Woah latest update- Yesterday night around 8pm the Albino Intermediate pair spawn again! This time round there were more eggs on the tile. So fingers cross, hopefully they will hatch and grow into adult fishes in 8 months time...

Long Lost Update

It was a whole month since I last updated my blog. Anyway, was busy with my work schedule and at the same time combating the bacteria and viruses that all my discus had been infected for unknown reason.

What seem to be weird was that the fishes was sick just overnight with no symptom. They were eating happily today and sick the next. The diagnosis was had to define as they were having cloudy eyes and slim and velvet problems coupled with rotting fins and tail. I did a read up on diseases and found that it was rather close to what was term as the "discus disease". That is the fish will darken, clamp its fin, fin rotting away, slime and velvet and 0thers. I tried to fix the situation with alot of different types of medication. I used Oceanfree products for fin rot (greenish color) and slime and velvet (blueish color) medication, Japanese Yellow Powder, Myercin K, aquarium salt as well as a product that is meant for discus due to "mysterious" water problem.

After about one and a half month, they are back on track with slight recovery. What was observed throughout the whole episode was that the water seems thick and that I suspect it could be due to ammonia, nitrate or protein in the water. Another that could have caused this epidemic was that probably one of the fish was sick and that it have spread to the other fishes. As the bubble was low I speculate that the low oxygen level could have made the fishes even worse. So all these could have contributed to the sickness of the fish.

So after combating the disease I have learnt quite a few things. From here I also understand that the tap water that I used for my fishes was unsuitable for the fishes. Looks like I have to think of a way to condition the water...

Till the next blog.... Adios~!

~~Update Update~~

It's nice to be able to come here again to write. Have an update of a discus pair and I managed to take a few photos of them. The male is a Golden Leopard (as what the breeder claims it to be) but I reckon that it is a Turquoise Leopard. Anyhow, it is cross with a Spotted Turquoise. Both claim to be albino however, the spawn came through with 0% albino. Enjoy the pictures above. Take it away~~~~....

Building The Dream Team

Greetings to all~! It has been a long long time ago since I last posted. Yea, I have been busy with work and also scouting for my team "members" and the starting line. Got a couple of pieces of discus to start off with. It is not in the least impressive but it is okay for a start.

Have got a few pairs. The starting line up has been drawn up and its just the regular few players because there is not much, or rather there is not enough fishes for selection. So have set them up for spawning and also doing some "squad rotation" for the pairing up. Pictures will be up soon, so stay tune to this site~!

Introduction

Hi all my name is Willis. I have been breeding betta (Siamese fighting fish) for quite a few years now and only recently have been influence by the discus bug. So I have decided to clear all my bettas for the love of discus and to make way to house them.

My dad has been keeping discus for years and so more or less the experience of keeping discus for me is there. However, I dare not proclaim that I am knowledgeable about discus. This is because, discus is an ever-evolving fish just like other fishes. The strain and genes of the fishes change every now and then and that is how we are able to get different type of fishes. I am always on the constant learning about the fish discus, its genetics, health, diet, etc.

However, I believe in professionalism. Thus I only select the best fishes I can get hold of for breeding.

So now I am off to scout for my TEAM PLAYERS and to firm up a production team. Wish me luck in forming the balance team.