craniac24
Mon Mar 14, 2005, 06:39 AM
Hi Everyone.
Greetings from the United States! It seems like most of the people on this board are from the other side of the world. I've been enjoying myself lurking around and trying to re-aquaint myself with the Discus bug. It's been almost 15 years since I've kept them and just recently I decided to set up a tank.
After finally seeing my tank cycle, last weekend I picked up 8 juveniles, and added them to a tank containing tetras and clown loaches. I'm already experiencing a few challenges. One of my blue diamonds came down with what appears to be fluke. I've been treating with Prazi and have been monitoring him. He hasn't been eating at all and looks very very thin. Not sure if he will make it.
On the other end of the spectrum, one of the fish, a red turquoise, has clearly established his dominance. In 9 days I swear he's grown by 50%. He is by far the most voracious eater and its been a treat seeing him grow. Unfortunatlely he is also the tank bully. At first, I would only ocassionally see him chase the others around. Now though it seems like he is doing it all the time. He will literally stalk my other fish.
My other healthy blue diamond has born the brunt of his aggression. The turk is absolutely relentless to him. Despite all of this, the diamond is a real trooper. He always seems to do what he can to get his fair share of food and swim around as freely as he can.
Not all of the other fish are quite as resilliant. In fact, most of them aren't getting nearly enough food because of the Red Turk. The tend to hide in the back of the tank and are generally timid. Some of them are starting to look very thin, and I don't know what to do. I'm literally starting to think that I need to get the turk out of there so the others can actually have a life! Then again, from what I understand...if I did that it would be likely that another fish would assume the dominant role anyway. I really don't know what to do.
Anyway...its been a real treat so far despite the challenges. I would appreciate any thoughts anyone might have about my dilemma. Here are some pictures of my setup and some closeups of some of my guys. Pardon the quality....they were taken with a camera phone. I promise the water isn't really that cloudy!
Greetings from the United States! It seems like most of the people on this board are from the other side of the world. I've been enjoying myself lurking around and trying to re-aquaint myself with the Discus bug. It's been almost 15 years since I've kept them and just recently I decided to set up a tank.
After finally seeing my tank cycle, last weekend I picked up 8 juveniles, and added them to a tank containing tetras and clown loaches. I'm already experiencing a few challenges. One of my blue diamonds came down with what appears to be fluke. I've been treating with Prazi and have been monitoring him. He hasn't been eating at all and looks very very thin. Not sure if he will make it.
On the other end of the spectrum, one of the fish, a red turquoise, has clearly established his dominance. In 9 days I swear he's grown by 50%. He is by far the most voracious eater and its been a treat seeing him grow. Unfortunatlely he is also the tank bully. At first, I would only ocassionally see him chase the others around. Now though it seems like he is doing it all the time. He will literally stalk my other fish.
My other healthy blue diamond has born the brunt of his aggression. The turk is absolutely relentless to him. Despite all of this, the diamond is a real trooper. He always seems to do what he can to get his fair share of food and swim around as freely as he can.
Not all of the other fish are quite as resilliant. In fact, most of them aren't getting nearly enough food because of the Red Turk. The tend to hide in the back of the tank and are generally timid. Some of them are starting to look very thin, and I don't know what to do. I'm literally starting to think that I need to get the turk out of there so the others can actually have a life! Then again, from what I understand...if I did that it would be likely that another fish would assume the dominant role anyway. I really don't know what to do.
Anyway...its been a real treat so far despite the challenges. I would appreciate any thoughts anyone might have about my dilemma. Here are some pictures of my setup and some closeups of some of my guys. Pardon the quality....they were taken with a camera phone. I promise the water isn't really that cloudy!