New Discus Tank Taking Shape :)

Hi Takumi,

Thanks, she does pepper from time to time, but seems to be less as she grows (I am assuming she is female using the geometrical method) http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~davidr/discus/articles/sexingdiscus.html - the substrate I am using is fine sililca sand, which I purchased pre washed from a lady in my area, its actually heavier than I thought and very easy to use, don't have to pre wash it and it settles in a couple of hours and you have a crystal clear tank, the discus also enjoy blowing into the sand to lift the food and the cory's love it too!

Cheers,
Candice

 

@Aqua they look really beautiful! and i'm sure they will calm down once they've all settle in nicely.. the valis is a good idea, it will help with keeping the water conditions nice too by using up any excess nitrates etc.

very very nice

 

Thanks @mydummyname

 

Finally got my Olympus out and read enough of the manual to take these pics, although still not perfect, they are better More to follow

 

lovely!!!

cant stop gawking at this tank lol

listen, here's an idea, your java moss seems to be doing really well, when you have a couple of long tendrils growing between two branches that are near each other, pull them across between the two branches, and they will grow into some type of natural canopy where the fish can hide out

it would look so cool!

 

Awsome tank Aqua. What are u using for lighting?

 

Thanks @mydummyname

LOL! little fish hammocks ha ha ha! that would be cool!

 

Hi @Francois Marais,

Thanks!

I am currently using 1 x T8 growlux tube in a Boyu unit.

Kind Regards,
Candice

 

Wow the tank looks amazing!!!! All the fish but especially the discus wow they really are amazing. Enjoy it!

 

Thanks @Dmandavid,

Things have changed quite a bit, in terms of decor and substrate, although I really enjoyed the way it looked, it turned out that for water quality it was not the best option, so I have slowly but surely turned this tank into a bare bottom tank. I am still in the process and have a small amount of silica sand remaining, which I remove more and more of at every wc. I have learnt that bb really is best for Discus.

Kind regards,
Candice

This is how the tank looks now minus the silica sand though as this is not a latest pic:



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looking great

 

@Aqua i was looking through your pics and in some of the first pics you have got a snow white. have you still got it?
cheers doug

 

Hi @doug,

No I don't have it anymore, I sold that one. I was told it was a calico though...

Kind regards,
Candice

 

The tank looks great Candice! I don't know the names of the color variants you have but they look great together. Well done.

 

Thanks @SloMo.00. I am going to have to update all my tanks again, as things have changed quite a bit lol, still have all the fish above, but have moved them to the 468lt tank (they look so much smaller now lol!).. and I have moved the RT babies into the tank above (bare bottom). Just sorting a few things out then I will post updated pics with the tanks

Cheers,
Candice

 

@Aqua was doing some research, white with a red eye is a white diamond and with white eye snow white.

so guess we could add this as well???
cheers doug