“Where Future Champions Are Made”
The Fire-Dragon Aquatic Farm was formed on March 2008 in Masambong, Quezon City, but was devastated by the Ondoy floods in September 2009. It was a total loss, all the aquariums were damaged and all the fishes died.
By March 2011, Jimi decided to revive the farm and had it transferred to residence in Intramuros so that he can have more time monitoring them. He also decided to shift to Discus breeding, which he feels is more challenging.
Discus is one of the most difficult fish to breed. It’s very hard to mate them since parent Discus usually eat their eggs and fry. Mortality rate in growing Discus is very high but the beautiful body shape and pattern makes them one of the most sought for by tropical fish hobbyist.
The temperature in the Discus room is stable at 29°C to 30°C. This temperature is ideal for Discus to keep them in top condition. Reverse osmosis water is used in the farm for the Discus breeders and tap water for growing out. Discus breed best in low PH, so a cistern tank was constructed to store all waste water from the reverse osmosis and water siphoned from the aquarium.
The waste water from the farm is used to water the plants in the garden and cleaning. This way there is no wastage of water.
All of Fire-Dragon farm’s Discus are imported stocks from Malaysia.
The farms which had been visited and Discus purchased from the following:
Ipoh : Tony Tan
Kuala Lumpur : Jackson Keong
Kuala Lumpur : Jeff Tan
Kuala Lumpur : Xian Leng
Kuala Lumpur : Martin Ng
Penang : Chew Thean Yang
Penang : Chong SW
Penang : Dickson Lim
Penang : Heng Brothers
Penang : Kiang Farm
Penang : Kiat Farm
Penang : Lee Chee Fong
Penang : Lim Pei Hao
Penang : Lim Thena Alk
Penang : Robert Lim
Penang : Tan Joo Sheng
