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ditto, aswell as the white albino

Wow! chin thanks for the pics ,those discus are all amazing fish, bet you would have like to bring some of those back with you

Thanks for the link Vincent, some of those discus are exceptional, love the spotted snake and the blue snakeskins

They are going to look fantastic when they are adults, you are definately on the right track. Love to see some pics in a few months time, especially that spotted snakeskin and how those spots develope

Georgeous fish Ron, love the spots ,wishing you the best of luck with those guys. I don't think you will have to much of a problem getting rid of any juvies from those fish,of course you'll have to pencil me in for a few

Wow! majik monster tank ,throw on a snorkel and some flippers and swim with the Discus Yeah great comp that Vincent ran, he's great to deal with too.I'm loving my Discus catalogue, definately clears up any confusion amongst the different strains.

Sad times when you lose a Discus Lyndyloo On the flip side I bet you are looking forward to getting some new Discus :bounce: Wow Ron Penang eruptions? Love to see some pics of those beauts! I bet they cost you a pretty penny? didn't know these were available here?

Hi Linda sorry to hear this IME you will always get one that is a slow grower and won't reach full potential,its quite normal.The way to minimise this is larger numbers in bigger tanks but even then 1 or 2 will be slower growing. You could put him into a tank with smaller Discus and he might then take off but that is extra $ Its possible to bring skinnier discus back into shape in a tank of there own with daily water changes and good food including earthworms,oxheart mix,tetrabits, Frozen Blood worms and good quality flake but I have only done this with adults, not juvies . Try the bloodworms I would be surprised if he didn't go for them. Good luck, kyle

Cheers Caper thanks Ron,great stock to start with ,added these guys with a couple of red melons I have and they are all getting along great, Less skittish now too and love their food! Hi Amy, they get 5 to 6 feedings and 50-80% water changes daily so their bellies are generally quite rotund Hi Rochelle, I have had them for about 6 weeks,not sure on total age,Ron might be able to help out there.2 of them would be 80mm and 2 still 70mm SL Kyle

Hi Lynda, Initial thoughts sound like the leaf zone or maybe this is just part of the problem ,but I would also check your ph straight from the tap and see if it corresponds with your tank water.I notice your ph is quite low, Are you injecting CO2? If you are CO2 can lower the ph of water with low kh and if your tap water is coming in alot higher with a 60% water change this can be quite a ph swing.Which doesn't make for happy fish hth

Its been just over a month since I posted these pics so here is a few updated ones These guys are growing pretty quick and their colours are starting to fill in kyle

Tank looks great! love the discus Lots of bright colours!

I have seen juvie long fin oscars for sale in the LFS but whether the finnage looks like that when they grow up remains to be seen

You can get epsom salt from Binn Inn also, 10 gallons is 45 litres or for the americans on the forum 40 litres

Good luck with your runt, its quite normal to have a slow grower or one that winds up smaller than the rest.The pinched in forehead is not a good sign.I would give him daily water changes of 50% or more in a bare bottom tank and a varied diet,I find earthworms to be great supplement for a fish in this situation.It can take a number of weeks before you will see any improvement if at all depending on the severity. kyle

I definately agree with you that discus are an addiction. I wouldn't rule out keeping them in a tank with potted plants but it would still be bare bottom(have seen some beautiful tank pics online like this) as gravel hides a lot of fish waste and is very hard to keep clean,even with daily syphoning. I lost some very nice fish a few years ago that I kept in a tank with gravel,they got the razor forehead and slowly wasted away,I know I could of kept them longer in a cleaner tank. kyle

Wow great mix of discus you have got,any pics posted?that looks like your electric dream and blue diamond in your avatar?they look nice and healthy Saw your post and your tank and discus look great ,very envious

Hi Lynnie, yes they are very nice discus but a big thanks has to go out to Ron for that. Dave+Amy, did you get just the one pigeon or did you get some other strains also? These guys will be staying in a bare bottom tank, I know adult discus are an amazing sight in a planted tank but it is so much easier to grow out small discus in a bare bottom tank, it minimises the risk of stunting.I think it even takes a very dedicated aquarist to keep adult discus healthy long term in a planted tank, I have learnt this from past experience and now keep them strictly in bare bottom, once they start to waste away it is very hard to bring them back. Hi Ron, hope the pics do them justice kyle

Hi all, I'm new to the forum Been trying to get some nice pics of the juvie checkerboard pigeons I got from Discusguru last week. The fish arrived in great shape thanks to Ron and pretty much started feeding straight away. Super happy with them and have been giving them plenty of clean water and food since. These pics were taken only a day or 2 out of the bag. Kyle

Those pigeons are stunning! very bright red colouring and great shape! Especially on the red diamonds

Any updates?

Excellent Vincent,you'd be stoked with that, they look great.Do you have wrigglers yet?