Displaying a most majestic, graceful and dignified presence, the Discus fishes have been entitled "King of the Aquarium Fishes", usurping this designation from the angelfish!
Roger - 2005-12-04 I have kept and bred discus many years. Keep your temp 82-86f and p.h from 6.6 to 7.0 and kh between 60 and 120. Feed wide variety, keep no fewer than 5 in a group, and you are well on your way!!!
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Michael g - 2010-06-09 How do you tell their sex I have two blue turquoise and it's too hard to tell..
Fishy girl - 2007-05-04 Discus can be quite good fish. I have however fallen behind and lost 2 of my fish. These guys were prior to getting sick twice, fairly hardy. They have been great and did well with a cory, BN catfish, and tetras. Currently they live in a 29 gallon tank as they are only 2-3 inches, and only 2 are left. In the process of treating their fugal infection, I lost all of my tetras and my BN cat fish. The Discus are however doing ok. I really hope to get a breeding pair out of these 2, I doubt it but that would be cool. I keep water at 84-90*F.
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paungofreakgirl3 - 2010-03-11 i am going to get some of these amazing fish. i am learning a lot a bout them on the way. i have a 45 gallon tank with teras and bettas and fan tail guppies. half of which i am holding for my sis.but i have a lot more work to do.
Dee - 2010-12-31 Do you do a 10% water change 2 or 3 times a week? Might try that. Possibly you introduced fungus/bacteria by adding the additional fish. If I were you I would only keep discus with discus. They are expensive, why risk their health?
kathleen - 2011-05-20 Hi. Nice write ups about discus fish. It really helps me a lot. Can you post more discus fish? By the way I just encountered a nice article too about discus fish. Maybe you want to see it.. here is the website: www.discusfishpro.com
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Charlie Roche - 2011-05-20 Thank you. Your site looks good and informative. Nicely done and lots of information to. It should post on here. Lots of luck to you.
joe h - 2011-09-05 I have 4 discus fish in a 75 gallon tank with two angel fish. I have two eheim 2217 filters and an aqua clear 110 filter all with bio media. I only use ro and di water. It makes the perfect ph and the water is very soft. I keep the temp at 85 degrees. I do 40 percent water changes ever other day. I feed frozen blood worms, beef heart, live brine shrimp, my pet store gets them in once a week. I also feed ocean nutriton discus flakes. Very important to do large water changes discus do not like nitrates. My nitrates are zero due to the high water changes. Good luck with your fish, joe h
Josh - 2007-09-10 We have 6 discus (2 Tangerine, 3 Red Turquoise, 1 Blue Snakeskin) in a 90gal. People say they are "hard to care for" but I have absolutely no problem with them! They are healthy, happy and active. These are, in my opinion, the most beautiful freshwater fish available to the hobby. If you have the space for a large tank and are able to keep the tank clean (I vacuum once a week), then I suggest you pick some up. They are expensive but their personalities make up for it. They are very enjoyable to watch and they definitely respond to human presence. As soon as I walk in the room (in the area, rather, even 20+ feet away - just in view), they swim toward me and watch me as I walk by. They greet us at the closest corner when we walk in the front door. They are like little people in there and are definitely a pleasure to keep! We have had them for about 8 months now so they are still young but are growing (largest is about 5" now). We hope they will pair off when the time comes!
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omar - 2010-06-23 Good day josh. What type of filtration do you use on your tank and what do you feed your discus. Thanks in advance. omar
Dee - 2010-12-31 I have 2 discus in a 20 gallon tank and I agree with you. I have 2 filters, 2 thermometers and do a 10% water change 3 times a week. It's a lot of work but my discus are thriving.
Kevin - 2009-03-25 Buy at least two, four or six. If you buy 3 or 5 they play odd man out and pick on the most timid one. Start on live brine shrimp. They are expensive and need 0 ammonia, nitrites and nitrate, or at least below 0.005ppm. Try adding cories or snails to clean excess food. You can use shrimp but they will wind up getting eaten.
Displaying a most majestic, graceful and dignified presence, the Discus fishes have been entitled "King of the Aquarium Fishes", usurping this designation from the angelfish!
I have kept and bred discus many years. Keep your temp 82-86f and p.h from 6.6 to 7.0 and kh between 60 and 120. Feed wide variety, keep no fewer than 5 in a group, and you are well on your way!!!
How do you tell their sex I have two blue turquoise and it's too hard to tell..
Discus can be quite good fish. I have however fallen behind and lost 2 of my fish. These guys were prior to getting sick twice, fairly hardy. They have been great and did well with a cory, BN catfish, and tetras. Currently they live in a 29 gallon tank as they are only 2-3 inches, and only 2 are left. In the process of treating their fugal infection, I lost all of my tetras and my BN cat fish. The Discus are however doing ok. I really hope to get a breeding pair out of these 2, I doubt it but that would be cool. I keep water at 84-90*F.
i am going to get some of these amazing fish. i am learning a lot a bout them on the way. i have a 45 gallon tank with teras and bettas and fan tail guppies. half of which i am holding for my sis.but i have a lot more work to do.
Do you do a 10% water change 2 or 3 times a week? Might try that. Possibly you introduced fungus/bacteria by adding the additional fish. If I were you I would only keep discus with discus. They are expensive, why risk their health?
Dee
Hi. Nice write ups about discus fish. It really helps me a lot. Can you post more discus fish? By the way I just encountered a nice article too about discus fish. Maybe you want to see it.. here is the website: www.discusfishpro.com
Thank you. Your site looks good and informative. Nicely done and lots of information to. It should post on here. Lots of luck to you.
I have 4 discus fish in a 75 gallon tank with two angel fish. I have two eheim 2217 filters and an aqua clear 110 filter all with bio media. I only use ro and di water. It makes the perfect ph and the water is very soft. I keep the temp at 85 degrees. I do 40 percent water changes ever other day. I feed frozen blood worms, beef heart, live brine shrimp, my pet store gets them in once a week. I also feed ocean nutriton discus flakes. Very important to do large water changes discus do not like nitrates. My nitrates are zero due to the high water changes. Good luck with your fish, joe h
Great website,very helpful in establishing my new tank. Wish you had lists of compatibile fish to go with each variety. Ray
Thank you for the suggestion, that could be a feature we may soon have!
Thanks for the great info dog I owe you bigitgy.
We have 6 discus (2 Tangerine, 3 Red Turquoise, 1 Blue Snakeskin) in a 90gal. People say they are "hard to care for" but I have absolutely no problem with them! They are healthy, happy and active. These are, in my opinion, the most beautiful freshwater fish available to the hobby. If you have the space for a large tank and are able to keep the tank clean (I vacuum once a week), then I suggest you pick some up. They are expensive but their personalities make up for it. They are very enjoyable to watch and they definitely respond to human presence. As soon as I walk in the room (in the area, rather, even 20+ feet away - just in view), they swim toward me and watch me as I walk by. They greet us at the closest corner when we walk in the front door. They are like little people in there and are definitely a pleasure to keep! We have had them for about 8 months now so they are still young but are growing (largest is about 5" now). We hope they will pair off when the time comes!
Good day josh. What type of filtration do you use on your tank and what do you feed your discus.
Thanks in advance.
omar
I have 2 discus in a 20 gallon tank and I agree with you. I have 2 filters, 2 thermometers and do a 10% water change 3 times a week. It's a lot of work but my discus are thriving.
Dee
Buy at least two, four or six. If you buy 3 or 5 they play odd man out and pick on the most timid one. Start on live brine shrimp. They are expensive and need 0 ammonia, nitrites and nitrate, or at least below 0.005ppm. Try adding cories or snails to clean excess food. You can use shrimp but they will wind up getting eaten.