Beef Heart

How long can you leave beef heart in an aquarium. My discus only seem to eat when I’m not around. (It’s weird I know)
For example, I would press fdbw on the glass and when i come back home from school it’d be gone.
I’m in the process of introducing my own bh mix.
I was wondering if I could leave the bh mix in the tank for approximately 4-5 hours before doing a wc

I would worry more about why they are not eating. Its a miracle if the food in my tank lasts 4-5 minutes. Something isn't right here. Beef heart will foul the water quickly and escalate whatever your underlying problem is, I wouldn't suggest leaving it in more than 10 or so minutes if they do not eat it.

Are the fish new to you? Have they always been slow eaters for you? How big are the fish?

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Originally Posted by SNap0283

I would worry more about why they are not eating. Its a miracle if the food in my tank lasts 4-5 minutes. Something isn't right here. Beef heart will foul the water quickly and escalate whatever your underlying problem is, I wouldn't suggest leaving it in more than 10 or so minutes if they do not eat it.

Are the fish new to you? Have they always been slow eaters for you? How big are the fish?

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I got them last Friday
They're really only eating FDBW at the moment

Oh okay that's not outside of normal then, they can take a bit of time to settle in. Roughly what size and how many fish are there?

Don't use BH... use only sea protein!...

Loku, every successful breeder in the world uses BH.

I would start by giving use a bit first meal of the day, they'll start in time. Best food going for good growth.