Can discus get fat?

[brincatmark]

I love seeing my discus eat, and that's what they do when I'm around :p

They eat Tetra Pro Colour flakes in the morning, discus frozen mix afternoon and flakes in the evening.

They can't get heart attacks no? :bandana: They have like a small lump under their mouth especially after eating.

[Chad Hughes]

I personally have never seen a "fat" discus, but they can get "chinny", sort of like a discus turkey neck but firm. :p

Best wishes!

[Eddie]

I personally have never seen a "fat" discus, but they can get "chinny", sort of like a discus turkey neck but firm. :p

Best wishes!

LOL, thats a pretty good example. The wife is gonna start saying that I am getting chinny! LOL

[Chad Hughes]

LOL, thats a pretty good example. The wife is gonna start saying that I am getting chinny! LOL

That's better than being called fat Eddie. LOL!

[Eddie]

That's better than being called fat Eddie. LOL!

ROTFLMAO, yeah....I'll settle for chinny! LOL HAHAHAHA


Eddie

[Chad Hughes]

ROTFLMAO, yeah....I'll settle for chinny! LOL HAHAHAHA


Eddie

Me too. LOL!

[Jhhnn]

Maybe with adults, probably not with growing fish. At least, nobody has offered up any pics of "fat" youngsters. They seem genetically predisposed to convert food into growth and activity.

Plump, maybe, but that just shows they're getting enough food to maximize growth, it seems to me...

[Eddie]

Maybe with adults, probably not with growing fish. At least, nobody has offered up any pics of "fat" youngsters. They seem genetically predisposed to convert food into growth and activity.

Plump, maybe, but that just shows they're getting enough food to maximize growth, it seems to me...

I'd prefer chinny over plump too. :D LOL


Eddie

[Chad Hughes]

I'd prefer chinny over plump too. :D LOL


Eddie

Or fluffy. LOL!

[DonMD]

Well, what about "heady?" I've got some fish that are very thick in the head (my wife would say, -- like ME!). I've always worried about spiro, and pinched foreheads, but my fish are FATHEADS!:D

[Chad Hughes]

Well, what about "heady?" I've got some fish that are very thick in the head (my wife would say, -- like ME!). I've always worried about spiro, and pinched foreheads, but my fish are FATHEADS!:D

I've got some fat heads too. Very wide bodied.... but where do you draw the line on fat? Hmmmm.... LOL!

[wesleydnunder]

Don't discus store fat in the forehead area, Chad?

My RSGs certainly are thick, but I don't think it'll lead to coronary issues...at least I hope not.

One of my New Years resolutions was to lose some of my "fluffiness" :D

Mark