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| Posted | Got my new discus yesterday |
| 16-09-2007 18:21 by Lnrak |
Got the delivery of 4 fish from Chen's yesterday. Beautiful fish, really pleased with them!! Already had the 2 white diamonds, but got a red melon, a brilliant turq, yellow-white and a pigeon blood added to my collection. Well pleased with 'um!! Took the advice and added a couple or six plants too...must admit - the fish seem happier to have them in there! They have just been dropped in, as they are in my shed/fish-house so the tank doesn't need to be pleasing to the eye - plus there's no substrate to plant them in. (Just in case anyone was thinking "I wouldn't have that in my living room!") Well it isn't - it's in my shed..... Will the plants live with no substrate for the roots??? |
| 16-09-2007 18:23 by Lnrak |
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| 16-09-2007 18:24 by Lnrak |
All 6 fish between 3 and 4 inches in body size. |
| 16-09-2007 18:26 by extreme-aquatics |
the second plant will live for around two to three weeks as its not a truly aquatic plant the others should be fine but would be better planted why not plant in small clay pots |
| 16-09-2007 18:31 by Fry Lover |
stunning pics
you gonna get some sand or something in their or keep them in sterile conditions? love to see them fish in a nice "aquarium" as opposed "tank" but thats not to take away from your pictures, excellent, and the fish look great |
| 16-09-2007 18:36 by Lnrak |
Cheers mate. Not intending getting any substrate, as it's easier to clean out the *** without it  plus the fish don't seem to mind, as I suppose they'll be used to no sand anyway. |
| 16-09-2007 18:37 by Lnrak |
Suppose I could use small clay pots - just fill the pots with sand u mean? |
| 16-09-2007 18:38 by Lnrak |
Suppose I could use small clay pots - might do that  |
| 16-09-2007 18:56 by extreme-aquatics |
either fill em with sand or use a proper planting substrate they will really grow then |
| 16-09-2007 18:57 by -Rob C- |
To be honnest, I've struggled to keep any of the plants picture alive for any longer than a few months. I'd go for something like Amazon Swords - they'd do well in the same conditions as discus, and will last.
Filling a pot with sand or gravel (even better a substrate formualted for plants) would be fin for them. Or you could go for floating plants, but that'd block some light so the discus wouldn't look as good. Very nice fish mate, hope that helps. |
| 16-09-2007 19:02 by Nick G |
The other thing you could do (so long as you are not to worried about it looking great) to plant your plants, would be to get some 'Value/Smart price' tights and make little nets out of cutting the tights up, pop in the plant substrate, pop in the plant, and use some bread wire (or sandwich bag wire/gardening wire from B&Q) to gently seal the top of the 'sack' around the plant stem.
Did it on my plants a while ago, plants thrived and it was cheap and mess free  |
| 16-09-2007 19:08 by Lnrak |
did you use your own tights?? |
| 16-09-2007 20:15 by Lnrak |
hope you washed them first.... |
| 16-09-2007 20:44 by Nick G |
I'm not a 'value' kinda guy!! |
| 16-09-2007 20:45 by Nick G |
And you are welcome Lnrak  |
| 16-09-2007 20:47 by keith t |
I know the wire is coated in plastic but havnt the ends got the wire still on show where it has been cut. I would be very cautious about adding the wire into the aquarium as it will start to rust |
| 16-09-2007 20:53 by Lnrak |
Sorry - thanks for the advice Nick G  where are my manners |
| 16-09-2007 21:21 by Nick G |
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| 18-09-2007 23:05 by robert.pope |
ok use fishing line or elastic bands in place of wire |
| 19-09-2007 00:27 by robert.pope |
Nice fish by the way........ i didnt think you were getting them this week |
| 19-09-2007 01:25 by Nick G |
I have seen some great discus in Maidenhead near me, great colours and only 20 to 25 pounds. Compared to a local shop nearby, its a real bargain, local shop selling smaller same colours at 45 pounds each:o |
| 19-09-2007 09:49 by Lnrak |
Maidenhead is a long way from Wigan . Think I've got all the discus I want for the time being. When the time comes - I will be using Chen's again |
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