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Welcome to Best Discus Fish Care
Guide. This site
is exclusively dedicated to information about discuses, their care and
breeding.
Some basic discus fish care tips are discussed here. Once you have
bought your fish, you want to get it into your tank as soon as
possible. The correct way is to float the back on the surface of its
new home no longer than 5 minutes MAX. Do not net the fish; tip the bag
so the Discus gently swims out into your aquarium. This will prevent Ph
burn.
Discus fish like to school with other discus in a group. Discus fish
will form a "pecking order" with the most dominate fish leading the
group. The dominate discus fish is usually the largest, the first to
eat and the first to pair off. Thus, Discus are best suited to large
deep aquariums. Besides that, they commonly grow to around 6 or 7 inch.
Discus fish care includes giving them the right food, at the right
amount. Foods should consist of bloodworms (fresh or frozen),
brineshrimp, high protein sinking pellet foods (above 45% protein),
beefheart mix, mytis shrimp, and high protein flake foods. Earthworms
and whiteworms are another excellent food. The more often you feed your
fish the faster they will grow. Consequently they will also produce
more waste with more food. Feedings of 2-4 times a day.
Stress is present in the lives of all living things and is the force
that brings about physical change and adjustment. Small amounts of
stress can be harmless or even beneficial, but high levels of stress or
prolonged periods of stress can create severe health problems. PH of
the water can cause stress to discus fish. Discus can tolerate a range
of pHs from 4.5-7.8. What they can’t tolerate is a rapid
change in pH in a short amount of time. The water should be well
filtered but slow moving and be heated at around 82 - 86F.
We hope to provide the very best information on discus fish care
online.
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