DOES ANY ONE HAVE DISCUS ?

kyangelsncorys BAPS Posts: 970	DOES ANY ONE HAVE DISCUS ? Oct 3, 2011 22:29:17 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kyangelsncorys on Oct 3, 2011 22:29:17 GMT -6 IM GETTING TWO MATED PR OF DISCUS AND SEVERAL OTHER ADULTS . I HAVE NEVER HAD DISCUS BUT BEEN BREEDING ANGELS AND OTHER FISH SINCE 1973 SO IM GOING NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET WITH THESE
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glenoweth CLUB Posts: 208	DOES ANY ONE HAVE DISCUS ? Oct 4, 2011 6:31:06 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by glenoweth on Oct 4, 2011 6:31:06 GMT -6 I have always wanted to but never tried a tank of discus. i hear they love tall tanks. all i know lol.
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jon carman Administrator http://www.riftfish.com Posts: 4,195	DOES ANY ONE HAVE DISCUS ? Oct 4, 2011 9:31:09 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jon carman on Oct 4, 2011 9:31:09 GMT -6 Hot clean acidic water
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mruble BAPS Posts: 647	DOES ANY ONE HAVE DISCUS ? Oct 4, 2011 10:23:56 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mruble on Oct 4, 2011 10:23:56 GMT -6 PM J.D. (Gentry). He kept discus for a while. Sold them here on the forum.

kyangelsncorys BAPS Posts: 970	DOES ANY ONE HAVE DISCUS ? Oct 4, 2011 11:40:37 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kyangelsncorys on Oct 4, 2011 11:40:37 GMT -6 thks guys , im going to go pick them up sunday just north of louisville
	60 plus tanks of africans-bristle nose and cory cats

glenoweth CLUB Posts: 208	DOES ANY ONE HAVE DISCUS ? Oct 4, 2011 12:18:34 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by glenoweth on Oct 4, 2011 12:18:34 GMT -6 how many?
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kyangelsncorys BAPS Posts: 970	DOES ANY ONE HAVE DISCUS ? Oct 4, 2011 12:42:46 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kyangelsncorys on Oct 4, 2011 12:42:46 GMT -6 there is 7 adults total - 2 mated prs and 3 singles he said they are 5 to 6 inch fish . blue diamonds and blue snakeskins are the 2 prs
	60 plus tanks of africans-bristle nose and cory cats

glenoweth CLUB Posts: 208	DOES ANY ONE HAVE DISCUS ? Oct 4, 2011 13:20:57 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by glenoweth on Oct 4, 2011 13:20:57 GMT -6 hum, you go pics?
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allierw FORUM PARTICIPANT Posts: 382	DOES ANY ONE HAVE DISCUS ? Oct 4, 2011 15:08:03 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by allierw on Oct 4, 2011 15:08:03 GMT -6 I think it will be easier to care for adults than raise young ones. Hopefully a lot hardier too. They are beautiful fish, that is for sure.

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DOES ANY ONE HAVE DISCUS ? Oct 4, 2011 17:35:43 GMT -6

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What Jon said above ! 80's temps, frequent h20 changes, good filtration, tall tank, tall plants to make them feel at home, below 7 ph if possible.
Not much harder than Angels, but more picky of their parimeters, as my experience has been when I kept them some years ago.

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DOES ANY ONE HAVE DISCUS ? Oct 4, 2011 18:08:29 GMT -6

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the guy im getting them from said he doesn`t do any thing to his water its straight out of the tap but its 84 to 86 degrees and does 25% water changes twice a wk. he has been spawning Discus for 11 yrs so i guess he knows what he is doing. he is sending me pics and when i get them i will try my hand at getting them on here .

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DOES ANY ONE HAVE DISCUS ? Oct 4, 2011 18:17:54 GMT -6

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Post by ree123 on Oct 4, 2011 18:17:54 GMT -6

I would suggest you ask his ph from his tap ?
They can be spawned like Angels in bare tanks with cones avail. to spawn upon.
I would paint 3 of 4 sides of the tank blue to help keep them calm.
That worked for me in the past anyway.

If being kept in a gravel display tank, painted sides are not as important as tall plants, live or artifical, IMHO. I think live is better, but have gone both routes.

kyangelsncorys BAPS Posts: 970	DOES ANY ONE HAVE DISCUS ? Oct 5, 2011 21:02:41 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kyangelsncorys on Oct 5, 2011 21:02:41 GMT -6 well the guy backed out on the deal for the Discus i hate someone to lie to me. guess i will have to bite the bullet after i get in my room and buy Fronts and Discus. my pocket book is going to be sore after that
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reagan FORUM PARTICIPANT Posts: 247	DOES ANY ONE HAVE DISCUS ? Feb 27, 2012 8:58:52 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by reagan on Feb 27, 2012 8:58:52 GMT -6 I have a wild green pair. I keep the temat 86 in a very dark area. Ph below 6 and very calm clean water.

ree123 Guest	DOES ANY ONE HAVE DISCUS ? Feb 27, 2012 14:13:05 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ree123 on Feb 27, 2012 14:13:05 GMT -6 Ever gotten fry ? Tank size ? Other inhabitants ? Just curious.

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