Planted tank setup

Decided to set up a new planted tank .went to a local fish shop and got some aqua fertilizer and some plants .This is a 8 kg pack just nice for a 3 feet tank.

This is my 3 feet tank with a bog wood to be the back bone of the tank.

I filled the tank up with the aqua fertizer just nice to cover up evenly .

I placed some stones to act as a decoration.

Started to  plant the tank meticulously .

Some  final touches.

Complete the planting and now for the water to go in hoping the plants will stay without floating .

The water was in as expected  its murky and some plants are floating .

After 2 hours water still murky plants floating .Plan to  install the ehiem filter  to see if gets any better ,

Ugliest fish we can imagine

10 hideously ugly fish

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Practical Fishkeeping forum moderator Bob Mehen takes a look at 10 fish that have taken a beating from the ugly stick.

The world of fish is full of creatures of great beauty, but there is a darker side where form follows function and aesthetics don't get a look in, and if they did they'd probably run off screaming.

A good number of these monstrosities come from the oceans depths where the light of day never reaches – thankfully.

Angler fish, Melanocetus johnsoni
Angler fish (pictured above) in all their varied forms have to find a place in this list somewhere. When the majority of your kind look like an experiment with hybridising porcupines, man traps and deflated footballs then you're seldom going to win any prizes in a beauty contest. Now there are some more attractive species out there, and it can hardly help when the poor things are usually seen post mortem after being dragged out of the abyssal zone, (most of us would not look at our best if the reverse happened to us), but never the less the majority of these fish are the stuff of nightmares.

Roughback batfish, Ogcocephalus parvusIn the same order as the anglers, comes this beauty - the Roughback Batfish. While not in the same horror show category as its cousins, it still looks like it should have a good shave before it tries make-up again.



Blob sculpin, Psychrolutes phrictus
These were always going to be here somewhere - just plain ugly - no wonder they look so depressed. If Helen of Troy was the face that "launched a thousand ships" - then this probably sank them.


Wolf eel, Anarrhichthys ocellatus
The Wolf eel generally spends much of its time hiding in caves and crevices. We don't need to ask why really do we?



Giant grenadier, Albatrossia pectoralis
Another one best left in darkness, two miles down.


Sand diver lizard fish, Synodus intermedius
This fish almost seems to know it's no oil painting. It spends much of its time buried in sand with just its eyes visible waiting to ambush unwary prey - I suspect it would be just as successful if it smiled at them, to be honest.



Goblin shark, Mitsukurina owstoni
What comes to mind when you think of sharks - sleek, streamlined predators cutting through the sea like a knife? Well I suppose the Goblin shark can't be blamed that evolution had a different plan for it.

Indian spiny turbot, Psettodes erumei
Flatfish are seldom pretty, but the Indian Spiny turbot, is among the least lovely. I'm not aware of any trees in the world's oceans - but judging by its face this fish found an ugly tree of huge proportions, swam its way to the top and hit every branch on it as it fell down. Be thankful this is just an etching - you don't want to see a photograph.


Dog-toothed characin, Hydrolycus armatus
Just in case you thought it's only marine fish that have beauty issues here's a stunner from freshwater. In the family Cynodontidae, or Dog-toothed characins they have a problem with teeth it seems. The problem appears to be they borrowed them from a sabre-toothed tiger, and despite the fact they don't really fit, and they haven't given them back.



Parrot cichlid
All the above fish are at least as nature intended, unlike the poor blighter which is my final choice. Parrot fish are a hybrid of uncertain origin - bloated and deformed, usually unable to shut their own mouth. Just to really put the icing on the cake they are often sold dyed or even tattooed! They really show however ugly to our eyes nature makes things - we can make them worse.

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How to breed discus

To breed the Discus Fish, a bare bottom tall 20 or 27 gallon tank is best. A vertical surface for them to deposit their eggs on is best because discus lay their eggs just like angels. If so desired, a potted plant or two can be added to the breeding tank. This will provide shelter for the pair, but this isn’t critical. An outside power filter should be used to pick up an debris in conjunction with a sponge filter for the biological waste.
Discus come from the warm, soft, acidic waters of the Amazon River so naturally they’ll thrive if these conditions are replicated in home aquariums. The ideal conditions for breeding of discus are: the pH at 6.5 and the temperature at 86 F. if alterations need to be made to the water chemistry it should be done prior to the water being added to the tank.  Water changes should be done weekly for general maintenance, however a small water change should be done every day, or, at least, every second day. Frequent water changes increase appetite and promote mating activity in discus. This is why discus will often spawn shortly after a water change.
Good water quality must be maintained if the discus are to have large appetites.  Spawning discus should be fed frozen blood worms, frozen or live brine shrimp, Tetra Color Bits, live white worms or beef hearts.  Care must be taken with beef heart to make sure nothing is left over because it will quickly foul the water. Never feed tubifex or black worms to discus at any time, as they will introduce parasites into the tank.
A breeding pair will lay eggs as often as every week and as many as fifteen times. They will usually go through two spawning cycles a year. The eggs are free-swimming and take about 48 hours to hatch. Upon becoming free-swimming the fry will move to their parents’ sides, and start feeding off the mucous secretion that are produced by the parents during this time. The fry will feed off their parents’ sides for as long as you leave them together, but newly hatched brine shrimp should be offered after being free-swimming for five days.
Remove fry between two and three weeks after reaching the free-swimming stage. If left in with parents the fry will start ripping off scales and bits of flesh from the parents. The parents will spawn shortly after fry are removed. Put the fry in a tank of their own and feed them six or more times a day. Newly hatched brine shrimp and chopped blood worms are the best food. The first few weeks there will be noticeable daily growth. Be sure to do a partial water change every night after the last feeding in the fry tank.

Discus breed

Just wonder what breed is this discus that i had aquired ,it is an 5 inch discus bought from the local fish shop .

My tank

Since I have turned my interest to fish keeping as  a hobby with a co incidence a  shop with aquariums just opened below my apartment which made me more interested and i went to this shop to enquire about fish rearing with the owner of this shop an did turned out to be a new experience to me as this guy turned out to friendly and imparted to me his knowledge of fish keeping to me and immediately i bought my first 3 feet tank to be delivered to my home that night with a filtering system and some local fishes of which the names are unknown to me but i was told to not put these fishes into yhe tank immediately as the water need some time to mature and i dont know why but unwittingly i added some angel fish into the tank and after a few hours these wonderful fish are not swimming anymore ,they are floating motionless of which i dont have any idea why .
I went to the fish shop and enquired and he told me to add anti chlorine and i was told that that tap in singapore has alot chemicals that kill the fishes just imagine and we thought we are drinking safe water every day and if it is not safe for the fish how could be for us ,just wonder.So after letting the water mature about a week i went and bought some more fishes and added into the tank but it seems bare with just the fishes and i went down again  and bought some plants and decorations for the tank and it did made a difference the tank looked  more better with the some colourful gravel and volcanic stones from the store its like nature brought into your home ,so soothing to watch the fishes swimming about hmm i thought to my self what should i do next?

discussingapore

Hello to every body ,since this is my first blog i wish to discuss everything or anything under this blog but my first passion is the discus fish which is a wonderful and lovely looking animal that i love to keep.
I started to keep goldfish initially for my boss but it kept on dying on me which lead to alot of frustration n made want to learn more about this hobby n after alot of ups downs i managed to keep this fish for a long period of time which made me happy to see these creature swimming about in the tanks happily n each time i wanna feed them they dart about frantically close to me.
After some time i visited the fish farms around spore i became interested in a species called Discus of which looks like a natures wonder cause they come so many lovely colors n they circular shape which comes with many patterns looks like marine fish, which are tough to keep so i decided to bring some home and i just fell in love with them and i could watch them for hours swimming in my living room without moving which just thrills me .
Hope i could bring more info about this fish soon .