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    I Have an spear 1.2 meter tanks +- 250 liters, with an external filter of about 50 liters. Do you guys have any suggestion on what i can but in there. I am looking for a fish that i can breed with in some time as an challenge. If all else fails i will be looking to lake Tanganyika cichlids.
     
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    How about breeding Kribensis?
     
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    @Lowflyer7 . Sounds like a plan. Now i must just look where i can find them. I had a few a long time back and was always an interesting fish.
    I have a few tanks that will open up soon, so i am looking to get a few new fish and to get more discus.
     
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    Spot the fry...:tt2:o_O:cool:;)IMG_20190217_093739.jpg
     
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    Front centre?
    The black dots are their eyes.
     
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    @Reedfish . Correct, they are free swimming now and taking food (what a relief) also the dad is still protecting the nest even with all the fry out of the thereo_O. They are extremely difficult to spot due to the camouflage and the sand but every now and then you see one making a dart for it. As far as i can tell, the parents are pretty cool with them now and not even chasing them anymore so it is looking good. I am very exited at the first batch was not a huge success, this time things are looking up.
     
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    Mollie tub
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    The grow out tank.
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    My pride and joy.
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    And the rest
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    awesome setups and fish, if you looking for kribs, i think @Barry Roux has.
    rustenburg might be a problem :p
     
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    Thanks Ammar, Yes I have quite an few also some tangs.
     
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    Bart, Feb 19, 2019
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    Send me an pm
     
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    It sometimes takes one or more attempts before the parents get it right.
    Keep us updated with how these are doing
     
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    @Bart

    The Tang in the photo above.
    The water conditions seem very similar (wood and plants) to the Discus tank
    Do you harden the water?
     
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    @Reedfish. The tang above killed one of my female's so he is in exile in my community tank. Otherwise he will use up a tank that i can use. But yes the tds and water not what he would prefer. The tangs i have, it tooked a while to get the water correct Parameters for them.
     
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    Bart, how old are your discus now?
     
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    Just asked because they look young, it's nice to know the age. Then you can sort of predict when things are going to start happening on that cone.
     
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    Awesome setups and fish @Bart
    Congratulations on the fry and all the best with them
     
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    You have some stunning setups too @Bart

    Love the discus

    Well done with the fry and all the best
     
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    Did you have only the 1 female?
    If there are 3 or even 4, it distracts them and the male doesn't focus his aggression on the 1.
     
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