Just received my Discus

[Hidan]

After setting up my tank and waiting for months, I finally have my Discus.



After a day in Quarantine, I added them to my main aquarium.


They are looking fantastic and the pictures don't do them true justice as they are hiding behind the log most of the time and its hard to get good pictures.
There are 3 Golden Melons, 3 Blue Diamons, 3 Cobolts (not sure of the last 3).

Waiting on them to start eating and getting more used to the presence of humans at or around the tank, after which I will happy and thrilled.
Its my first attempt and probably only attempt at Discus, so its both an exciting as well as a terrifying time.

 

[NoNameLeft]

Beautiful!!!!!!

Where did you get them from?

 

[lee1]

After setting up my tank and waiting for months, I finally have my Discus.

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After a day in Quarantine, I added them to my main aquarium.
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They are looking fantastic and the pictures don't do them true justice as they are hiding behind the log most of the time and its hard to get good pictures.
There are 3 Golden Melons, 3 Blue Diamons, 3 Cobolts (not sure of the last 3).

Waiting on them to start eating and getting more used to the presence of humans at or around the tank, after which I will happy and thrilled.
Its my first attempt and probably only attempt at Discus, so its both an exciting as well as a terrifying time.

Other 3 look to be San Meras

 

[Hidan]

Beautiful!!!!!!

Where did you get them from?

A local breeder.

 

[Lilyann]

Very nice discus. What size are they?

 

[Hidan]

Between 3-4 inches. A few are small so around 3 inches while most of them will be 3.5 to 4 inches in size.

 

[Hidan]

Another pic.
Been difficult to get decent pics as they are still scared and will hide behind the log when I approach the tank.
Once they start freely eating, I will be thrilled and know that they have settled in nicely.

 

[Lilyann]

Some tips to encourage eating: raise temp slowly to 88- 89 degrees and soak freeze-dried black-worms or frozen bllodworms in garlic or a product like Garlic Guard by Seachem.

 

[Hidan]

I finally got the time to prepare a beef heart mix (some personal issues made it impossible to do so earlier) and the discus came out of hiding from behind the log to eat it as soon as it hit the water. So feeding problems are over, they are now well fed and hopefully they will keep eating well on a daily basis.

One discus has also taken to the pellets and a couple others are now following his lead. Hopefully the rest will also start eating pellets soon, which would enable me to feed pellets in the morning and beef heart in the evening. I am guessing they don't associate the pellets as food as the breeder never fed them pellets.
My main concern is now over and now its just about keeping up the water change schedule and being regular about it.

 

[Hidan]

Other 3 look to be San Meras

Credit where credit it due. I asked the same question on a Discus website and nobody gave me the answer. Yesterday I spoke to the breeder who confirmed that they are brown San Meras, so you were correct.

Fish are now doing great. They were out and about yesterday and confident enough to come to the front of the tank with me standing there, though the televisions volume as well as picture still seems to spook them a bit.
One of the San Meras has suddenly become darker and is bullying everyone else. My guess is he is trying to establish himself as the alpha.