Just for a change of pace, I thought this might make for an interesting discussion.
Here's a listing of my personal preferences:
I've kept discus for many years, but.....
- I've only kept discus a couple of times in a bare-bottom tank. I dislike the sterile-looking environment of BB, and have always preferred raising/keeping them in a planted environment, as I feel they look that much better in a planted/display tank setting.
I also like the challenge of maintaining a healthy planted aquascape in the higher discus temps, and the TLC and attention it takes to successfully grow out discus under those conditions. The effort it takes to maintain the clean, high quality water conditions in this type of set-up is very satisfying to me.
- I have bred discus, but I can't seem to be bothered going that extra mile trying to grow out fry successfully. Having said that, I admire those who do breed discus, and successfully raise healthy, good-looking fry for resale.
- I don't care for huge, dinner plate sized discus, because I have an addiction to getting small juvies of different varieties/ colorations, growing them out to around 6", and selling them off so that I can then get other juvie strains that I haven't kept before.
- Ive never kept wild discus, but I definitely want to do so, some day, and I'm sure I will. Again, I admire discus-keepers who keep wilds, and I love their colorations & types, not to mention the extra little challenges it takes to keep them successfully.
Anybody else have any thoughts/comments on this topic ?
Here's a listing of my personal preferences:
I've kept discus for many years, but.....
- I've only kept discus a couple of times in a bare-bottom tank. I dislike the sterile-looking environment of BB, and have always preferred raising/keeping them in a planted environment, as I feel they look that much better in a planted/display tank setting.
I also like the challenge of maintaining a healthy planted aquascape in the higher discus temps, and the TLC and attention it takes to successfully grow out discus under those conditions. The effort it takes to maintain the clean, high quality water conditions in this type of set-up is very satisfying to me.
- I have bred discus, but I can't seem to be bothered going that extra mile trying to grow out fry successfully. Having said that, I admire those who do breed discus, and successfully raise healthy, good-looking fry for resale.
- I don't care for huge, dinner plate sized discus, because I have an addiction to getting small juvies of different varieties/ colorations, growing them out to around 6", and selling them off so that I can then get other juvie strains that I haven't kept before.
- Ive never kept wild discus, but I definitely want to do so, some day, and I'm sure I will. Again, I admire discus-keepers who keep wilds, and I love their colorations & types, not to mention the extra little challenges it takes to keep them successfully.
Anybody else have any thoughts/comments on this topic ?
