2012-2-22

10 days ago added fert tablets to sword plants and they look better.

Lost an apple snail.  Brown algae present.

N03 and NH3 =0.

Cleaned aqua. 30% water change.  Added liquid fert.

Blue Diamond eating only brine shrimp but shows appetite.

2012-2-11

40% water change. 
Cleaned filter..
Had brown algae problem in the last couple of days.  Hopefully filter change will help.
Blue diamond is still only eating brine shrimp.  Cannot swallow blood worms.  Not sure what else to do.  Treated him with metronidazole and fungus cure for 2 weeks.

2012-2-6

Blue Diamond eating brine shrimp only still.  Cannot swallow blood worms and won't eat flakes.

Added 30ml Comp fert + 30 ml Fe and today iron is over 1.0 mg/L...too high.
Added 10 API fert tablets to swords yesterday.  Swords will probably benefit more from substrate fert than water column liquid fert anyway.  We'll see.  Swords have never looked as good in this tank as in the old tank.  I still don't know why.  Consider changing substrate.

2012-2-2

Returned blue diamond to main tank.  Though he does not look as good after the transfer; slime coat not uniform.  Picked on by tank mates.  Hiding in corner.  Will return to QT if necessary.

Fe 30ml.

2012-2-1

Swords need to look better.  Look thin with holes and not dark green.  Have added more iron without resolution.
Will try the following:
Will add Excell 30 ml(2caps) QOD to other supplements QOD including
Potassium 30ml
Comprehensive 30ml
trace 4 small caps

Iron is added 15 ml daily.

2012-1-30

KH 60
GH 100
Chelated Fe 0 (lasted added comp 2 caps, Fe 1 cap two days ago.)

Blue diamond still in QT.  Eating brine shrimp well.  Considering placement back in main tank, but added metronidazole and Fungus Cure last Friday, bc of poor eating.  Also raised temp to 92F.  Will wait a couple of more days.  Still suspect parasites.  Weight appears stable.  Behavior normal.

I think the checkerboard pigeon and the virgin red snakeskin have or are mating.  Hanging out together in the back and I've observed the shuddering motion they do when they are mating.

BTW, here's the link from which I picked my current discus:
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?90645-Preview-of-Sept-2011-Forrest-shipment-%28Price-list-included%29

Here's my tank on plantedtank.net: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/yourtanks.php?do=view&id=3206

2012-1-25

Water change 20%.  Added cuttle bone for snail calcium.  Blue diamond discus eating brine shrimp only, not blood worms.  Trying to get him also to eat flakes.