My First Discus

[birdyman23]

This post was one year ago and they have since died and I learned a valuable lesson.

[Warlock]

1. I felt sorry for them in that tank and I knew they might not last long in there
2. The original price was 50 a piece but i got them for 25 a piece
3. I knew I could give them a better home in my tank

They look tons better and happier in my tank slowly exploring and one actually ate a little tonight. I hope I did the right thing I guess we will see.

just know.. they will never grow much.. they are stunted.. due to genetics but mostly lack of proper nutrition.. you should have spent you money on a better quality fish.. as long as you know they are low quality.. then you will be happy with them..
good luck with this..

[nacra99]

Good job on the rescue. Yeah they look kinda stunted and skinny.
They should fill in a little bit, chances are that by this stage they are going to remain pretty stunted. That one oval pigeon will probably never be nice and round.
They also have a lot of pepper, which is not necessarily a bad thing but some people hate pepper.

But that is not to say they won't make great family pets.
Discus have a lot of character and will even let you pet them once they get used to you. I'm sure you'll enjoy them.

[Tek]

stunted or not, they are cute little buggers

[troy tucker]

As long as you are happy with them. They are great.
Good luck...