Shooting for 10 years on 100g tank!

[goldfish]

Hi I am new to keeping to discus tank. I am hoping to keep my discus serviving for 10 years.

[DatDiscusDude]

Aren't we all !!!

Welcome and best of luck!

[rickztahone]

Hello goldfish. I see you are a long time member like myself .

Discus can certainly survive a long time. I'm not sure if 10yrs is achievable, but they will survive for a long time if you take care of them properly

[goldfish]

Hi Rick

Thank you for your response. I think it is achievable if I am conservative and consistent with my water changes. I am currently if feeding my 20 discus with frozen blood warm and real beef and shrimp mixes that is okay for human consumption. They grow big really fast.

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[EJ_B]

I would suggest being very liberal and consistant with your water changes. 20 adult discus is a lot for a 100 gal. Do you plan on getting rid of some at some point? Also the substrate you have will trap a lot of debris and will not be optimal for the growth of your fish.

[goldfish]

Thank you for wonderful concerns. Most of my discus are from 2to 3 inches when I brought them. After 3to 4 months, they are about 4to 5 inches. Keeping discus happy and growing are very important. I do wc every 3 to 4 days about 25 percent from tapped water without chemical.

[brewmaster15]

Hello,
10 years is a very good goal but might be possible with good care. Id avoid adding anything else to the tank livestock wise. With your waterchanges and tank size your tank is pretty heavily stocked. I would also caution you to be careful feeding that beefheart with substrate like you have. Its really hard to keep it clean .

Im curious about something. I see you signed up here in 2008 and were planning on discus then. Looks like you got your discus in the Last Year? Curious what you did the last 8 years or so. Did you end up keeping something first and finally let the discus bug get you?

al

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[brewmaster15]

At the risk of coming across negative,which is not my intent, I need to tell you That all is not well in that tank. Some of the fish in the pictures are stunted and others are very dark and stressed out. If you really want to make to 10 years with your Discus, you need to make some changes. First is to decrease the stocking density... 20 discus in a 100 gal tank is just too much, and that you have substrate is going to compound the problem. Sort through your fish , keep the best 8-10 fish. remove the small stunted ones.. Rethink the substrate with all the rocks... go with a thin layer of sand. Increase your water changes. Even doing all these things wont guarantee 10 years... it will definitely improve the odds.

hth,
Al

[goldfish]

Hi Al


Thank you for your wonderul concerns. My tank is alittle bite congested. I am not buying anymore discus for while��l will keep an eye on how they doing. It has been only 6 months. They are still growing.IMG_4673.jpg