Discus Size Question

[tetranewbie]

I got six ~3in discus from Kenny's January shipment, and have what *I hope* will be a simple question... theoretically how much should they have grown since I got them? I haven't really found any good timelines of growth in the juvie/sub-adult stage. Thanks in advance!

[Elite Aquaria]

1/2 inch per month would be reasonable

[tetranewbie]

Woohoo, thanks!

[Keith Perkins]

So how much have they grown??? :)

[hedut]

1/2 inch per month would be reasonable

+1 but how often do you wc?

[tetranewbie]

They've grown about an inch (there's one who's not growing near as quickly as the others, and one's who growing faster)...

And I do a 50/60% wc every day...

But they only get fed one/two times a day

[PAR23]

They've grown about an inch (there's one who's not growing near as quickly as the others, and one's who growing faster)...

And I do a 50/60% wc every day...

But they only get fed one/two times a day

That's pretty good with 2 feedings a day...

[tetranewbie]

Yea, unfortunately I work all day so they really only get one quick one in the morning, and alot of food at night... but on the weekends they get fed two/three times a day :)

[PAR23]

Yea, unfortunately I work all day so they really only get one quick one in the morning, and alot of food at night... but on the weekends they get fed two/three times a day :)

I feed my juvies 5x a day to get them to grow out. Nice job on your part.

[tetranewbie]

I really wish I could feed them that many times a day, they're gorgeous fish, and I really want them to grow up to their potential, and I thought about getting an automatic feeder to do multiple times a day, but they won't eat flake... :(

[Elite Aquaria]

Train them to eat Ocean Nutrition Formula One Pellets. 3x per day and you should be good to go

[PAR23]

What are you feeding them? My fish get a healthy dose of flake/pellets a day, probably the most nutritious food we can offer them other than a good BH/Seafood mix. They will also benefit if they ever needed medicated food.

[tetranewbie]

The only way I've "conned" my fish into eating flake is to mix it with their beefheart. They're currently eating: beefheart mix with salmon, flakes, and pro-grow; frozen bloodworms; live blackworms; and frozen brine shrimp.

I'm not really familiar with Ocean nutrition pellets, but yes, I know I need to get them eating some other stuff.

[discuspaul]

You're on the right track with the wcs - if you could feed them 5-6 X a day, you may get even better results.
When you get home in the late afternoon, try feeding them every hour or so, till lights out, just what they can consume in 2-3 minutes. Otherwise, the diet you're giving them is very good.

[ericatdallas]

auto feeder?

I didn't feed them the last two days (not home) and they're now eating flakes again. I feed my guys 3-6 times a day (small meals and depending on if my wife remembers/cares to).

[tetranewbie]

Thanks for the words of encouragement :)