wolf13
05-25-2009, 02:07 PM
I am on the verge of ordering my first discus, after planning for a few years I finally have a tank I can be happy doing it in. I am resisting the temptation to dump them straight into my main tank (75g planted community, blackwater, CO2, mostly sword plants, frogbit and driftwood. It was a direct transfer from my 55g so most of the wood, gravel, etc are aged, and the plants are coming out of the move pretty well, while not a perfectly established tank, its also not a new one per se.) and will instead grow them out a little first.
Typically, how big do people let them grow before moving them to a main tank? full size or is there a leveling off point where they are still growing, but are past the major growing phase? About how long of time are we looking at from a 2.5 incher typically?
The growout will be a 29 to start with, probably (99% sure) 5 fish, absolutely no more then 6. I do have a 55g 36x18 I COULD set up, but that is kinda a last resort due to space issues and having to buy all new equipment for it. at what size should they absolutely be moved out by from the 29, otherwise I was thinking the 4.5 mark would catch most of the early growth? Or is the 29g an absolute no, and I should just go straight in the 75g and do the best I can?
yes, I realize waterchanges will be key any way I look at it. I read a couple of places people use 29's for breeders so thought it might work. I am not really looking for show quality per se, more like just nice discus I can be proud of and not looking like petstore rejects because they were stunted early on.
Typically, how big do people let them grow before moving them to a main tank? full size or is there a leveling off point where they are still growing, but are past the major growing phase? About how long of time are we looking at from a 2.5 incher typically?
The growout will be a 29 to start with, probably (99% sure) 5 fish, absolutely no more then 6. I do have a 55g 36x18 I COULD set up, but that is kinda a last resort due to space issues and having to buy all new equipment for it. at what size should they absolutely be moved out by from the 29, otherwise I was thinking the 4.5 mark would catch most of the early growth? Or is the 29g an absolute no, and I should just go straight in the 75g and do the best I can?
yes, I realize waterchanges will be key any way I look at it. I read a couple of places people use 29's for breeders so thought it might work. I am not really looking for show quality per se, more like just nice discus I can be proud of and not looking like petstore rejects because they were stunted early on.