We’ve kept 6 Discus (Cichlids from the Amazon) for over a year now. They are named after characters in my favorite Coen Brothers film, The Big Lebowski (The Dude, Jackie Treehorn, Walter Sobcheck, Maude Lebowski, Jesus, and of course little Bunny Lebowski.)
We just got a new tank for them- 65 gal. I recently built an aquarium canopy out of red oak based on a look I saw at City Aquarium. My wife and I treat them like our children (they are getting a X-Mas card. Not sure what to put in their stockings though…)
Yes those are individual christmas stockings with their names on it.
Discus are apparently some of the most difficult fish to keep- even though they are freshwater – because they require such high water quality. But we’ve never kept fish before, and they are still alive & happy.
If your thinking of getting Discus do your research – make sure you start with at least 6 fish. They need to school and will fight eachother to the death if put in a small tank with fewer than 6. (55 gal or bigger is a must- you really should have 10 gal per Discus.)
