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    Default what are some pellet foods that discus will actually eat?

    As the title says i'm looking for some pellet or flake food that they will actually eat. I have bug bites and good flakes as well as slow sinking and other pellets. These buggers wont even sniff them.

    I give them a small amount of beef heart once a day and bloodworms twice as day. I throw in some pellets in between but only the tank mates eat them.

    Any suggestions?

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    Default Re: what are some pellet foods that discus will actually eat?

    I recently tried Vibra Bites and they took to it right away. I've had my discus over two years feeding a variety of food. So I was a bit surprised they took to a new food so easily.

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    Default Re: what are some pellet foods that discus will actually eat?

    I use Tropical D-50 Plus. You can find it at Kensfish.com

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    Default Re: what are some pellet foods that discus will actually eat?

    Quote Originally Posted by famtsberg View Post
    As the title says i'm looking for some pellet or flake food that they will actually eat. I have bug bites and good flakes as well as slow sinking and other pellets. These buggers wont even sniff them.

    I give them a small amount of beef heart once a day and bloodworms twice as day. I throw in some pellets in between but only the tank mates eat them.

    Any suggestions?

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    Would you eat dog kibble between meals if you knew you were getting prime rib and lobster three times a day?

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    Default Re: what are some pellet foods that discus will actually eat?

    Quote Originally Posted by Oxboy View Post
    Would you eat dog kibble between meals if you knew you were getting prime rib and lobster three times a day?
    ^^This ^^
    Switch it up where you regularly feed the pellets and only after they eat you offer other treats ..That is how you power feed ..
    I feed kens grow meal # 3 and Tropica D-50 plus along with freeze dried black worms and frozen blood worms ..
    No beef heart for my fish .
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    Default Re: what are some pellet foods that discus will actually eat?

    I feed freeze dried black worms fdbw and blackworm flakes as their main foods. Bloodworm maybe twice a week the same with beefheart.

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    Default Re: what are some pellet foods that discus will actually eat?

    Mine are extremely picky, i did try quite a few higher priced foods but they all ended up in the trash.

    Someone here recommended Tetra Color XL Tropical Granules and they took them right away. I also feed some of Al's FD Black Worms.

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    Default Re: what are some pellet foods that discus will actually eat?

    Quote Originally Posted by richardtn View Post
    mine are extremely picky, i did try quite a few higher priced foods but they all ended up in the trash.

    Someone here recommended tetra color xl tropical granules and they took them right away. I also feed some of al's fd black worms.
    ditto!!

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    Default Re: what are some pellet foods that discus will actually eat?

    Small size Bug Bites, TetraColor, and Vibra Bites for my fish. Something to know is that discus do not have teeth but rather grinders in their mouths. They will take in a pellet and crush it , spit if back out, and if they can find the smaller pieces then or later then re-eat them.

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    Default Re: what are some pellet foods that discus will actually eat?

    Quote Originally Posted by Iminit View Post
    I feed freeze dried black worms fdbw and blackworm flakes as their main foods. Bloodworm maybe twice a week the same with beefheart.
    Where do you get blackworm flakes? Why feed flakes if you already use the FD blackworms?

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    Default Re: what are some pellet foods that discus will actually eat?

    Try here for Blackworms flakes.

    https://kensfish.com/collections/ken...lackworm-flake

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    https://www.aquaticfoods.com/BlackwormCareM.html

    Quote Originally Posted by Oxboy View Post
    Where do you get blackworm flakes? Why feed flakes if you already use the FD blackworms?
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    Default Re: what are some pellet foods that discus will actually eat?

    I buy the blackworm flakes from California black worms. Buy my fdbw from Al. The reason I use them is it’s not just blackworms they add other nutrients to them. I also use blackworm pellets and I buy the flakes and pellets off eBay.

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    Default Re: what are some pellet foods that discus will actually eat?

    I have tried a lot of different pellets. I find that all my species really like the floating Omega color pellets. The worst one was sinking North Fin pellets; it fouls the water and they won't eat it with vigor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oxboy View Post
    Would you eat dog kibble between meals if you knew you were getting prime rib and lobster three times a day?
    Good point. I will try this. Thank you all for your input.
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    Default Re: what are some pellet foods that discus will actually eat?

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