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		Francisco Borrero, Jack Taylor and Tyler Sena
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		Here are Jack's Blue Diamond fry: JE: What is your most frustrating moment with discus? Francisco: It must have been the first year, when I inherited the contents of a friends 55 gal tank, including 4 domestic discus, tetras, cories and plecos. I set-up a planted discus tank and watch the discus die a bit more each day until gone. I then bought 2 wild blues, and they fared no better. I know that planted discus tanks are not only possible, but can be very successful. I just don’t think it is advisable for newbies to start that way. I failed and almost gave up on discus. Then, I began rescuing fish in barebottom tanks and began to learn. I continue to learn a bit more each day. I have learned not to brag too much. Several times that I have done just that about something I am doing very well, I come home to find dark discus that are distressed about something that I cant explain. It is best to be humble and the fish will do well. Jack: I thought I was doing great !!! I had made several trips to pick up discus. I had bought from several breeders. Things were great. I believed I was on top of the world. I had invested over $10,000 in fish. I worked all the time, scraping every dime to buy more. I had gotten several mated pairs, adults, sub adults and Juvies. I just knew things were going to explode. That many fish, it was to be a given. Then my world collasped !!!!!!!!! Overnight!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One fish I had bought was a carrier of a nasty bacterial problem. Can't say what fish, but it started in one tank, then another, then another. It was an airborne problem that hit fast, accurate and DEADLY. I didn't know what it was. I called discus friends I had, and even with the suggestions and the medications, fish kept dying. In the first week, over 200 fish had died. Then each day, more would follow. The highlight to my day was a guessing game of how many I figured would be dead once I got home. What was the worst part? I was medicating and nothing worked. I finally sent fish off to a diagnostic lab for analysis. The fish had 3 types of Bacteria and almost all medications were ineffective. The bacteria were resistant to the meds I had tried. I had bought almost $500 of meds for nothing. Not this time !!! When it was all said and done, 350 discus had died, thousands of angels and all my Africans. I was down to 6 tanks from 46. I was depressed and just moped around. I was physically as well as emotionally wiped out. The spunk I once had was gone. I was a walking Zombie. My family could tell, my friends, my chat buddies, everyone. You give a hobby everything you have and then it is gone so quick. There are times I wanted to call it quits. But I have never let those words be part of my vocabulary. I had hit bottom, I couldnt get any lower. I was left with a dozen adults and had a shipment coming in. If they hadnt been ordered, I may have never done it. I think these fish is what helped me get back to my old self. Finally my Blue Diamonds felt good a nd spawned. It has been uphill ever since !!!!!!!!!! Tyler: I must say, I have been extremely lucky with the fish so far. I dont mean to jinx it but....... I have had no health problems or anything else. If I had to pick one though, I would say its the same one as my most exhilarating moment. I really was mad when Ii lost that first batch of fry, but hopefully it won't matter soon. JE: Do you have any future discus plans that you would like to share with us? Francisco: Yes, once we move, I do plan on attempting breeding and I hope to have some success. I will also concentrate more (but probably not exclusively) on discus. I also would like to participate in a discus collecting trip, but have no specific plans. For now, the question is how am I going to move the discus with me? Big problem. Jack: I just want to get back to the point where I was before !!! I want to get my room automated !!! Tyler: Maybe I'll be able to start to produce fry sometime in the next couple months. I would love to be able to sell the fish to local people and at fish clubs......and maybe pay for some of the cost in food. For right now though I'm just happy enjoying the fish, and working on the fishroom more...

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