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ladystardust
Mon Feb 27, 2017, 07:30 PM
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new discus in tank viewable from both sides
Hollowman
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 01:59 AM
Nice looking fish, can you get some better photos to show them off?
ladystardust
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 05:07 PM
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Not great pictures but I will take more soon.
ladystardust
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 08:07 PM
would love some thoughts/ideas/tips.

only 3 weeks into discus keeping, going great so far. I had done a ton of research before hand but seem to learn something new almost everyday.

I don't keep them in very bright lighting (lots of natural light in the room they are in) so its hard to get good pictures of their true beautiful colors.

they are about 4 inches so that would be 5-6 month old. I feed 3x a day. fish are eating well now (I started off feeding bloodworms but after a few days of them barely eating, which could have been because of their new environment?, I switched to beefheart which I hear is much better for them anyway, now they finish their meals).

water changes mostly every 2 days, clean and stable conditions. I have a small school of yellowtail congo tetras in the tank and want to get some corys.

The turquoise was being a bit of a bully but seems to have settled down compared to the first few days.
Hollowman
Wed Mar 01, 2017, 02:34 AM
Yes, they look good. Having only three you will find there will be a strong pecking order and it can get quite troubling to watch sometimes. Larger groups will do better though. Beefheart mix is a good source of food and they should bulk up on that. You can always try to make your own, it's actually fun once you get going and quite satisfying. Discus will eat a range of foods as you probably have read, dry black worms are very acceptable to discus as well as fully grown brine shrimp, fed either alive or frozen. Hth
cichlidfan
Thu Mar 16, 2017, 05:42 AM
Very nice fish indeed. Can you also tell us where you are from please.
Regards
Allan
SiriOssi
Tue Apr 11, 2017, 12:36 AM
Hello guys,

I just join the forum. This is my temporary tank for my 5 Alenquer Discus.
ladystardust
Tue Apr 11, 2017, 04:03 PM
^^^ do you have pictures?
SiriOssi
Tue Apr 11, 2017, 05:14 PM
Sorry I thought this pic was attached yesterday but i guess it was not. :)
Hollowman
Wed Apr 12, 2017, 03:26 AM
Sorry I thought this pic was attached yesterday but i guess it was not. :)

Just my opinion, but your tank looks too small for those fish.