[Building a pond/trough- Please help]

Build a plywood box and line it up with liner. Thats how I done mine. Have some spare liner for sale if you're interested PM me.

Ron

[The 90% Water Change (Pictorial)]

WOW, great job Luke!

Ron

[discus hole in the head disease]

Metro and Tricozole are the same thing. Is the fish eating and behaving normal? Can you get a nice clear picture of the head section of the fish to help us id the peoblem?

If you are treating it with metro, up the temp to 35deg with plenty of airation, BB tank, 400mg/40ltrs water. Redose every 8 hrs with a 50% waterchange for 7-10 days. the water use for waterchange have to be the same temp temp of tank and clorine free.

Good luck,

Ron

[Photo of your discus]

Got some full spotted one around 25-30 cm if you're interested in growing a couple up.

Cheers,

Ron

[Photo of your discus]

Hey Luke,

The leopard look good. How big is it now?

As you probably know that there are a variety of pattern on leopard (spots, stripes and combo of the two)

Buying baby leopards, there is always the risk unless you want to pay mega bucks for a fully form spoted one.

The lines on the leopard may still break away as it's still young and if you don't like it i'll gladly have it back and pay you what you want for it within reasons.

The second fish is a bit too dusty for my liking.

Give me a ring when you're up this way next.

Cheers,

Ron

[New Tank]

Hi Tim Tam,

I would put 4 fish into the new tank to cycle it. Being a 4 footer the volume of water in it will cycle the tank with minimal stress on the 4 baby discus. You have to have fish or something in there that will produce ammonia to cycle the tank or you can add pure ammonia to the tank to do a fishless cycle as pointed out by other members.

Cheers,

Ronnie

[Ich in 1100L Pond!!]

Salt will not be good for your plants. How big are the fish? Your best way is to remove the fish and treat them in a tank. Temp doesn't matter.

Without any host in the pond the parasite will die off and the cycle broken.

Do a big water change before you put the fish back in the pond after treating them.

Cheers,

Ron

[Discus behaviour-sexing.]

Blue, sent her to me if she is giving you and your other discus pairs a hard time. lol

Post some clear side view photo of the discus and maybe we can help you sex the fish.

Like everyone says, there is no guarantee.

Ron

[homemade foods :D]

Ingredient you can add to make your own food are

Oxheart

Fishmeat

Raw prawns

Spirulina powder

Multi mineral and vitamin

Paprika

Spinach

That all you need to grow nice big discus.

If you are not prepared to do Waterchanges (daily) Do Not feed this because any uneaten will pollute the tank water causing stress to your fish and eventually killing them.

Hope that help,

Ron

[BABIES!!! Now uh.. what do I do?]

If you have been doing waterchange you won't have to worry about HITH.

It only happen when the water quality is bad.

Ron

[Pimple on a discus?]

Hey Al,

Can't see the 2nd pic cos too dark. I don't think there's any cause for concern. Keep an eye on it to see if it spread.

Ron

[BABIES!!! Now uh.. what do I do?]

Hey Al,

Take a close up clear picture of the pimple so we can see what it is.

As long as the fish is eating I would't worry about it.

Glad to hear the discus are doing well.

If you want to breed those rams get rid of the filter.

Ron

[BABIES!!! Now uh.. what do I do?]

Hey Al,

Nice going there. How are those discus doing?

I'll replace the filter with a sponge filter in the breeding tank.

Ron

[My angel fish has no fins? Hi I am also new :)]

Hi Tammy,

Welcome to the forum and glad you made it here.

Ron

[discus hole in head disease, angels flesh would disease]

from a vet , they might ask you to bring the fish in so they can charge you a consultation fees :oops: .

[Hi there from Hamilton]

Hi Psyc,

Nice to see you here and a warm welcome.

Ronnie

[discus hole in head disease, angels flesh would disease]

put the discus in a bare bottom tank and treat with metro for 7-10 days.

Do a 50% waterchange and redose everyday. Increase the temp to 33-35 degrees.

After the treatment continue to do 50% waterchange daily. The HITH will heal up.

Most probably cause by bad water quality.

Ron

[feeding W/worms]

Hi BK,

Young Discus should be fed more than twice a day . Like Wok says WW is high in fat and once a day on it is alright. You have to feed other food for the rest of the feedings. Colorbits, beefheart, bloodworm, brineshrimp flakes.

My fish get at least 6 feeding a day.

HTH,

Ron

[MAF Biosecurity visit.]

Hey Blue,

Just send MAF an invitation cardto look at your collections. I'm sure they'll point you in the right directions.

Ron

[arowana]

A Big Pond for a start.

Ron

[what would you do if you had a power cut?]

I,ll be doing the same thing as Alan that is Pray lol.

If the power don't come back on after 24hrs i'll move all the fish to the fish room and heat it with the gas heater and start doing waterchanges.

Ronnie

[dose rate for drontal worming tablets]

Have you fix up your fish with it?

[dose rate for drontal worming tablets]

How big is the bottle and how cheap?

Ron

[Dead babies...............]

I would say that the water is polluted with the Liquid Fry food. Feeding 4 times a day and doing 10% waterchange every two days is not enough in a fry tank . JMO.

Ron

[Dismanteling a large tank]

are you replacing the base with new glass? If yes then cut some lines on the base with a glass cutter and smash it with a hammer to get it off.