Oh dear

[Orion]

Brought home two young discus today. Expect some photo's to come soon. I'm outta town right now, so I pretty much just got to acclimate them and run out the door.

They do like to be in groups, so hopefully the wife will just fall head over heals in love with them and we (I) can get a nice group going. I can't decide if it's dedication, or stupidity when you drop $20 on a single fish and don't think a second thing about it....

 

[Fuzz16]

their 40$ at my lfs and thier sick looking and skinny
but then again i have gotten them for 16$ a piece too from local breeders.
consider your buy a steal

def want pics!

 

[FroggyFox]

discus?! youre a nut lol and we expect pictures of course. lol

 

[Orion]

They look healthy, for what I know about them. Fat and happy I'd say

And yeah, $20 is the cheapest I've ever seen them, the few times I have at a store. The LFS owner breeds some, but not these. They have had them for a while and they were well colored in the tank at the store. Once in my tank within an hour they were already exploring.

 

[Lotus]

Cool

I have a few discus. I can't say they're my favorites, but they do look pretty in the tank.

 

[Orion]

Never said I wasn't Froggy

They sure didn't seem very cichlid-like from the short time I watched them today. Granted, it's been a heck of a day for them though. Like I've said before, If I only want pretty colors I'll toss crayons in a tank. But hey, if it keeps the wife interested in my hobby and happy then I'm for it.

 

[Orion]

Anyone interested in a few photo's?

The flash washed most of the color out of the fella's, but you can get the idea.

You can see the A-hole apisto in the background, just by the look on his face you can tell he's getting ready to do something he shouldn't (but we love him anyway )

 

[Orion]

The flash didn't wash him out at all on this pic, too bad the crypt got in the way a bit

 

[Fuzz16]

ooo cobalts maybe...or cobalt leopard mix? they color will grow on em when thier happier and bigger feed them blood worms for sure...brings out some colors

 

[Lotus]

Pretty little guys

 

[Katie217]

Lookin good orion!

 

[Orion]

Thanks my Ladies I'm embarrassed to say that I haven't done enough to find out exactly what they are, but cobalt looks about right. I'll sit down this weekend and hopefully figure it out lol.

I'm liking them so far. While taking the pictures I was able to spend a bit of time with them. Both are still very shy, but they are rather curious. They are really interested in food, but don't quite have the nerve to rub shoulders yet with the others on a head-to-head basis. Both were out picking the gravel once the initial frenzy was over.

 

[skratikans]

wow ...thats a great deal...the ones in my lfs sell for 90..and they are young

the plain brown types go for 40

nice discus

 

[Orion]

They seem to be adjusting well. One is still a bit shyer than the other at feeding time, but neither one is willing just yet to bump shoulders with the festivum, yet anyway. The other one isn't a bit afraid to swim right to the top front with the rest when they see me comming with the food.

Neither really want to seem to hide a lot anymore either. Apparently to preoccupied with exploring the nooks and crannies of the tank for that.

I find it funny that such a noticeable fish can quickly 'disappear' by just turning straight at you. lol

 

[Lotus]

Good to hear they're settling in.

Yeah, for big fish, they're great at hiding. We barely saw ours at all when they were in another tank, and I don't think I saw them eat for about 6 months, although they were obviously eating something.

 

[InfamousMob]

i couldn't help but to read ur guy's conversation and i had to say good buddy i added two young discus just like yours...probably exactly like urs mine are about 3 inchs? they are both really dark but a bit of color is starting to show...

anyone have an explanation for that?

also im on day 5 and one is getting a bit more open the other is still extremely shy...the one thats not so shy comes up and eats just like urs now...

btw id have to say discus are probably the best example to prove that anything and everything love spectrum food!


good luck with ur majestic fish!

 

[Orion]

well they really should be kept in groups of 5 or 6, and I'm suspecting that with mine one hiding and one being out more may well be signs of dominance. Two that are not paired up are often trouble as one takes all it's aggression out on the other.

lol, funny you should mention NLS food. Everyone BUT the discuss like NLS in my tank. Strange little buggers

 

[Lotus]

Mine seem to like flake the most. One will eat bloodworms/blackworms. None will eat beefheart, NLS Discus pellets or anything else that I have tried.

 

[InfamousMob]

yaa day 5 now and ive noticed that they like the flakes a lot more...

 

[Orion]

Mine haven't been to picky excrpt for the NLS. They have loved the beefheart, brineshrimp and other frozen foods we've offered.