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Discus expertise

I consider myself a Discus expert … and I’m sure most Discus experts will disagree with me …. I’ve hardly ever kept Discus and have never bred them …… then again when it comes to any aquarium fish I feel I’m an expert … regardless of any hands on experience …..it’s definitely all the mistakes I’ve made over 50 years …. and mistake by mistake I’ve improved.

Basically the literature covers the basic ingredients for success .. although I caution you to read many, many books & magazines … this research is important with Discus as well as any other fish available to the hobby …… regardless of price!

Emulating their natural environment is rule number one … in some cases such as Discus, the fish are less tolerant and the margin of error is slim or nil ….

Discus HAVE lived for more than 17 years in captivity … think about that …..

PH, water quality, temperature, lighting and physical layout …. it’s not rocket science ….

Many fish die because the aquarium keeper loses interest, gets lazy, wasn’t ready to properly care for the aquarium, or went on vacation :-)

The most important ingredient for breeding fish is nutrition … in many cases knowing something about “spawning triggers” such as changes in climate … rainfall, temperature, sunlight(periods of light), PH etc will increase the chance something happens …..

The rules I preach for all aquariums apply to all fish … one is water volume … since the more water volume the more stable the physical and chemical environment …. stability is important unless instigating a change in conditions as a spawning trigger ….. of course knowing a LOT about the fish you are working with is essential ….

Breeding fish like anything else in life is easy or difficult depending on how much effort you put into knowing what you are doing …… READ!

Breeding is without question the most enjoyable aspect of the aquarium hobby … the different characteristics of fish offer plenty of challenges and insight into the wonderful world of nature that surrounds us.

The successful aquarist believes in the concept that understanding how to keep up a successful aquarium leads to an understanding of how important nature is to properly support our planet. Conservation, ecology, environment and nature are the most important words in our lives. Now more than ever

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Aquarium Filters

Diagram of the nitrogen cycle in an aquarium. ...
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There are many different types of aquarium filters. The two main categories I would divide them into are internal and external.

Rather than go into the differences I’m going to flaunt conventional wisdom and say that any filter that exposes the aquarist to flooding is off the list as far as I’m concerned.

Then I will go one further and say that I prefer natural filtration which reduces the possibilities to very few.

Live rock, macroalgae, and water.

Let me begin with water.

The more water in an aquarium relative to what is living and inhabiting the tank the better the capacity of the aquarium to absorb the biological wastes generated by the inhabitants. The ideal set-ups are often found at public aquariums where the source of water is sometimes nature – such as the ocean for a marine aquarium or a lake for a freshwater aquarium.

To be continued ….

 

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Guidelines for Writers

The broad subject area for authors is ecology, environment, nature, and conservation

The goal is to convey to viewers and visitors the signficance of the role humans play in the preservation as well as the destruction of the planet earth.

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sumsee somesea

sum see some sea where er’ ye be’s
the kettles t’is hot as brews the black tea’s
thru the winds the waves crash and rattle the door’s
the cat is a run-in as trembles the floor’s
the sputtering fire from winds down the stack’s
spits embers of red on sleeping dawg’s back’s
in the darkness the cries of a seagull in flights
as the room shrinks tis more shadows than lights
the wood stack is dwindling as flames start to die
more needs to be fetched I’ll be damned by not eye
the floor is a movin’ as the cliff rocks and sways
in the morning twill be just the cliff and some haze
where’s the hot crackling fire and comforting tea
and the kettle so black in the night near the sea
where’s the light in yon window from where I now lay
as dark shapes that surround me too n fro sway
there tis no day nor night in the depths oh so deep
jus the fish swimmin’ roun’ me as forever I sleep

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Welcome

Welcome to Aquarium Science. Contributions of articles are invited.

Aquariums have stimulated interest and helped distribute knowledge and expertise about the aquatic planet we live upon.

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