Breeding Pair of Discus Fish
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1) Tank size: Bigger is better, as more water makes it easier to maintain quality. If you buy smaller Discus the more water you will have and the better they will grow. I think a 120 l/26 gal tank is minimum and, with prudent husbandry, one fish per 20 litres of water is fine.
2) The first tip in caring for Discus fish is to keep a clean tank. These fish are extremely sensitive to disease and water conditions. Since Discus do not tolerate water quality changes well and a smaller tank is more likely to fluctuate its pH levels, a 40 gallon tank is probably the smallest sized tank for them.
3) Discus Fish can grow to 9 inches and will live up to 10 years.
4) Different colors and patterns can be kept together and will freely breed together.
5) While Discus Fish do not technically school and will do fine by themselves, we recommend that they be kept in groups of at least three.
6)As discus fish mature, the pecking order is usually established and the aggression is less prominent. This can change if an individual is added to the tropical fish aquarium, where the hierarchy may change. If this is necessary, it is wise to rearrange the aquarium. ... Fighting can be seen in a pair of discus fish.
7) Discus fish are so expensive because breeding and keeping them requires some of the most labor intensive fish keep practices known. ... Breeding discus, however, requires more care, very good water conditions, less fish in the tank and the expensive bigger ones are probably a year or so old.
8) Given their carnivorous nature, they will do best with beef heart and bloodworms because in the wild they eat small shrimp, insects, larvae, and small fish. You will find packs of bloodworms specifically formulated for discus fish as well as frozen beef heart that is broken up to meet their needs.
9) When and if the discus spawn in this stage, they will lay eggs every week for up to fifteen weeks. This cycle usually occurs twice a year and can be rigged with careful adjustment of feeding, temperature and water conditions.
10) The rule of thumb for how many discus you can keep together doesn't necessarily apply to everyone but is 1 discus for every gallons of water. Therefore if you follow that rule you can only keep 10 full size discus in a 100 gallonÂ
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