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  1. Thread: Sick discus

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    Haha, yes i would totally agree with that!

    Haha, yes i would totally agree with that!
  2. Thread: Sick discus

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    Thanks for your help ppl, nearly all the discus...

    Thanks for your help ppl, nearly all the discus are now fine. For a couple of days they all looked horrible, but now nearly everyone of them is swimming around with full colours and eating. So far I...
  3. Thread: Sick discus

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    Thanks guys, The tank has been setup 12 months...

    Thanks guys,
    The tank has been setup 12 months or so, its had discus for about a month. I foolishly put in a discus 4 days ago without quarantining it. A mistake I plan never to make again.

    I...
  4. Thread: Sick discus

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    Sick discus

    Hey ppl,
    5 of the discus in my 3ft tank have clamped fins and have become very dark. The water parameters are as follows:
    pH: 6.8
    gh: 4
    temp: 29 degrees
    They are all huddled in one cornor of the...
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    http://www.discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...

    http://www.discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1836

    All is explained in this post.

    Cheers
    Alistair
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    DIY sump and overflow setup

    I thought i would share some pics of my sump setup. The setup links together four standard 4ft tanks. I made the overflow boxes based on pictures and diagrams i had come across on the internet.
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    Awesome fish, and excellent photos! :D I love...

    Awesome fish, and excellent photos! :D
    I love the gold spotted pidgeon, and the pidgeon snake!
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    Thanks guys! kalebjarrod. I have four 4ft...

    Thanks guys!
    kalebjarrod. I have four 4ft tanks, a 3ft tank and a 6*2*2. Soon they will all be devoted to discus. As for filtration, atm I have a fluval 404 on that tank, however soon it will be...
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    My new discus

    These guys came in on Thursday from SLS. Overall I am more than happy with them :P I got 4 golden sunrise, 4 leopard spots, 2 red turqs and 4 san merahs. This lot brings my total number of discus to...
  10. *Cracks knuckels* Ah excellent. :lol: :lol:...

    *Cracks knuckels*

    Ah excellent. :lol: :lol: :lol:

    Cheers and merry christmas kev!
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    Hmmm, I shall take that into consideration. :) ...

    Hmmm, I shall take that into consideration. :)

    Thanks
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    Cross breeding information

    Hey does anyone know where i can find an article on X breeding discus strains? Alternatively if someone could explain some basics to me here that would be great.

    I would pretty much like to know...
  13. Thread: Severums

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    I trust you will make the right descision. That...

    I trust you will make the right descision. That being severums. :P :P
  14. Thread: Severums

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    weird, Hows it going? Severums are great fish. I...

    weird,
    Hows it going? Severums are great fish. I currently have 4 green, and 7 gold. They are all in a standard 4ft tank and are doing fine. 80 litres should be enough, what are the dimensions? 200...
  15. Thread: Severums

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    Severums are amazonian, they are closely related...

    Severums are amazonian, they are closely related to Uaru which like discus, feed their fry from mucus secretions. So yes they would be closely related. ...
  16. :P They are brilliant! Out of curiosity, how...

    :P They are brilliant! Out of curiosity, how much are they? :twisted:

    Cheers
    Alistair
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    Thanks, the substrate is 3mm gold gravel, with a...

    Thanks, the substrate is 3mm gold gravel, with a layer of iron rich clay on the bottom. The plants are val, which you can see up the back, swords which all came from one original plant and 2 peices...
  18. Hey Billy, IME you will only need a 25mm...

    Hey Billy,
    IME you will only need a 25mm bulkhead. I have a sump setup doing 4000 lph, and a 25mm bulkhead handles it fine.

    Cheers
    Alistair
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    Thanks :lol: :lol: :lol:

    Thanks :lol: :lol: :lol:
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    Here are some shots i took:...

    Here are some shots i took:
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/Alistair22/My%20Fish/898_9826.jpg
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/Alistair22/My%20Fish/898_9825.jpg...
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    Finally got some discus!

    Today I went to an aquarium and bought 10 discus! They had 30% off, so i scored 5 BD's (good useage of abbreviation?) and 5 PB's (again good useage?) for only $35 each. They are an ok size to.
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  22. For my 6*2*2 i have a sump setup. Its a 3ft tank,...

    For my 6*2*2 i have a sump setup. Its a 3ft tank, cost me $50. The pump, which does 4000 lph, was around $120. The medium was $10 (scoria from landscape supply place) and $5 worth of filter wool....
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    You could always add 3 more discus. In a group of...

    You could always add 3 more discus. In a group of 6 bullying will be minamised, if not eradicated all together.

    Alistair
  24. Thread: Worms?

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    Dam! I was looking into my 6ft american cichlid...

    Dam! I was looking into my 6ft american cichlid tank and i was about 8 of these worms just swimming around! :shock: My gourami has a small mouth so she is enjoying eating them :D But the big guys...
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    You can get gelatin at the supermarket. It is...

    You can get gelatin at the supermarket. It is only a couple of dollars.

    Alistair
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