank is 5-5.5; i do have to treat him differently to the others. The shop never fed pellets, only frozen BS & BW. He seems to not like tetrabits or flakes, he always spits them out so i only feed him frozen BW/BS. As he is fairly large, he is very slow and eats very slow as well. I only house him with 1 other discus mate as any more and this guy would barely get something to eat at feeding time. My other smaller discus are way more faster and greedier than he is :x