New, want to get juvies but have feeding questions

[compchick813]

Hi, I'm planning a tank with 12 3" juvies, and I plan on doing 6 feedings a day. I was thinking about the following foods, but I want to make sure that it's a good mix and that these will provide them with all of the proper vitamins, or will I need to supplement?

Morning: Frozen blackworms
Daytime: 3 x Bill's Super BH Flakes (via auto feeder)
After work: Ocean Nutrition Prime Reef Flakes
Late evening: Ocean Nutrition Discus Formula (Frozen)

The other thing I'm not sure about is the amount, since discus are grazers, and I haven't been able to really find specifics on this. Enough food that they eat it in 3 minutes? 5? 10? Thanks for any advise!

[deepflyball]

First what size is your tank??? Wheres the beafheart???? Whats the water change plan???? If your feeding 6 times/day, 5 of them should be beafheart. I have a grow out tank on Kennys site,whit some pictures of my fish and a feed plan. Jerry

[compchick813]

Wow, I didn't realize I needed more beefheart in addition to the significant amount in the beefheart flakes. I have a 125 gal and will be doing 50-75% daily water changes.

[deepflyball]

To be fair i have never used beefheart flakes. But i cant grasp the thought that a flake is better than beefheart. Other wise why is everyone feeding it????? jERRY

[compchick813]

Sure, that makes sense. The 3 feedings during the day would have to still be a flake/pellet/freeze-dried since I work and would have to use the auto feeder during the day.

[Wjmulder]

I started with 2.5 inch discus and beef heart is only 20 percent of their daily food, I use fdbw and ocean nutrition formula one flakes. It's been about 3 months and some of them are 4.5 inches or more. Beef heart is too messy for me, fdbw is my main staple.

Just stating my experience.

[compchick813]

Yeah, it seems like some people swear by it, but I'd only want to feed it at night right before a water change so it doesn't foul up the water.

[mmorris]

I feed bh once or twice a day but it isn't a requirement. You might want to add freeze dried blackworms. They are high in protein, the fish love them and they are relatively non-polluting. It's hard to say how much to feed. At first, they may eat little or not at all. Mine are still picking after 10 min.