Black Discus Fish Room
It is amazing how a color—black in this case—can bring out so many emotions in the hearts of men and women. As a kid, growing up in the 60’s and 70’s there was Black Power. I remember when Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. I was only 10 years old way back then but Dad made me watch the Games.
Watching was mandatory for my two brothers and me, mostly because in high school Dad was a star running back on an undefeated football team in New Jersey. And he believed sports, like the military, made you a real man. A symbol of the human rights movement, Smith and Carlos did something I had never seen before, and certainly never on television. It was not the first time I had seen something utterly fascinating on television. When I was only five Dad had the TV on when Lee Harvey Oswald marched into our living rooms as the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, only to have his own life taken before our very eyes by Jack Ruby. That remains the only murder on live television. However, I do not want to digress too much…black can mean a lot of things other than Black Power of course.
Dylan wrote in A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall… “where hunger is ugly, where the souls are forgotten, where black is the color and none is the number.” The song is often linked to the Cuban Missile Crisis. On the brink of nuclear war… yes black can mean the darkness we all face when we exit this spinning blue planet but it can also mean something entirely different, even joyful. For example… take Black Friday. This day is indeed a rush of positive excitement for shop-till-you drop shoppers looking for good bargains. Some actually call it “retail therapy” implying that buying stuff helps them feel better. Hey… we are here NOW… why not live? It’s all good….maybe that’s why a lot of artists wear black. Who knew?
By Robert Gluck
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[…] That being said, they are hardy enough that it can be planted in cold water tanks as well. It is not, however, suitable for use in very cold water and should not be placed in outdoor ponds. […]
what is the smallest size tank you can use for breeding
My water has a high ph which is the best way to treat
My Discus pair have begun to spawn every week since Christmas. The eggs are fertile. As they hatch, the parents seem to fight over the babies; which then soon disappear. What should I do?
Can golden nugget plecos do well in a discus tank? In 84 degrees? Thank you.
Im having issues off and on by loosing fish. I have 7.6 ph tap water. I keep a 40 gallon barrel with heater and air Stone. I treat the barrel to lower ph in between weekly water changes for 40 and 90 gallon tanks. Any suggestions are welcomed.
I have 2 pair of Breeding Discus. They are all in separate breeding Tank (20 Gallon). The female lay eggs almost every week. the male also ejaculates, but within a few weeks, the fertilization fails. Eggs are all white, and I am not successful. Are both male impotent? Sometimes they also eat their eggs. Can you help me ? Thx
I love discus but always die on me. Now I understand have to be a no current pushing the flow. Temperature, tetras instead of angels. Etc…
I received in the shipment of the purchase #10880 an extra package of a yellow powder that medicine is and how they are used. Excellent the fish shipped although 2 of the 4 Altums 2 of them were not the expected size 3” but very healthy and beautiful fish the super excellent and punctual packaging under the adverse weather conditions to send.
When you say a discus size is 4″ is that measured to the base of the tail or the end of the tail?
Thanks
Great article and very informative.
I myself use to use 3 large canister filters in my 150 gallon xh aquarium, but maintaining 3 sun sun 704b canister filters became alot of work for me and made it hard for me to enjoy my discus I purchased from DISCUS.COM. so I took the plunge into a sump for my discus tank. 40 breeder aquarium makes a great sump…and now I definitely enjoy sitting and relaxing watching my beautiful discus…maintaining my sump is very easy and takes minutes, instead of hours cleaning several canister filters….also adds volume and is a place to add all my equipment…thank you Michael for providing such a wonderful website with loads of information and beautiful discus..
Where do you get your starter batch
What is the best medicine for it?
I basically want to know what meds I should have on hand
I have a few questions rather than a comment.
Would opening the shipping bag and allowing the built-up CO2 (from the trip) to escape suddenly raise the pH and make the ammonia in the water from the trip dangerous (by a sudden conversion from ammonium to ammonia due to the pH rise)?
Would it be safer to prepare new water at the pH they are accustomed to and then open the bag and quickly transfer them to the fresh water without ammonia present?
Also, what pH are your discus accustomed to so I may match my water to yours? Thank you, Mark, California.
Excellent readibg