good or not?

well if its not good i would still buy it, thats a awesome looking fish.

well if its not good i would still buy it

I did

*faceplam

I did

*faceplam

i know, i can tell by the tank in the back ground.

no, sorry.

to be brutal and objective: the body shape is like a rugby ball, the eye is large and dull (ie stunted and not bright red as is most desirable) and the forehead and chin is very bumpy (not smooth and round). but the anal fin and patterning is nice. with good diet and water changes it may improve some.

no, sorry.

to be brutal and objective: the body shape is like a rugby ball, the eye is large and dull (ie stunted and not bright red as is most desirable) and the forehead and chin is very bumpy (not smooth and round). but the anal fin and patterning is nice. with good diet and water changes it may improve some.

that's exactly what I thought. Luckily its been wormed and that may change now that i can feed it well.

That's why I said *facepalm in my last post :lol:

Now, let's see you tranform the rugby ball to a soccer ball :bounce:

ron

Very lovely colours. Hopefully they will thrive in your care. He does have a less then perfect shape but he doesn't look too skinny and small for his eye so there is hope yet!

Beautiful full body pattern(red turq I believe)and it is healthy you can tell by its vibrant colours but is a little behind in growth.Do you know the age?

I would guess at being a female,but I can only be 50/50 on this :lol:

Feed her well as she looks a little skinny around the stomach area,plenty of water changes and see what happens

Like Ron has said love to see the transformation to a round shape

That looks like a beautiful planted tank you have Her colours look stunning against the planted backdrop

I would have been silly not to take these. The price that they were offered to me at was about as good as giving them away to me for nothing. I was a little apprehensive about putting them in my tank before getting ron's discus, but i honestly could not go away without giving them a good home.

Now, let's see you tranform the rugby ball to a soccer ball :bounce:

ron

lol. watch this space hahaha.

flosty - they were sold as green turquoise's. they also do not like eating and do not know what to do with the colourbits so its a little hard love really.

Treat them with metro for 5 to 7 days and they'll start to eat. What were they fed on before?

Maybe the planted tank is not the best place for it straight off; how often do you do water changes, and how large? May not be vital but I'm pretty sure the frequent water changes are quite important.

Will definitely watch this space!!! lol

Sorry to usurp, but what do you guys and gals think of this one?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =266740222

Please give me your opinions as I was seriously thinking of buying it if someone in auckland could help me with shipping (payed by me of course...)

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I don't really know the difference between a blue diamond, cobalt blue, or green ocean for the most part..but I really like the way this little one's colours are developing already!

I know I would have to feed it a lot and do daily water changes, but if its not stunted then I'm willing to do that!

flosty - they were sold as green turquoise's. they also do not like eating and do not know what to do with the colourbits so its a little hard love really.

Feed a little frozen bloodworm,most fish give in to that temptation,but in moderation

Earthworms are also great for getting them eating

Then try the colourbits, in the morning is a good time for colourbits as they have been without food for a number of hours and should be hungry

oh ive been good recently, 20% everyday. discus were in a bb tank with metro for 5 days before they went in my tank. that bb tank got 50% everyday.

theyve only been in this tank since last nite and already experienced 2 water changes ha ahaahhaa :lol:

bloodworms not working, nor colourbits.

they will learn.

Very diligent of you

How big are they?

Sorry for the previous post, decided it would better for me to make my own thread...

Will definitely watch this space!!! lol

Sorry to usurp, but what do you guys and gals think of this one?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =266740222

Please give me your opinions as I was seriously thinking of buying it if someone in auckland could help me with shipping (payed by me of course...)

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I don't really know the difference between a blue diamond, cobalt blue, or green ocean for the most part..but I really like the way this little one's colours are developing already!

I know I would have to feed it a lot and do daily water changes, but if its not stunted then I'm willing to do that!

The photo is a very poor angle,but discus to me looks like a young white butterfly not an oceon green,I say young as the white colour hasn't fully developed yet, it also looks behind in growth i.e stunted but this could be from the poor angle of the photo,side on is best, it also has a short gill cover,

possibly why the cheap price,but I wouldn't buy.

HTH

The photo is a very poor angle,but discus to me looks like a young white butterfly not an oceon green,I say young as the white colour hasn't fully developed yet, it also looks behind in growth i.e stunted but this could be from the poor angle of the photo,side on is best, it also has a short gill cover,

possibly why the cheap price,but I wouldn't buy.

HTH

Thanks Flosty,

after looking at some adult White Butterflies on the web it does appear more likely to turn into that colouration. Still lovely but I will have to consider the stuntedness...waiting to learn some more history about the fish off the owner. If it is still young then the growth can still be salvaged...

Very diligent of you

How big are they?

Sorry for the previous post, decided it would better for me to make my own thread...

lol.. all good. may as well add it there, as its relevant.

fish are like 5-6 cm

oh ive been good recently, 20% everyday. discus were in a bb tank with metro for 5 days before they went in my tank. that bb tank got 50% everyday.

Why were they metro'd?, were they not eating prior?hmmm

maybe your answer to not eating, did you see them eat before buying?

I have had discus go off food for up to 2 weeks after a course of metro

i metroed them cause someone sent me some in the mail, and i got them, and i put 2 and 2 together. that and im expecting some discus later on and didn't want to risk any thing.

did not see them eat before buying, just saw em, picked em up.

sorry I misunderstood your post,I thought the previous owner had metro'd them

i think this discus looks really good but i don't know any thing about discus

the colours on this fish are nice, but the shape is a tad off. discus are supposed to be round. it's fixable given time and good food.

their bellies are supposed to be full, and not concave like this one, which indicates that it either has not been eating or has been neglected for a while.

If the gill plates on the fish were protruding outwards I would not have bought the fish cause it would have been more hassle than it is worth.

wow cool you learn something new everyday