Recent content by Discus_phil

We already have 12 in our 550l

Thanks for all your replies. We currently already have 12 fully grown discus which we’ve had for around 5 years now in a 550L with 3 geos and an army of bristlenose that won’t stop breeding. We have regular spawning attempts on the discus but the plecs always end up eating the eggs overnight...

Hi all, it’s been a long time since I was last here! Looking to re stock my 480L / 127 us gallon tank and were thinking of going down the American cichlid route. We’re a little unsure on numbers but we would like; 1x Oscar (will be added later on once other fish have grown out) Severums...

What de wormer do you use? I’ve heard that it’s a pretty rough treatment for the fish or is this a bit of a myth?

Thanks that’s really useful info, You see it all the time on YouTube videos, “my fish are I quarantine until they’re ready” but you never actually see the quarantine process. They all seem Super lively and I think are going to be in for a big shock when they go fromThe 60lire nano into the 5...

So we’ve just bought 20 sterbai Corey’s for the discus tank and have them in a spare quarantine tank. we’ve never really quarantined before but since it’s now quite an expensive stocking and such a large tank to treat (550litres) We thought it’s probably about time... For those that quarantine...

It is advised to feed stendker discus beef heart... might give them a starve day though!

Something I’ve not really bothered with until we recently bought more discus. So now the new tank has been up and running for a while we have been out and bought 6 more baby discus to add to our 8 adults, they’ve settled in amazingly and I was surprised at how they move the big guys out of the...

It appears to be made from chipboard/ particle board that’s why I want the weight spread evenly on a flat surface rather than shove a few packers under the edges...

So a bit of a variation to the other post, I’ve noticed that the tank is level left to right but leans forwards. The footprint of the stand is similar to that of flat pack furniture in the picture so would ply be strong enough to hold the weight (it should be spread evenly). If I was to use for...