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First off, hello to all my old timer friends (who will be the only ones to recognize me)
My very good friend, Miranda of Chicago Discus, has retired and closed her store. This hits home for me because I have bought ALL of my Discus from Miranda for the past 15/16 years. I'm getting... -
I mentioned I go camping every summer at a State Park near me. Its an amazing Park system with some of the best shoreline in CT for both Wildlife and Humans to enjoy. Over the years I have probably shot tens of thousands of pictures at this Park year round. Camping this year was challenging as we had...
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Hi everyone,
I need some advice regarding one of my adult discus.
Tank details:- Tank size: 140 litres
- 7 discus total — 5 juveniles and 2 adults
- Temperature: 31°C
- Water changes: approximately 50% every 45 hours
- The other discus are currently doing okay.
Problem...
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I mentioned I go camping every summer at a State Park near me. Its an amazing Park system with some of the best shoreline in CT for both Wildlife and Humans to enjoy. Over the years I have probably shot tens of thousands of pictures at this Park year round. Camping this year was challenging as we had...
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First off, hello to all my old timer friends (who will be the only ones to recognize me)
My very good friend, Miranda of Chicago Discus, has retired and closed her store. This hits home for me because I have bought ALL of my Discus from Miranda for the past 15/16 years. I'm getting... -
Hi everyone,
I need some advice regarding one of my adult discus.
Tank details:- Tank size: 140 litres
- 7 discus total — 5 juveniles and 2 adults
- Temperature: 31°C
- Water changes: approximately 50% every 45 hours
- The other discus are currently doing okay.
Problem... -
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