Straight from Malaysia! :)

[Pure]

wow those are nice fish man. Very clean lines. Where did they come from..exactly?

Was that your first time having fish imported? Nerve wracking ain't it!

Oh and what the heck did you use for a background?

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Thanks again. Sent you a PM Pure. The tank is painted with Indoor/Outdoor paint on 4 sides. I've painted most of my tanks like this....i LOVE it. I don't think i'll ever go back to using a paper background.

Just to give you an idea of Adult coloration of these fish i've borrowed a couple of Kenny's and Forrest's pictures. All photos and fish are credited to Kenny Cheung Home Page and Discus Forrest of Malaysia.

These are adult Penang eruptions (About 5")

These are adult White Butterfly "Throwbacks"

Heres to happy growth so mine look like that!

 

[Pure]

gasp*

I kinda like the throwbacks, but I'm also partial to yellow sunbursts.

 

[Big Vine]

Beautiful discus! *SUNSMILE*
Congrats on the successful shipment arriving intact.
BV

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Wow, those penang eruptions are gorgeous fish - I love speckly fish like that. Nice defined spots, too.

 

[Rayneuki]

Some of those make marine fish look plain!

They're beautiful... And BTW, the paint idea is great. Guess that adds yet another + to wooden tanks. Don't have to worry about doing it after the fact! n_n

I do agree with kissyboots... That one fish is all "O.O!" like "Oh noes I'sa fallin!"

 

[sphed]

Looks like someone got bit by the discus bug. Glad to see your doing it right, only going with the best.

 

[wrestlingfreak7]

These fish make me want to get discus waaaay bad....

They are so pretty!

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Very much so. I've always had the bug, just now i have space, tanks, and the drive to dedicate myself to this single species. What amazes me about discus is no matter what batch they come from, even if they come from the same parents....ALL of them are different in some way. Like fingerprints, snowflakes, and zebras. All have differences in pattern

Here are a few more.

Group

 

[bunker_1]

You did it. And your pics helped me convince my wife. It will soon be a done deal.

You are the man!

 

[skratikans]

nice! How many discus fish do you have total?

 

[Cichlid-Man]

16. And plans for more.

Thanks.

 

[big54bob]

Will you send me some throwbacks when i get me 75gal???? Can Pikes live with discus? Can any cichlids live with discus?

 

[Cichlid-Man]

First i have to grow mine and breed them lol. No pikes can't, and yes other cichlids can....rams, apistos...checkerboards. Small peaceful cichlids.

 

[Cichlid-Man]

 

[big54bob]

Not even dwarf pikes???? Well screw the discus idea. Well back to the drawing for me.

 

[silver dollars]

Not even dwarf pikes???? Well screw the discus idea. Well back to the drawing for me.

Unless you want your discus to die don't put pikes with them.

Beautiful discus matt! making me think about starting over with them

 

[skratikans]

aww..what ever happened with your Discus, Silver Dollars?
Wow 16 discus! Very nice

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Heres a few more updates for everyone! Fish are fat and happy! They are eating like crazy and coloring up nice. First up are the Penang Eruptions. They just got done eating when these pics were taken, still bulging hehe.

These WB Throwbacks have some of the reddest eyes i've ever seen in a discus.

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Here are some of the WB Throwbacks. Mainly one. He's different then the rest, i like it. A lot cleaner without any striations.