Sniperman15 Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 I always wanted to keep discus and finally have taken the plunge Really neat fish and for around a 100 bucks a piece I will probably cry if they die. The biggest is around 5 inches and the rest are from 2.5 to 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
expvideo Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 I always wanted to keep discus and finally have taken the plunge Really neat fish and for around a 100 bucks a piece I will probably cry if they die. The biggest is around 5 inches and the rest are from 2.5 to 4 Those are some nice looking fish! Beautiful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Night_raven Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Stunning Discus there. Keep ye water levels neutral, and avoid overfeeding (anything that can throw the water off balance). They are handsome fish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiglet Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Cool personally i'd love archer fish but we have a very determind cat to worry about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moriquende Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 300 bucks, for THAT?! My god. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Night_raven Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 300 bucks, for THAT?! My god. Some rare strands of Discus go for up to $1,000 US Dollars. Plus as he's got em young,.. well,.. he can enjoy em as they grow up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carrion Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 get one of these http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=68...DPKiSrAK51um5DA i recorded the video whilst snorkling. this was in about 8 -10 inches of water in alot of surf right next to the shore. as lion fish go this one was pretty cool about things for about 10 miutes despite me swiming through his bait ball as he was hunting. after i stopped recording and snapped some piccies he decided to warm me off with a threat display which i got a nice piccie of then left him to it. and went hunting for a black moray which was around there. he hunted in the same place every day regular as clockwork, 2-3 at the peir in sharm el maya house reef Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sniperman15 Posted June 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 I actually used to have a lion fish, along with a zebra moray, clownfish and several tangs. Just got to expensive to keep saltwater. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barks Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 breed them?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fin Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Some rare strands of Discus go for up to $1,000 US Dollars. If i paid that much for it i would have to hang the cat as a safety precaution Quote Link to post Share on other sites
i_is_oli Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 I never realised fish could be so expensive..especially when they aren't as desirable as other animals such as dogs... But all said and done, they are remarkable looking fish you have there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ED-SKaR Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 those fishes am pretty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Md0ggyd0g Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Cool looking fish, but I prefer sushi. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Night_raven Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 If i paid that much for it i would have to hang the cat as a safety precaution My dad and i keep Koi Carp. Each valued at £5 - £6,000 each. And we have 7 of them. (We have had them since they were small, so we've grown em up to there current size) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
evilliboba Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 We had a Diamond Koi that was worth about $3K. He is living with a friend is a large covered pond. I personally have an Albino Tiger Oscar named Bubba. He is about six inches long. Then there is Sluggo. He is my Electric Catfish. Quite the shocker sometimes. I think he is about eight inches long. They both eat live goldfish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Night_raven Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 We had a Diamond Koi that was worth about $3K. He is living with a friend is a large covered pond. I personally have an Albino Tiger Oscar named Bubba. He is about six inches long. Then there is Sluggo. He is my Electric Catfish. Quite the shocker sometimes. I think he is about eight inches long. They both eat live goldfish. When it comes to christmas, drop the tree light plug into the tank with the electric catfish. Hey presto, your bill is saved for the year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
evilliboba Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 350 Volts might blow the lights. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Night_raven Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 350 Volts might blow the lights. Surely you can use a transformer? Something that'll change 350V to 120V no problems. Or, if your really smart, .. distribute it to something that requires a sweet load more power. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sean10171 Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 The fish look great. Hope they do good as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H.U.N.K Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 I keep trying to order Discus in (I work at an aquatics dealer) but our wholesaler won't let us. Probably has something to do with the fact I'm the only qualified person to keep them along with someone else out of 10 people that work there. I can't be nannying them 24/7... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moriquende Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 We had a Diamond Koi that was worth about $3K. He is living with a friend is a large covered pond. I personally have an Albino Tiger Oscar named Bubba. He is about six inches long. Then there is Sluggo. He is my Electric Catfish. Quite the shocker sometimes. I think he is about eight inches long. They both eat live goldfish. Speaking of Koi... Left side of pond. Right side of pond. Being fed. We think there are about 200-250 of them and we started out with 25 2 years ago. The bastards multiply quickly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sniperman15 Posted September 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 (edited) I keep trying to order Discus in (I work at an aquatics dealer) but our wholesaler won't let us. Probably has something to do with the fact I'm the only qualified person to keep them along with someone else out of 10 people that work there. I can't be nannying them 24/7... Maybe i just did everything right by chance, but ive never kept anything harder than angels, and that was 2 years ago. I randomly said "I want a discus tank" so let it cycle, and after 2 weeks added the 4 discus (the tank cycled incredibly quick). All of them are still going strong and have grown quite a bit as well. Update: 9/22 They have all matured quite well, particularity the runt of the fish I received, he has begun to color up nicely and has grown about an inch since I got him. Family photo: I need to do some algae cleaning as well. Edited September 22, 2008 by Sniperman15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H.U.N.K Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Maybe i just did everything right by chance, but ive never kept anything harder than angels, and that was 2 years ago. I randomly said "I want a discus tank" so let it cycle, and after 2 weeks added the 4 discus (the tank cycled incredibly quick). All of them are still going strong and have grown quite a bit as well. Update: 9/22 They have all matured quite well, particularity the runt of the fish I received, he has begun to color up nicely and has grown about an inch since I got him. Family photo: I need to do some algae cleaning as well. Don't go feeding them any ###### like flake! Not good for any kind of fish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sniperman15 Posted September 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Don't go feeding them any ###### like flake! Not good for any kind of fish. No way, they get beef heart haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H.U.N.K Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 No way, they get beef heart haha Oh haha! Thats quite old fish lore that is, I'm quite surprised you mentioned that. I've paid for hardly anything for my new set-up thus far! -Tank, from another mates attic -Corydoras, free from work -Large Angel fish, from customer, needed a new home due to move -Flying fox, was ill, I took it in, treated it then took it home. And all my ornaments and plants were written off or off our stockfile at work. I'm going to see how far I can this without paying a penny... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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