customers' aquariums

Discus fish photo or discus fish aquarium photos on this page were taken by our customers.
Thanks to those discus fish enthusiasts!

Photo courtesy of Dr. Chan

2010.06.24

Doug's Rafflesia w/ fry

photo courtesy of Doug Miller

Torres's Aquarium

2010.03.27

Jerry's discus and live plants

Photo courtesy of Jerry O. 03.30.2010

Jerry O's 80 gallon tank

Photo courtesy of Jerry 03.30.2010

Torres's Aquarium

2010.03.27

Dave's aquarium (Kansas State)

2010.02.27

David's 220 gallon aquarium

2009.11.30 (N. California)

Dave's Discus

2009.07.18 Red Wood City

Danny's discus

180 gallon aquarium (San Jose)

Cardinal, Red Golden Diamond, Albino Golden Yellow

Photo courtesy of Chris C.

Som successfully raised these fish from

2.5" baby to spawning size.

Tyson's aquarium

photo courtesy of Tyson 2008.03.07

Blue Diamond raised by Tyson

photo courtesy of Tyson 2008.03.07

Wild Green raised by Tyson

photo courtesy of Tyson 2008.03.07

Checkerboard Red Turk raised by Tyson

2008.03.07

Pigeon raised by Tyson

photo courtesy of Tyson 2008.03.07

Nades's Pigeon with Fry

photo courtesy of Nades Dec., 2007

Arpad's Cobalt Blue Pair

photo courtesy of Arpad Oct, 2007

Pete's 210 gallon aquarium

photo courtesy of Pete of Kansas Oct. 2007

photo courtesy of Mike M.

2007.09.23

photo courtesy of Mike M.

2007.09.23

photo courtesy of Curt (of MN)

2007.09.23

Pete's 210 gallon aquarium

photo courtesy of Pete of Kansas June 2007

Photo courtesy of Darryl from Connecticut

2007.06.17

Photo courtesy of Darryl from Connecticut

2007.06.17

Photo courtesy of David from Virginia State

David keeps discus in a fully planted aquarium

Bruce's 240 gallon aquarium

Designed & decorated by Bruce of San Mateo

Bruce's 240 gallon Aquarium - 96"x24"x24"

Discus, Cardinals, Cory cat, Amozon Sword Plant, Drift Wood, Black Gravel

240 gallon aquarium - own & decorated by Bruce

wed/dry filter, canister filter, UV, heater, airpump, flourescent light

John's Stingray with Discus

photo courtesy of John (Minnesota)

Stephen's Discus

photo courtesy of Stephen Y. 2007.04.05

Stephen's Aquarium

photo courtesy of Stephen Y. 2007.04.05

Stephen's Aquarium

photo courtesy of Stephen Y. 2007.04.05

photo courtesy of Jose (Georgia)

Feb, 2007

photo courtesy of Jose (Georgia)

Feb, 2007

Aaron's Snow Fire Pair with fry

Photo courtesy of Aaron from Fremont California

Golden Albino in a 240 planted Aquarium

photo courtesy of Larry Q. (Minnesota)

photo courtesy of Aaron from Fremont, California

Aaron's proven breeding pair

Stephen's Aquarium

photo courtesy of Stephen Y. 2007.04.05

photo courtesy of Dr. Klein

purchased in Feb, spawned in Oct., 2006

photo courtesy of Arnaldo from New York

photo courtesy of Fumiko

Fumiko's 29 gallon tank (09/23/2006)

photo courtesy of Rich (Florida)

Rich's Leopard Pair

Stephen's Aquarium

photo courtesy of Stephen Y. 2007.04.05

photo courtesy of Fumiko (Daly City, California)

discus, Angel, Rummy Nose, Bleeding Heart Tetra...

photo courtesy of Paul Braun

St. Helena, California

photo courtesy of Jose

Sept. 05, 2006

Click here to see Paul Braun's Fish Page

Click here to meet Paul Braun - a great artist

photo courtesy of Jose (Georgia)

Sept. 05,2006

Jose's Aquarium - photo courtesy of Jose A.

Checker Turk, Red Spotted Green, Blue Diamond, Cardinals, Cory Cats...

Jose's Aquarium

photo courtesy of Jose A. in Georgia 08.02.2006

Photo Courtesy of Mr Duong's Reflection D

WOW! Mr Duong's babies turned out to be beautiful fish. 06.04.2006

photo courtesy of Justin in Queens 09/23/05

Justin did a good job raising them to become beautiful fish.

photo courtesy of Justin in Queens, 09/23/05

Justin did a good job raising them from 2.5 inch to adult sizes

photo courtesy of Matt in Virginia 08/19/05

Matt knows how to keep these fish super clean

photo courtesy of Matt in Virginia 08/19/05

Matt's Yellow White, Golden Sunrise, Millennium Solid Yellow Gold

photo courtesy of Dr. klein from Central Valley

Dr. Klein's Aquarium

John's 6.5"-7" Virgin Red

Breeder/Owner : John H. in Patchogue, New York

photo courtesy of John H. 08/15/2005

19 day old Virgin Reds bred by John in Patchogue, New York

Mark's 3 week old fry

photo courtesy of Mark in Arizona

Mark's dime sized fry

photo courtesy of Mark in Arizona

Mark's Breeding Pair with 14 days fry

photo courtesy of Mark in Arizona

Rene's 45 gallon aquarium

Rene has 8 adult discus, 1 plecos, 2 clown loach, 12 cardinals, 12 rummy nose tetras

Rene's 45 gallon aquarium

photo: 04/13/2005

Rene bought a $25 morning Glory in July, 2004

The fish turned out to be as pretty as a Yellow Diamond (photo: 04/13/05)

Dr. Liu's 75 gallon aquarium

Hillsborough, California

Dr.Liu's Discus are fed exclusively frozen blood worms

Dr. Liu's Cardinals and Red Melon Discus

Dr. Liu bought this Snake King Cobra in Nov. 2003

photo taken: 11.17.04

Dr. Liu's Virgin Red

one year after the purchase (has colored up nicely)

Dr. Liu's Jumbo Cardinal tetras

photo taken: 11.17.04 (These Cardinals were purchased in Nov. 2003)

Brigette's baby Phoenix

Photo courtesy of Brigette 10/01/04

Gomez's 10 Juveniles 2 weeks after

photo courtesy of Gomez 09/21/04

Rory's Cobalt Blue angel 2.75", 10 days after

Photo taken by Rory of Denver on 09/12/04

Rory's aquarium (2.75" discus)

Photo taken by Rory of Denver on 09/12/04

Rory's aquarium (2.75" discus)

photo courtesy of Rory, 09/03/04

Tony,
I just want to say thanks for your healthy & lovely discus, please find the attached photo which I took after the water was getting clear.
Kim from Los Angeles 08/03/04

Kim's 200 gallon aquarium

Photographer: Kim of Los Angeles

Kim's 200 gallon aquarium

Photographer: Kim of Los Angeles

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Hi,Tony

These ( four photos below) are the beautiful fishes I bought from you in the past two years.

Veronica

Veronica's Aquarium

Photo courtesy of Veronica C.

Veronica's favorite

Photo Taken By Veronica 07/01/04

Veronica's Aquarium

Photo Taken By Veronica 07/01/04

Veronica's Aquarium

Photo Taken By Veronica 07/01/04

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Gin Won Restaurant

2810 Cabrillo Highway, Half Moon Bay, California

Two 135 gallon tanks at Gin Won Restaurant

56"Lx20"Wx28"H each

Gin Won has two 135H gallon tanks side by side

Cardinal Tetras in Gin Won's Aquarium

photo taken: 06/20/04

Virgin Red and Leopard Snake Discus

Photo taken at Gin won Restaurant on 06/20/04

Virgin Red & Leopard Snake purchased from Sunrise

Gin Won Restaurant's 135 gallon aquarium (photo: 06/20)

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Michael Whitesides is one of my best local customers. I didn't know him until about two years ago when he started his discus venture. I felt very proud when I was invited into his home to see his aquariums. Over the past 20 years, I have been attending international aquatic trade shows, visiting many excellent aquarium stores, but Michael Whitesides has the best discus aquarium I have ever seen.

I hope Michael can tell us some of his secrets on his achievement of keeping the discus and plants so healthy together. He said all the discus, except one, were purchased from me. I couldn't even recognize them because he raised most of the discus from 2.5" to 6"-7.5".

Tony Peng at Sunrise Tropicals 11/20/02

Note: On Dec. 31st, 2003 I visited Michael Whitesides again. More photos taken from this recent visit are posted at the bottom of this page.

click the picture to enlarge it....

The Cardinals were purchased 2 years ago.

His plants grow too fast...

He has to trim it at least once a week...

Whitesides's Aquarium

Power compact lighting/ canister filter/ co2 system

Whitesides's Aquarium

A male Blue Diamond 7"

5.5" White Diamond (Snowflake)

raised by Whitesides from 2"

Golden Sunrise 7.5"

Snow Fire Bred By Cheng Huan Kai Of Taiwan

Imported by Sunrise, raised by M. Whitesides

Subject: I found my progress report on discus and plant integration

From: "Michael Whitesides"
Date: Thu, December 19, 2002 9:51 pm

Tony,
     I was very honored by your recent visit to my home to photograph my two aquariums and the plant and animal life contained therein. I have admired discus fish and been fascinated by them since first seeing them in the early 70's. But I have seldom seen them displayed in anything but sterile looking aquatic environments. Their need for clean water is often thought to be incompatible with the requirements of living plants in a meticulously groomed planted aquarium. So, my interest is to attempt to keep and display beautiful discus fish amid watery surroundings where rare and interesting living plants flourish. Some time ago I was told that this
is possible.
     I have a 55 gallon tank that has been successfully supporting healthy plants for the past two years of its sixteen year history. The big change that occurred two years ago was that I become aware of the availability of high intensity power compact lighting and carbon dioxide fertilization. I purchased a light fixture capable of supplying about four watts of power per gallon of water and a carbon dioxide regulator and diffuser unit to stimulate photosynthesis during the timer-controlled lighting interval. I lined the bottom of the tank with iron-rich Flourite substrate and added water. Hetch Hetchy water is good for fresh water aquariums but it is somewhat alkaline. I adjust the pH to slightly acidic. An Eheim thermofilter removes the nitrogenous wastes and stabilizes the temperature at about 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Plants also appreciate clean water, so I plumbed the filtration system to include a cutoff valve and garden hose
connection that facilitates easy removal of one-third to one-half of the water for the weekly water change. I mix new 80 degree water with chlorine remover, hardness elevators and liquid fertilizer in a 55 gallon plastic barrel. A sump pump and garden hose are used to inject new water into the filtration system. A simple water change can be completed in about one-half hour but plant grooming and algae suppression can add an additional 90 minutes to the procedure. Usually, two simple and two comprehensive water changes are required each month for proper maintenance.
     My 55 gallon setup supported live plants very nicely so I decided to introduce some discus fish and see what would happen. The discus adjusted quickly and spawned frequently. Unfortunately, as soon as the fry would develop the ability to swim away from their parents, they would be gobbled up by the Mr. Discus Cardinal Tetras that share the aquarium. I am careful to keep this tank as clean as possible which means that I cannot feed heavily. I only put red mosquito larvae and Tetramin flakes into the tank.
No beef heart and shrimp is given. Therefore, I don't expect the discus to achieve a large size. They seem healthy and happy and the aquarium is very pleasant to gaze upon.
     I also have a 180 gallon tank that I am trying to develop for discus and live plants. It has 576 watts of power compact lighting and carbon dioxide fertilization. Filtration is accomplished using a wet/dry sump.
In a year's time, I have added many baby discus and some adult discus from Sunrise Tropicals. They were always healthy and colorful fish from the start. They seemed to eat better when I maintained the water temperature at 86 degrees. This is too hot for most live plants and they became stressed. Then the algae took over and my aquarium has become unsightly. I gave up on the plants and reduced the light interval to six hours to help suppress algae growth. I wanted the discus to reach a large size so I fed them heavily on beef heart and shrimp as well as red mosquito larvae and fresh water shrimps. I change 55 gallons of water every five days, or so.
The discus are doing well but the plants are failing. My goal is to be
able to call you and say that my 180 gallon tank has such beautiful discus and such beautiful plants that you will have to search far and wide to find a more beautiful freshwater aquarium.

Michael Whitesides at
The Lucky Lizard Lounge

photo taken: 01.12.2003

On December 31st, 2003, I visited Michael Whitesides again. His fish have grown tremendously in size. I noticed that the Snowfire especially grew; it is now at least 8.5". Below are the photos I took on my recent visit.

Michael's fish in a 180 gallon aquarium

photo taken: 12/31/03

Michael's Snowfire has become 8"-9"

photo taken by Tony on 12/31/03

11/17/04