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Sun Aug 28, 2016, 11:11 AM
#11
Hi Sabrina;
There is no hard and a fast rule but most expert say that a good discus should have a shape of circle and should have a small sized eye compare to the size of the body and the way this is measured is that if you draw a line through the eye you should be able to fit at least 7 eyes on that line . There is a thread by hollowman 0n this site which he has drawn it with pictures . i suggest you have a look .The first picture is defiantly stunted and the second one a bit better but still stunted ,i feel trouble being negative to you since you have a lot of love and enthusiasm towards your hobby but you want the truth as well so here we are , having said that it still makes a lovely pet but you will not choose to breed it . The best thing i can advise you to do is to read read and read .
Hope this helps
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Sun Aug 28, 2016, 12:16 PM
#12
Wrigglers
Hi Shiney,
Thank you for your comments, i do see what you say about him. Now though im in a spot of bother as i have asked for the shop owners to hold him for me and its been almost a week, so i feel obligated to buy him
Considering my other Discus are also stunted and not the right shape i guess he wont look out of place in my tank, he will fit right in. So i guess i will have not so perfect bunch of Discus fish for myself. They will be known as the odd balls, but i will love them just the same!
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Sun Aug 28, 2016, 12:24 PM
#13
Wrigglers
Hi Sayid,
I didnt see your post before i wrote to Shiney. Thank you so much for your comments too. Yes i did know to fit 7 eyes in the head of the discus and i knew by looking at the blue one i could only fit 5 eyes in his head. But as i said to Shiney, he may not be perfect but neither are my other Discus, so i guess im going to have an odd bunch of fish. But i will care for them and love them like they are my babies even though they are not perfect. Perhaps after i have gone through this learning curve as a first time Discus owner i will know better next time. I have dreams of getting a much bigger tank in the near future, i know my Discus will out grow the 4 foot tank i just brought them, so i guess i will need a 6 foot next time round. My heart tells me that even though i know these fish are not of the best quality, they still deserve to have a loving home, and that i can do
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Mon Aug 29, 2016, 07:49 AM
#14
Time to wait for better stock. Another key element in keeping discus is patience, you can find better.
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Mon Aug 29, 2016, 10:18 AM
#15
Wrigglers
Hi Hollowman,
Is it possible that even though my Discus are stunted they will grow up alright? Is there a chance they will be good in the future?
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Tue Aug 30, 2016, 09:03 AM
#16
Its not going to win a trophey, but you can give it a good life and it will grow. Just do the best you can for your fish and enjoy them.
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Tue Aug 30, 2016, 09:26 AM
#17
Wrigglers
I will, thank you
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Wed Aug 31, 2016, 07:00 AM
#18
Just as an example, here are some juvies I had a few years ago, about 7cm. Look at the eye ratio, meaning how many eyes can you fit in a vertical line up through its head. 6 to 7 is good. Then compare yours and you will see the difference
And as adults
Last edited by Hollowman; Wed Aug 31, 2016 at 07:03 AM.
Why me ?
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Wed Aug 31, 2016, 11:49 AM
#19
Wrigglers
Oh i see what you mean! Those are nice discus hollowman... Thankfully though, i wont be breeding mine so no problem there, unless they sneak babies in lol
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Sat Sep 24, 2016, 12:22 PM
#20
Wrigglers
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