The current discus tank was used as a goldfish tank before and was not cleaned out for a few years:
I February 2015, I decided to try my hand at keeping discus. This is how the tank was set up:
The substrate was a mix of compost, manure, peat and gravel.
The substrate placed between the rocks:
The plants planted and sprayed to keep them wet:
Water slowly added:
Very dirty-from above:
Very dirty- from the front:
The filter system:
One day later:
Eight days later I added the guppies to run in the tank and start producing fry as food for the discus:
The gravel on top of the substrate:
The discus added - they did not like the guppy fry. Lost quite a few discus because they were in a bad condition when I bought them:
The tank over time:
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