TCR's baby discus

[TCR]

Just thought I would say thanks again April for the opertunity to participate

so I got the 6 little guys..

For intoduction I put the bag in the water to maitain the temp

3 of the little guys seemed energetic and spunky. there was only one I was a bit worried about as it sat on the bottom of the bag..

I poured a little bit of the water in the bag at a time.. not taking way to long but parhaps i should have taken a little more time to aclimatize them.. after which i let the little guys loose..

2 went off into the corner where the bubbler is and hung out there for a bit, one hovering over the bubbles the the other next to the airstone resting on the sand
1 went to the top and hung out in the top front right corner near the glass cleaner and parked
3 of them were swimming about exporing

set up is a
29gal tank
aquaclear 70
bubbler with airstone
sand bottom
heater rated for a 70 gal

aquascape is 3 hunks of rock (granite?)
and about 4 plants (i dunno what kind)

sharing the tank with them are 4 female swordtails

As i just picked them up last night I have not witnessed them eating as i did my morning feeding (dog cat and the many fish)..

as i love my sleep i wake up just in time to feed and run so i was unable to watch to ensure the lil guys were eating

will moniter them tonight when i feed (will feed once when i get home and once later on)

[Claudia]

Nice another journal, great can wait for pics

[Adz1]

Sounds like a good start....
as much as my own journal i look forward to reading every one elses.

[TCR]

Yea mine is gonna be the worst.. i have no way of uploading my pics from my phone onto here.. i might be getting a lap top soon.. when i do i will be posting more pics.. i will take photos with my phone for when that day comes tho.. mine seem to have stripes on them.. o actually dont know the diff between the variations of discus so im hoping to find them out as these guys grow.. my ph is a little higher them most here in the lower mainland as im on well water.. an advantage for me is that i do not have chorine in my water and i have higher mineral content

the little guys dont seem too shy.. they do seem to come up to the front glass pane (or they did last time i went up to the glass.. i might take a small video clip as well in hopes to upload them..

as a size referance.. some are about the size of a quarter and there are a few that are a little smaller..

[bonsai dave]

Congrats on winning the discus draw. Good luck . Yeah you need to get a lap top to upload pictures.

[TCR]

lol for now i'll copy and paste everyone elses lol..."they look similar to this"

and thanks Dave .. I'm pretty excited..

[TomC]

Can you email pics from your phone? Someone else could then post them.

[TCR]

Yes it is possible to do that!!.. just dont want to bother anyone one a reg basis to post my pics for me

[TomC]

Yes it is possible to do that!!.. just dont want to bother anyone one a reg basis to post my pics for me

I dont mind doing some if you ever want to.

[Claudia]

I dont mind doing some if you ever want to.

I dont mind either