Paul Kettless
Member
Hi,
Thought I would pop in and say hello, I found this site through BIDKA, as I am venturing into the journey of keeping Discus, I have loved this fish since a little boy, so quite a long while now lol, and never had the opportunity or the guts too attempt to keep them. I registered but have been reading the search results for what seems like an eternity, so this is my very first post.
After lots of research I just cannot bring myself to keep them in a bare bottom tank, for me it is not just about the fish, but a beautiful surrounding. So I have decided that it will be a planted tank, community aquarium, but obviously my discus will end up being the star attraction.
I have kept tropicals for many years, also a reef and FOWLR for seven years, but I have to be honest and say that my knowledge and experiences of keeping plants are limited. Although I have been reading many, many articles, some of the information is confusing and conflicting, I obviously realise that there are several ways too skin a cat, but reassurance from more experienced people is always good, and my reason for finding you good people.
Im sure that I will have many questions for you guys, and if I can find where to put it I will do a build thread. Substrates, lighting, and C02 are my sticking points at the minute, especially the substrate, as various strains of discus are subject to peppering if the substrate is too dark, so I will be looking for something that is a happy medium!
Thanks for reading
Paul
Thought I would pop in and say hello, I found this site through BIDKA, as I am venturing into the journey of keeping Discus, I have loved this fish since a little boy, so quite a long while now lol, and never had the opportunity or the guts too attempt to keep them. I registered but have been reading the search results for what seems like an eternity, so this is my very first post.
After lots of research I just cannot bring myself to keep them in a bare bottom tank, for me it is not just about the fish, but a beautiful surrounding. So I have decided that it will be a planted tank, community aquarium, but obviously my discus will end up being the star attraction.
I have kept tropicals for many years, also a reef and FOWLR for seven years, but I have to be honest and say that my knowledge and experiences of keeping plants are limited. Although I have been reading many, many articles, some of the information is confusing and conflicting, I obviously realise that there are several ways too skin a cat, but reassurance from more experienced people is always good, and my reason for finding you good people.
Im sure that I will have many questions for you guys, and if I can find where to put it I will do a build thread. Substrates, lighting, and C02 are my sticking points at the minute, especially the substrate, as various strains of discus are subject to peppering if the substrate is too dark, so I will be looking for something that is a happy medium!
Thanks for reading
Paul
