Pics of my discus........

[BODYDUB]

Just thought I'd share some pics of my fish. I have 10 total, enjoy...........

 

[ravensfan73]

how big is that tank?

 

[busterbrown]

lookin good, keep it up they only get better lookin with age

 

[3dees]

are you just starting this tank? the fish are beautiful but some wood or plants would make your fish more comfortable. it's unusual to see an empty tank except for bare bottoms. thats why I was asking if you are still working on the scape.

 

[BODYDUB]

how big is that tank?

100G

are you just starting this tank? the fish are beautiful but some wood or plants would make your fish more comfortable. it's unusual to see an empty tank except for bare bottoms. thats why I was asking if you are still working on the scape.

No I'm not starting out, I've had discus since OCT. DW make wilds feel at home and replicate their environment. Plants are used to help keep the nitrates down. These are captive man made strains and are different that wilds. This is the easiest of discus tanks to maintain due to the frequent w/cs which is why I don't have any deco except the gravel. Here's the before set-up I was going to do for the discus, I know it's a huge difference between the two. I had a hard time deciding changing up the set-up!!!!

but after further education myself on discus set-ups what you see now is the end result.....

And BTW 3dees you have beautiful wilds!!!!!

 

[bleublaze55]

I would add something, just so they can camp out. That one wood decor would be plenty. Your smallest ones will thank you.

Other than that, nice looking fish, there were a couple i REALLY liked

 

[TheOscarGuy]

Nice.
I think the discus themselves are a showpiece. There is not need to add any more "stuff" into the tank.
Wheer did you get them from?

 

[MKD]

Good looking fish you have there. I like those 2 from 3rd pic from top, are they snakeskin??? Thank you for sharing.

 

[jcardona1]

This is the easiest of discus tanks to maintain due to the frequent w/cs which is why I don't have any deco except the gravel.

I don't understand your logic. If you wanted something easier to maintain, remove the gravel and go bare bottom. Removing plants and driftwood doesn't make maintenance easier. Go bare bottom, but at least add some amount of decor. Those fish need at least some structure in the tank, you can see them all huddled by the heater. Man-made or not, it's natural for discus (and any fish) to seek out some type of shelter. Denying them that just causes them to be more stressed out IMO.

 

[BODYDUB]

Good looking fish you have there. I like those 2 from 3rd pic from top, are they snakeskin??? Thank you for sharing.

They 're both red turquoise. The other one that kinda looks like the same as the other two is the same strain, he just hasn't reached his full potential yet........

I don't understand your logic. If you wanted something easier to maintain, remove the gravel and go bare bottom. Removing plants and driftwood doesn't make maintenance easier. Go bare bottom, but at least add some amount of decor. Those fish need at least some structure in the tank, you can see them all huddled by the heater. Man-made or not, it's natural for discus (and any fish) to seek out some type of shelter. Denying them that just causes them to be more stressed out IMO.

Yes removing the substrate would be easier to clean, but I wanted some kind of deco. With the amount of w/cs that discus are "suppose" to get, DW and plants make if a PITA to move to get to all the debris while cleaning IMO. The reason there all by the heater is because I took the pics right as I was feeding them, to try to get them all in as few shots as possible. If they were scared or unhealthy they'd all be hiding behind any cover they could find.......