SniperY discus den [Archive]

SniperY

26-09-2006, 11:02 PM

very nice wilds
they frm Gan's ?Not sure also! And these discus is from my good buddy Bro Aquarian given to me
:wink:

trident

26-09-2006, 11:15 PM

wow free wilds from Bro Aquarian that's very generous of him.
u are one lucky man.

SniperY

26-09-2006, 11:23 PM

wow free wilds from Bro Aquarian that's very generous of him.
u are one lucky man.Ya, he knows that i been eyeing this 3 quite sometime liao, so in the end he gave it to me
:big_smile:

Anf

26-09-2006, 11:30 PM

Bro Aquarian, Can I go ur hse aim at ur Discus? :confused_1: :big_smile:
Den .................................................. ...... :stick_out_tongue:

SniperY

26-09-2006, 11:35 PM

Bro Aquarian, Can I go ur hse aim at ur Discus? :confused_1: :big_smile:
Den .................................................. ...... :stick_out_tongue:THose left behind his tank one is his personal collection hahahahahaha......
:big_smile:

Oscar77

26-09-2006, 11:55 PM

Time for you to upgrade bigger tank liao.

SniperY

27-09-2006, 01:08 AM

Time for you to upgrade bigger tank liao.Bro, noted! Going to shift them 3ft tank soon. But right to lazy to transfer my gf to 4ft, hope will get it done soon
:embarrassed:

heckel

27-09-2006, 08:36 AM

Nice heckels. Reminds me of my previous setup of heckels, kinda miss them.
Do transfer them soon and have fun with them.:wink:

Aquarian

27-09-2006, 09:46 AM

glad that you like them, pump them up with bh :wink:

My collection :big_smile: Pic took in light on and off to appreciate the different.

edwardlong

27-09-2006, 11:38 AM

I always like heckels (refering to the real fish and not bro heckel just in case) . Always thought that they are hard to keep due to the fish caught wild. However recently heard the opp !!!

heckel

27-09-2006, 11:42 AM

I always like heckels (refering to the real fish and not bro heckel just in case) . Always thought that they are hard to keep due to the fish caught wild. However recently heard the opp !!!
Personally i find the heckels are much more hardy than our domesticated discus. They can withstand extreme water parameters. Gone are the days where wild fishes are difficult to keep. Maybe becos of the improvements in the transportation from wild to our tanks.

Oscar77

27-09-2006, 11:56 AM

Aquarian

27-09-2006, 12:08 PM

agreed, like frontosa, even the so called wild caught might not really be wild caught directly from the lake

SniperY

27-09-2006, 01:00 PM

glad that you like them, pump them up with bh :wink:
I still prefer to feed them bw :stick_out_tongue:

heckel

27-09-2006, 01:45 PM

I still prefer to feed them bw :stick_out_tongue:
Feeding them BW will not make them bulky. My experience is that when i feed bw to my heckels previously they will lose their body mass and not grow much.

SniperY

27-09-2006, 01:50 PM

Feeding them BW will not make them bulky. My experience is that when i feed bw to my heckels previously they will lose their body mass and not grow much.The main reason why i only feed them bw because i dont have time to do wc everyday, in order not to mess up the water, so i feed them bw only. Since both you and bro Aquarian given me the same advise, i might look into this and feed them BH. Thanks!
:big_smile:

heckel

27-09-2006, 01:56 PM

The main reason why i only feed them bw because i dont have time to do wc everyday, in order not to mess up the water, so i feed them bw only. Since both you and bro Aquarian given me the same advise, i might look into this and feed them BH. Thanks!
:big_smile:
You can feed BH in small amounts. And do water change every other day. Should still be ok. Or you can siphon out the waste material and leftover food everyday. This will encourage better growth.
Previously i change water for the planted only once a week. I feed a combi of BH and BW.

SniperY

28-09-2006, 02:57 AM

Time for you to upgrade bigger tank liao.Project completed, already transferred the discus to 3ft tank liao, wait till it stable down then take some pics to show
:wink:

Oscar77

28-09-2006, 10:10 AM

Project completed, already transferred the discus to 3ft tank liao, wait till it stable down then take some pics to show
:wink:

Good good. I also did major reshufflling due to space :crying: :crying:

Aquarian

28-09-2006, 11:09 AM

won't that mess up your planted tank, cos the discus will peck at the food and out come your plant

You can feed BH in small amounts. And do water change every other day. Should still be ok. Or you can siphon out the waste material and leftover food everyday. This will encourage better growth.
Previously i change water for the planted only once a week. I feed a combi of BH and BW.

heckel

28-09-2006, 01:43 PM

won't that mess up your planted tank, cos the discus will peck at the food and out come your plant
Actually i have a special platform lower during feeding time. Basically is a wash basin with all the BH in it lower into the water level. All the heckels will swim into the platform to have their meal and after that i will remove the platform till the next feeding time.
Very back breaking work doing that but when you wan the best of both worlds no choice but to do it.:wink:

trident

28-09-2006, 02:37 PM

the things u would do for ur heckels :)

Oscar77

28-09-2006, 02:38 PM

Actually i have a special platform lower during feeding time. Basically is a wash basin with all the BH in it lower into the water level. All the heckels will swim into the platform to have their meal and after that i will remove the platform till the next feeding time.
Very back breaking work doing that but when you wan the best of both worlds no choice but to do it.:wink:

Very good idea. Believe it could also apply to bare tanks.

heckel

28-09-2006, 02:51 PM

the things u would do for ur heckels :)
Nothing to shout abt actually. I believe you will also do the same cos we wantthe bestfor our fishes.

heckel

28-09-2006, 02:52 PM

Very good idea. Believe it could also apply to bare tanks.
No lah bro very troublesome leh. Baretank can just siphon out the uneaten food lah. Easier that way.:wink:

Aquarian

28-09-2006, 03:14 PM

wow, that's great, you think of everything :big_smile:

Actually i have a special platform lower during feeding time. Basically is a wash basin with all the BH in it lower into the water level. All the heckels will swim into the platform to have their meal and after that i will remove the platform till the next feeding time.
Very back breaking work doing that but when you wan the best of both worlds no choice but to do it.:wink:

heckel

28-09-2006, 04:09 PM

wow, that's great, you think of everything :big_smile:
Haha. No choice leh. For my fishes my brain have to work OT all the time.:stick_out_tongue:

Aquarian

28-09-2006, 04:45 PM

yes, crack our head is good for us :wink:
it is always interesting to think of ways to DIY to resolve the problems

SniperY

28-09-2006, 04:57 PM

yes, crack our head is good for us :wink:
it is always interesting to think of ways to DIY to resolve the problemsI though you hate DIY hahahahaha.....
:big_smile: Anyway, sometimes it is good to DIY lah, firstly save money, secondly to make our brain keeping working so that we won't get old easily kekekekekeke....... :wink:

heckel

28-09-2006, 05:47 PM

I though you hate DIY hahahahaha.....
:big_smile: Anyway, sometimes it is good to DIY lah, firstly save money, secondly to make our brain keeping working so that we won't get old easily kekekekekeke....... :wink:
Yup have to think of ways to make our hobby more interesting and also save some money along the way.
Initially i was thinking of lowering a 2ft tank as feeding chamber then remove the 2ft tank after feeding. But the thought of having to carry the 2ft tank in and out puts me off.:sad:

SniperY

28-09-2006, 07:06 PM

Yup have to think of ways to make our hobby more interesting and also save some money along the way.
Initially i was thinking of lowering a 2ft tank as feeding chamber then remove the 2ft tank after feeding. But the thought of having to carry the 2ft tank in and out puts me off.:sad:Very shiong man!
:sad:

SniperY

28-09-2006, 07:24 PM

As promised to show some pics after shifting my 3 discus to a bigger den, now having more space to swim about :wink:

SniperY

28-09-2006, 09:12 PM

As advised by some of the bro's here to feed my discus with bh, so far give a try and they ate it :big_smile:

trident

28-09-2006, 10:08 PM

congrats bro, nice setup and nice fish

SniperY

28-09-2006, 10:13 PM

congrats bro, nice setup and nice fishThanks bro! Personally i felt that to setup a discus tank is much more easy to than to setup the aro or gf tanks
:big_smile:

heckel

28-09-2006, 11:49 PM

They look great bro. But the tanks seems a little bare. Too little fish liao. Maybe can add a few more discus:stick_out_tongue:

SniperY

28-09-2006, 11:55 PM

They look great bro. But the tanks seems a little bare. Too little fish liao. Maybe can add a few more discus:stick_out_tongue:You want to sponser some inside??? Hahahahahahaha........joking lah! Maybe, slowly, i and bro aquarian might drop at Gan aquarium and who's know i might find my dream heckel
:big_smile:

SniperY

28-09-2006, 11:58 PM

I'm looking for this piece :big_smile:

Spid

29-09-2006, 12:43 AM

Those heckels u have are very coolz....

Hope u have success finding ur fish.

heckel

29-09-2006, 12:45 AM

I'm looking for this piece :big_smile:
Nice piece. Is that wat they call the pineapple heckel? If you folks decide to dropby gans place do let me know. Might meet you folks there if i can.

SniperY

29-09-2006, 07:25 AM

Those heckels u have are very coolz....

Hope u have success finding ur fish.Thank you!
:big_smile:

SniperY

29-09-2006, 07:27 AM

Nice piece. Is that wat they call the pineapple heckel? If you folks decide to dropby gans place do let me know. Might meet you folks there if i can.Pineapple heckel, what the name! Kekekekekeke....
:smile: Well, maybe we can list down who want to join us for this visit, the more the merrier :big_smile: :big_smile: :big_smile:

Aquarian

29-09-2006, 10:04 AM

they certainly look good in the new environment!!

As advised by some of the bro's here to feed my discus with bh, so far give a try and they ate it :big_smile:

SniperY

29-09-2006, 10:52 AM

they certainly look good in the new environment!!Affirmative, yesterday is the first time i saw them busy swimming here and there hahahahaha......:big_smile:

heckel

29-09-2006, 11:46 AM

Pineapple heckel, what the name! Kekekekekeke....
:smile: Well, maybe we can list down who want to join us for this visit, the more the merrier :big_smile: :big_smile: :big_smile:
I will be heading down to gan's place after lunch later. Will update you folks wats in stock there.

heckel

29-09-2006, 04:33 PM

I will be heading down to gan's place after lunch later. Will update you folks wats in stock there.
Just came back from gans, nothing much there. No new stock of fishes. But they do have some blue faced heckels there. All adult specimens.

SniperY

29-09-2006, 05:59 PM

Just came back from gans, nothing much there. No new stock of fishes. But they do have some blue faced heckels there. All adult specimens.Thanks for the update bro! :wink:

Mystique

11-12-2006, 09:37 PM

how r u coping with the discus?:smile:

SniperY

11-12-2006, 10:14 PM

how r u coping with the discus?:smile:Sad to say that due to my busy schedule, i have already handed them back to bro Aquarian
:crying:

Theo9902

12-12-2006, 05:39 PM

no wonder I saw there in bro Aquarian's house the other day :smile:

Sad to say that due to my busy schedule, i have already handed them back to bro Aquarian
:crying:

Aquatic Planet

12-12-2006, 07:46 PM

no wonder I saw there in bro Aquarian's house the other day :smile:
y dunt u adopt some and test try?!:big_smile:

u might like the hobby!!:wink:

Theo9902

12-12-2006, 07:48 PM

cannot la, the WC will kill me. :big_smile:

y dunt u adopt some and test try?!:big_smile:

u might like the hobby!!:wink:

Aquatic Planet

12-12-2006, 07:50 PM

cannot la, the WC will kill me. :big_smile:
nah, u r over exergerating!! i do WC for mine on weekly basis!!:stick_out_tongue: :big_smile: