DISCUS TANK "Doing it the MFK way"
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, nice.
one of my favorite discus tanks. awesome background. I thought about a 3-d bg but I was worried about keeping it clean. maybe someday. anyway, being a wild lover I would lose the domestics. as beautiful as they are, I think they take would look better in thier own tank. your wilds are stunning.
Thanks everyone. Glad everyone can enjoy my vision. Also, thanks for the suggestions as I take everyone's thoughts and critique as positive criticism so don't feel that I will be offended.
Now to answer a few questions. If I missed any let me know.
Tank is only a 180 gallon. I plan on upgrading yes. Sometime hopefully by next summer.I'm looking for an inside tank so no bigger than a 8x4.. Going to be my monster Discus tank =-) ...
As for the Pandas, yes they had to go. I had a few choices. Sell them out right and never see them again. Set up another tank just for the two or sell to a friend who will enjoy them and if it doesn't work out buy them back and set up a tank. I chose the latter since my friend will enjoy them and have the option to buy back, also, I could always visit =-) Pandas are crazy aggressive. Chased my Bahia around reason why I had to get rid of. Then constantly harassed my Geo's. When I saw them starting to push the Discus around, that was the last straw. I think they belong with BIGGER aggressive Cichlids. Don't let the beauty fool you, they are freakin devil fish with their beaty red eyes...lol
One specie tank is not for me. I'm more of a community person. Like my women, I like all flavors...lol... gotta have the mix. However, I am leaning towards more wilds so I think I will cut back on the captives I have. Probably just keep 4 of the Albino Royal Blues, like I originally planned.
Reason why I'm stocking up on Discus is because when I get my big tank I want to be able to cherry pick the ones I want to keep. It's like when I use to date. Process of elimination, date 5 at a time and start knocking out the ones that don't meet the criteria... =-P .... Yes, you female members do the same thing to us men.... =-P
Now, people will think that by having so many Discus the maintenance has to be crazy. Nothing different than when I use to keep my PBASS... just a smaller scale, much smaller scale.. I'm pretty picky about water so I enjoy doing water changes. 30 minutes is how long it takes me to do my water changes.
Hopefully I answered most questions..
Now to answer a few questions. If I missed any let me know.
Tank is only a 180 gallon. I plan on upgrading yes. Sometime hopefully by next summer.I'm looking for an inside tank so no bigger than a 8x4.. Going to be my monster Discus tank =-) ...
As for the Pandas, yes they had to go. I had a few choices. Sell them out right and never see them again. Set up another tank just for the two or sell to a friend who will enjoy them and if it doesn't work out buy them back and set up a tank. I chose the latter since my friend will enjoy them and have the option to buy back, also, I could always visit =-) Pandas are crazy aggressive. Chased my Bahia around reason why I had to get rid of. Then constantly harassed my Geo's. When I saw them starting to push the Discus around, that was the last straw. I think they belong with BIGGER aggressive Cichlids. Don't let the beauty fool you, they are freakin devil fish with their beaty red eyes...lol
One specie tank is not for me. I'm more of a community person. Like my women, I like all flavors...lol... gotta have the mix. However, I am leaning towards more wilds so I think I will cut back on the captives I have. Probably just keep 4 of the Albino Royal Blues, like I originally planned.
Reason why I'm stocking up on Discus is because when I get my big tank I want to be able to cherry pick the ones I want to keep. It's like when I use to date. Process of elimination, date 5 at a time and start knocking out the ones that don't meet the criteria... =-P .... Yes, you female members do the same thing to us men.... =-P
Now, people will think that by having so many Discus the maintenance has to be crazy. Nothing different than when I use to keep my PBASS... just a smaller scale, much smaller scale.. I'm pretty picky about water so I enjoy doing water changes. 30 minutes is how long it takes me to do my water changes.
Hopefully I answered most questions..
