Recent content by ericNH

Well, this is what my tank has evolved into over time:     It has been a bumpy road but everything's smoothing out.  I've done some filtration upgrades and tank redecoration.  My discus are stable and mellow :)  But I think now that it seems to be under control I need to get more!

I haven't posted here in ages, just updating real quick, I am coming up on a year with my first discus, purchased as a juvvenile, and now a gorgeous, large blue circle in my tank.  Lost a few, added a few, my discus are now showing signs of pairing up!  Woo hoo!  Hurray for water changes!! They...

Love the lush planting in your tank.  And gratz on the new additions!  A shoal of schooling fish is beautiful - great call on adding more tetras, they're so much more fun to watch in larger groups

Aww thanks Asteria :)  My discus are all doing great now.  The key to raising juvenile discus is lots of food and lots of water changes. I've read that once they're adults the tank will require less maintenance.   Well, so we've both been through the bumpy parts, and we're both still in the...

Hey, check out Peri now:     And a few other shots:    

Just an update.  I've upped my water changes to 50% daily.  Had to go out and get a 55 gal trash barrel to do this.  And I'm feeding my discus like the carnivorous pigs that they are.  Will post pics in a week or two - there should be a noticeable difference in my tank since the last pics were...

I know this post is old, but maybe you're still out there wrighty8529 and Vin Swords.  I want to know more about "worming" my fish.  Does it often go unnoticed or undiagnosed when a fish needs to be wormed?

Toothless, how are your discus doing?  I also have some discus, and my progress is slow but steady.

Marc Weiss is the name of the guy who I watched.  This is the link to it if anyone is interested:     However, its a long interview format, bouncing back and forth during the whole interview between Marc talking about his history, and showing him step-by-step making his own discus food.   Also...

No I didn't rearrange anything in the tank.  I've read that that helps, but tbh, I don't want to create the mess in my tank.  Thanks for the suggestion - if my discus don't settle down enough I suppose I'll eventually have to try that.  But I *really* hope it doesn't come down to that.   On an...

Elmo I sympathize with your anxiety over your stressed out discus.  I can't offer any advice as hi-tech is over my head, but I can wish you luck.  Good luck! I can't resist.  I recommend you ditch the CO2 bubbler and just use Flourish Excel.