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mitsui
Mon Jul 26, 2010, 02:45 AM
Hi all

well I finally managed to get some discus off a member on this forum, so a HUGE thank you to Icarus. He was a great bloke who had some really nice discus! I wish I had more money.

Well here are some pics :)

http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab158/tanksgalore/P1010014.jpg

http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab158/tanksgalore/P1010055.jpg

http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab158/tanksgalore/P1010067.jpg

http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab158/tanksgalore/P1010073.jpg

Sorry about the photos being all over the place I have got no idea what I have done to them :oops:
swampy1972
Mon Jul 26, 2010, 03:24 AM
Nice little turqs!! Lots of good food and clean water and I think you'll be on a winner.

Good find. ;)
mitsui
Mon Jul 26, 2010, 03:46 AM
Thanks swampy :) I really like them. They are a bit picky with their food I have noticed, I will have to get into contact with Icarus and figure out which pellet it was that he feeds them as they dont seem to like mine lol
Ghoti
Mon Jul 26, 2010, 06:38 AM
Might just be a settling in thing.

The Discus I purchased recently wouldn't eat anything I offered until frozen bloodworm was gieven in desparation. I ended up hand feeding them to keep the takk mates away.

They accept pellets - as long as its hand fed. Not sure how flake will go but I'm going to give it a try.

The wife reckons I treat them better than I treated our kids! I told her its just I am more experienced now.

Cheers,
Scott
swampy1972
Mon Jul 26, 2010, 07:30 AM
Frozen bloodworm usually gets most fish going. If your concerned, give them a couple of days without feeding (it won't hurt them) then put a small amount of bloodworm in to rouse their interest.
Anytime mine go off their food (rarely) I don't feed them for a couple of days. It's amazing how willing they become to try whatever's put in their after that. ;)
mitsui
Mon Jul 26, 2010, 08:22 AM
Thanks for that tip swampy I will keep that in mind
Icarus
Sat Aug 07, 2010, 04:23 AM
Hi Mitsui,

I'm glad the fish are doing well

They were feeding well on tetra colorbits, new life pellets and freeze dried black worms.

I avoid feeding the fish blood worms if I can, that way they don't get too fussy

HTH

Cheers Icarus