Re: The Mythical 8" Discus
LOL!! maybe some pygmy genetics there.
Re: The Mythical 8" Discus
There is absolutely no telling the genetics of a pygmy such as myself.....
-john
Re: The Mythical 8" Discus
candy, if you DIY beefheart. suggest just getting the heart and cubing it up yourself. one batch i had the butcher clean and grind it, thinking it would save me time, but blood all came out of meat, it was a mess.
the blood in meat seems to make it mix better when blending
just my 2 cents.
Re: The Mythical 8" Discus
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Candydiscus
whatever you say.. It took me years to get to my 135g 6 foot tank.. not everyone can feed half a pack of beefheart every 2 days and have a 100+ gallons tank, you have to use what you have.. The average discus i have seen isnt much bigger then 5-6 inches.. nothing bigger... The only time they are bigger is in controlled enviornments or bought from discus hans or similar already grown.. I GARUNTEE you 80% of the people who have discus order them from online fully grown adults all they have to do is cut the bags and dunk them in their tanks.. and after years of doing that they automatically become discus experts.. I have so many hobbies and discus keeping is one i usually stay away from on forums because there are so many "experts" who have never raised discus from little 1-2 inch babies and IMO they dont know jack. I agree with you.. but discus only get that big in the perfect setup..
And yes i have 4 juvies right now.. 3+ inches and they eat half a pack of beef heart every 2 days, 3 cubes 3-4x a day.. That means every week i go through 20$ almost of fish food.. lol thats crazy.. and this is with my 135g tank.. when i had juvie discus in 55-92g tanks they didnt eat so much.. So again it depends on the enviornment
Isn't a controlled environment exactly what an aquarium is?
Nothing goes in or out of that closed ecosystem that you don't have direct control over.
Re: The Mythical 8" Discus
+1 on environment.Just remember if you feed beef heart,the more frequent and larger WC's will be neeeded.Beef heart is cheap and that's the main reason a lot of folks use it.Never buy it at a pet store.There are other high protein foods that can be used and not foul the water as much.The FDBW's sold on here are a good example.They do not need them with every feeding.A good flake or pellet is fine.
Re: The Mythical 8" Discus
Is there a strain of discus that grow bigger than others?
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CammieTime
Is there a strain of discus that grow bigger than others?
Giant Flora and Giant blue...in my experienced.