Rescued death-row discus...
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wow just seeing the improvement in the fish is an incredible achievement...poor little guy
Even if he doesn't make it...you've given him a better home during this time then he would've had wasting away in the grungy tank
I hope he pulls through...and when he does I vote you name him Trooper also lol
Anything that tough has to have a survivor name for sure
Kudos to you for having a heart
Even if he doesn't make it...you've given him a better home during this time then he would've had wasting away in the grungy tank
I hope he pulls through...and when he does I vote you name him Trooper also lol
Anything that tough has to have a survivor name for sure
Kudos to you for having a heart
Im gonna go ahead and vote for Arnold...or Honda! much better name than Ford IMO never had a honda stop working on me yet ^_^
edit: also he looks nothing like a mustang either XP
edit: also he looks nothing like a mustang either XP
Great imput on names!! I do like Trooper. (no offense on the car related ones, and Arnold was cool too ) My hubby likes Trooper too, but we are both hesitant to name him and get attached just yet. Another 50% wc last night, and I went ahead and added some plants that I grow in my beta tank, (devils vine I believe?). He gingerly picked at a blood worm, nothing much.(I tried both before and after the WC, just to make sure.) He's is moving around a lot more, and coming out more to see us. After his water change he flashed his pretty colors again for a few minutes then returned to his dark cape of mystery 
His buddy has stayed very close to him, and they follow each other around. There are also two babies in there as well, one with what I believe to be nitrate burn on his eye, making it a horn shape. I felt bad for him, and ended up taking him, and bought another from that tank because he was so tiny, and I hoped it would help him transition.
Fast forward to today:
Ran to the dome, (as we refer to our lfs, its the shape of a big dome, called Aquadome) and picked up some brine shrimp to see if he would prefer to hunt for his food. Ran home and turned the filter off, and poured some of the shrimp in, and waited. Both "Buddy" and "Trooper" just stared at the little sea monkeys floating around. The two babies, stayed under their plants. Sigh.. :cry:
Grabbed a beer and sat down, admittedly feeling a little defeated. I hate losing fish, but losing a discus.. I don't know, it gives me a different feeling. They are so graceful..
As I sat there head on my crossed arms sitting perched in my chair, i watched him just glide around the tank. Then a lunge. Then another! He ate 6 in a row! Oh yay! I watched him do that for about 2 minutes before he lost interest, Buddy too, eating at least 15.
Here are a "few" pics of feeding time. I got a little camera happy.
His buddy has stayed very close to him, and they follow each other around. There are also two babies in there as well, one with what I believe to be nitrate burn on his eye, making it a horn shape. I felt bad for him, and ended up taking him, and bought another from that tank because he was so tiny, and I hoped it would help him transition. Fast forward to today:
Ran to the dome, (as we refer to our lfs, its the shape of a big dome, called Aquadome) and picked up some brine shrimp to see if he would prefer to hunt for his food. Ran home and turned the filter off, and poured some of the shrimp in, and waited. Both "Buddy" and "Trooper" just stared at the little sea monkeys floating around. The two babies, stayed under their plants. Sigh.. :cry:
Grabbed a beer and sat down, admittedly feeling a little defeated. I hate losing fish, but losing a discus.. I don't know, it gives me a different feeling. They are so graceful..
As I sat there head on my crossed arms sitting perched in my chair, i watched him just glide around the tank. Then a lunge. Then another! He ate 6 in a row! Oh yay! I watched him do that for about 2 minutes before he lost interest, Buddy too, eating at least 15.
Here are a "few" pics of feeding time. I got a little camera happy.
