Need Help Identifying this discus (pics)

That was very good advice star-rider.
That discus is a low quality blue turquoise. And judging by his colors looking dark he is not happy. Discus that small have many more requirements then what you will read about when you research discus.

I would stop using peat and/or anything else to alter ph, kh or gh.
With all discus even wilds it is much easier and better for the fish to keep everything stable instead of trying to match what you think they would like.

most of those fish in your tank will make raising that discus much more difficult, in fact I would be willing to say he won't last a month.

Juvenile discus are so much easier to raise in a small bare bottom tank,
Temp 88° and be fed a variety of foods 3-4 times a day with 50% water change every other day.
 
thank you star_rider, i'll was planning raise my temp to 85 and i'll focus on keeping the ph constant instead of low. the peat does give the water a yellowish color and i'd much rather have it completely clear and free of discoloration.

as for feeding, its still very shy and won't fully come to the surface to eat but'll see it picking at the rocks and sand. i've only had it for a day. hopefully when i get another one it will be less shy =] and i'll probably get rid of most of the fish besides the few tetras i have.
 
oscar boy said:
thank you star_rider, i'll was planning raise my temp to 85 and i'll focus on keeping the ph constant instead of low. the peat does give the water a yellowish color and i'd much rather have it completely clear and free of discoloration.

as for feeding, its still very shy and won't fully come to the surface to eat but'll see it picking at the rocks and sand. i've only had it for a day. hopefully when i get another one it will be less shy =] and i'll probably get rid of most of the fish besides the few tetras i have.
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I really have to suggest that you get him in a bare bottom tank and get the temp up to at least 88°. In order for them to not get stunted and have a normal immune system they need to eat high fat foods 3-4 times a day.

When you start to change your water so that it is stable and consistent do it slowly so as to not shock your fish again.
 
thank you very much for the info =] i'll raise the temp to 88F, but i don't have a bare botton tank to put him in. i have a spare 10 gallon tank for quarantine, but that would be way 2 small to keep him in, let alone 2.

what do you suggest for high fat food?
 
Actually 10g would be fine for 2-3 months. I currently have 3 2" discus in a 10g BB with water temp at 90°. This speeds up their metabolism and helps them fight off any diseases and gives them a good appetite.

By looking at that fish I can't imagine he is any bigger the 1.5" tip to tail. Acclimate him into the 10g then when your next one get there put him in there too.

Like I said juveniles need a variety of foods that are high in fat. Get frozen beef heart, blood worms and brine shrimp and also read the back of a bunch of cans of flake food and pick the one with the highest fat content.

Feed beef heart for the first feeding, flake(pre soaked) second and blood worms or brine shrimp last.
 
he's about 2.5" i realize how bad his color must be, i took the pics shortly after i introduced him thats why his stress bars are showing. i'l post a new pic or two after i go get him a friend =] i'll c how he does with another discus, but i'll most likely end up putting them in the 10g temporarily. thanks.
 
The funny thing is, in the wild there are only the "emerald green" discus (pretty sure that is the color), everything we have now are just variations and mutations that have been bred for color and variety.
 
oscarboy you will be fine if you can isolate the baby in a Bare bottom as suggested bump the temp and get it on a good feeding regime.

Discus are pigs when it comes to eating.young discus have small stomachs and need frequetn feeding..it'll be much easier to maintina the young one in a bare bottom. good info fishymatty.

brian..green is the domoinant color trait of wild discus but they do come in varied patterns. I know the Heckels is a beauty.
 
Brian Bivens said:
The funny thing is, in the wild there are only the "emerald green" discus (pretty sure that is the color), everything we have now are just variations and mutations that have been bred for color and variety.
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There are actually quite a few different varieties of wild discus depending on what river and what country they are from.
There are heckled, browns, blues and greens to name a few.

Oscar boy
the bars aren't stress bars in a lot of discus they are part of their pattern. But the greyish body color is what worried me.
 
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