Discus Help

[sanjay337]

What Foods Do You Recommend?

[Poco]

Beefheart seafood mix.

Here is a recipe scroll down to see it.

http://archersdiscus.com/discus_food_8.html

[sanjay337]

What are some good pellets and flakes?

[Chicago Discus]

What Advice Can You Give Me?
Whats The Hardest Part Of Keeping Discus?

Hello, and welcome to Simply Discus Sanjay well I would get a small group like five or seven from the same source from 3" to 4" you cant start with a minimum 55g tank and keep it simple bare bottom is best to start with until you get the hang of your water changes. Get a good test kit (check the date and make sure its not outdated) and test your water daily until your parameters are consistent and under control after that I would recommend testing before every water change. I would recommend daily water changes until your discus are full grown, how you can safely do water changes is get a storage barrel (like a 55g Brute plastic garbage can) and age your water with an air stone for aeration and a heater to bring the water to the same temperature. I would age the water no less than 24 hours and keep constant aeration going in the storage tank to stabilize your PH and not have PH swings in your tank. I would do as many water changes as you can in a week Discus need clean fresh water and lots of it. I would start off with the temperature between 82-84 degrees and don't go higher until you get feeding and cleaning down pat, you don't want bad bacterial blooms. Keep the filtration simple like a sponge filter or a Aqua clear and simple lights are the best. Have fun and just learn on the Forum and read as much as you can......Hope this helps.......Josie

[Jeff O]

What are some good pellets and flakes?

I like Tetra color Bits and NLS Discus formula for pellet. For flakes I prefer Hans beefheart flake.
-Jeff

[sanjay337]

What Are Discus Growth Rate?

[Eddie]

What Are Discus Growth Rate?

Growth rate is dependent on age, food and environmental conditions. Discus will generally grow at a faster rate in their younger stages of development (0-5 months) After that, the growth rate will slow down but stay steady until about 18-24 months. Some fish will continue to get thicker even past 2 years.