OH MAN!

hmm
how big are these discus?

Looks like 2.5", and a little on the stunted side. There's also a chip on the Blue Turq's eye. For the price, it's definately something to learn and gain some experience on.

Good luck with them!

I was thinking they were a bit stunted also, judging by the size of the eye compared to the body. I had a stunted Blue Diamond.. Awesome fish though.

Good luck with them, discus are great fish!

they're about 2" looking like they are feeling a lot better now that they are out of that little tank

shawnhu said:

Looks like 2.5", and a little on the stunted side. There's also a chip on the Blue Turq's eye. For the price, it's definately something to learn and gain some experience on.

Good luck with them!

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Is the "chip" whats giving him the "you lookin' at me" attitude? I just thought he was pissed from being in a 5 gal!!

that is a good way to gain some experience with Discus.. and nice rescue.

you should QT them for 3-4 weeks..

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keep the water clean and feed a lot . they do appear to be showing signs of stunting... I look more at the slope of the head. there should not be a slope.
but they are young and you can help to alleviate some of this.


remember to keep the water warm and aerated .
of course with feeding them a lot comes clean up..you'll see they will waste some food as well as poo :hitting:

daily water changes will be part of your interaction with these.

BTW, I think with all the interaction time I spent with mine.. they know who I am and eagerly feed out of my hand.

I think you'll enjoy these babies..

I think on a personal level these fish lucked out when you walked in the the store. they are now in the hands of a pair of good fish keepers.

At 2" they are too young to tell for certain that they will in fact be stunted. Yes, they definately look rough, but I've helped out some military folks with fish like these in the past that were going on deployment. Basically, I took fish that looked very similar to these AND were nearly a year old and, with a little TLC, god food and clean water, they didn't recognize their fish when they got back. Needless to say, they were thrilled! You may have some beautiful fish by the time they're adults! Thy'll likely not win any awards, but that's not your goal to begin with. I wish you all the best with them!

Best wishes!

Good save! Like others have said lots of food & daily water changes will make a big difference. I have 2 inchers too & they only took a week or so to take frozen bloodworm & flake from my hand. Good luck!