billko Contact User

Ranked #77 out of 6293 freshwater fish worldwide (view top 10)

Ratings:6.52 # of 25 Votes

Scientific Name:Symphysodon Spp.

Common Name:Red Turquoise Discus

Quote:good things come to those who wait

About Yourself:i kept fish years ago,but as a teenager there was other things more important,I got back into it a few years back,and now truly addicted to it, especially since i started keeping Discus..

Advice:Do your homework on everything you are wanting to get and don,t impulse buy as we have all done it and it usually ends in tears,have plenty space for tanks as it,s an addictive hobby and you will always want more,

Fish:Discus, cardinals,rummynose,harliquin,s,rams,otocinclus,cory,s bristlenose,a male betta and cherry shrimps

Corals/Plants:crypts, vallis, onion bulbs, various swords,anubias java fern and mosses.

Tank Size:70

Photo caption:red turq

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Photo caption: Osaka 260 Discus tank
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Photo caption: Osaka 260 ,,,,planted Discus tank, Eco complete substrate at the sides and rear, with Tetra complete substrate with light sand on top in the middle, decor is lots of bogwood and flat stones to try and keep substrates from mixing and root type wood as well, Plants are mainly swords ,crypts, vallis, java fern anubias and mosses,, I don,t use pressurised C02 as yet and dose liquid ferts only along with daily doses of liquid carbon,, I have 6 Discus, rummynose tetras, cardinal teras, rams, harliquins,oto,s, albino bristlenose and lots of sterbai cory,s and other cory species as they are the important clean up crew. I also have cherry shrimp in the tank and the Discus leave them alone,,,
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Photo caption: New Osaka 260
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Photo caption: Some of my Discus
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Photo caption: Osaka 260
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Photo caption: Osaka 260
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Photo caption: some of my Discus
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Photo caption: 3 of my Discus Red Turq, Leopard Snakeskin, Red Pidgeon,
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Photo caption: Male Leopard Snakeskin Discus guarding eggs