How do I make my discus grow big?

What do you feed your discus?

I have 3 ft x 1.5ft x 2 ft tank. i generally keep 2.5-3 inch discus. i fed them frozen artemia, twice a day. i change 40-50% change of water twice a week …twice i month i put rock salt to make them stress free. I have one cannister and one sponge filter. i kept the bare bottom tank. What i have seen , the growth in my discus is very slow.

Do discus fish lay eggs directly on the floor?

Don’t worry if the discus lay eggs directly on the floor, as long as the parents are defending the eggs from other fish.

When do discus fish reach their full size?

Some fish will just be larger by nature, while others may never reach the sizes of larger discus fish. At about 2.5 years of age, these fish will reach their full size. Up until that age, you’ll need to make sure they get everything they need to reach that size.

Why is my discus fish swimming on its side?

If your discus fish is swimming on its side, leaning to one side, tilting sideways or lying flat on the floor of your aquarium, you should know that there are problems. The behaviour mostly occurs at the dark corners of an aquarium, at the bottom or near the surface of your aquarium tank.

Do discus fish get bored when alone?

In general, Discus are very social creatures; they get bored and upset when alone, so it’s important to have at least five of them at a time to sustain their happiness. If Discus fish breed, they will become incredibly territorial and sometimes aggressive.

How long doiscus fish live?

Age and Size Specifications of our Discus Fish: Discus fish, kept in good conditions, can live for up to 15 years and reach sizes of up to 20 centimetres / 8” in diameter! They are fully grown at the age of approximately 2 to 2.5 years!

What is the eye colour of a discus fish?

However, most Discus available today are domestically-bred mutations and the eye can be yellow/red/albino and so on. Regardless of the colour, always pick fish that have an eye proportional to body size.

Can a discus fish swim on its side?

If swim bladder disease has made your fish to swim on its side, you will have to move them to a different tank, wait for 2-3 days and then feed them with frozen peas. After a short time, they will be healthy again. Like other fish, your discus fish are likely to catch parasitic or bacterial infections.

Why is my discus leaning?

Extreme thinness and weakness. nutritional efficiency can cause of tilting, leaning, and laying flat on the bottom of the tank in discus. Serious digestive and intestinal diseases.

Why does my Goldfish have a swim bladder?

Diseases of the swim bladder are often caused by inhospitable conditions in the fish tank. For example, if the filter is insufficient, impurities in the water can lead to problems. Trauma or other risks can affect the swim bladder also. This is most common in bulbous fish such as the goldfish, but it can occur in any species with a swim bladder.

How do the Far East breeders breed discus?

The Far East breeders use a different method of breeding. They place many good quality parent fish in large deep tanks (6-8 x 2 x 2.5) and let the discus pair off between them self’s. When a pair has paired off and is showing signs that they are going to spawn i.e. spawning tubes showing, the pair is moved to a small breeding tank to breed.

What do you want to know about discus keeping?

To know that your discus keeping skills have come to a point where your water parameters, maintenance and feeding is perfect. The excitement is then quickly interrupted when worry and concern takes over.

How do you take care of discus eggs?

To keep them in good health use some high grade tropical granules twice a week to supply them with the required nutrients and vitamins they may be lacking. Placing an upturned clay pot or cone in the discus tank will give a hard surface for the discus to lay eggs on. Be sure the surface is clean and will not pollute the aquarium.

Do discus fish need to be in schools?

All schooling fish are subject to enormous amounts of stress if kept as single individuals, but discus fish are overly sensitive to such situations, so the importance of keeping them into schools is even more enhanced with them. Whenever you can, house at least 6 specimens inside one tank.

Do discus fish die if kept as individuals?

Discus Fish can Die if Kept as Individuals All schooling fish are subject to enormous amounts of stress if kept as single individuals, but discus fish are overly sensitive to such situations, so the importance of keeping them into schools is even more enhanced with them. Whenever you can, house at least 6 specimens inside one tank.

How long does it take to raise a juvenile discus?

now hopefully you realize what are the problems.actually you have to work hard and do a massive water change to raise juvenile discus.i personally like to raise juvenile discus.generally it takes 8 months to raise a 50 paisa coin size to 4 inch discus.many a times i did it.

Do fish get bored in the aquarium?

Many aquarium fish such as tetras, rasboras and Corydoras catfish are schooling fish. Their s Boredom is an emotion and you get on shaky ground when you start ascribing emotions to animals, especially ones so different from us.

How long do discus live?

With the right care and environment, Discus can live for a long time, sometimes longer than ten years. In general, Discus are very social creatures; they get bored and upset when alone, so it’s important to have at least five of them at a time to sustain their happiness.

Do discus fish need friends?

Discus fish enjoy the company of others so if you just have a few, they may feel disoriented or get bored and lonely — give them some friends to socialize with. It’s finding friends that can be an interesting endeavor.

When can I feed discus fish?

The discus can be fed on ordinary food after six week, although using a recipe for “discus burger” after that point is recommended while they are growing. Our fish laid eggs for first time but in morning we found the eggs had been eaten. What steps should we take next time to prevent this?

How many discus fish should you keep together?

However, if you have a large enough tank, the best approach is to keep at least four discus fish, to increase the odds of having both a male and a female. Some strains of discus may tend to display different patterns on the male and female fish, but this is not guaranteed.

Why is my discus fish’s eye cloudy?

Several reasons can lead to your discus fish to develop cloudy eye disease, sometimes even both eyes can become cloudy. Poor water conditions, stress, poor diet, and even injury can lead to a cloudy eye.

What is the color of a discus eye?

Their eyes are bright red in color. Golden Checkerboard Discus is distinguished by a gold color center in the body and striations of white and golden extending towards the fins and head, normally Golden Checkerboard Discus has a red eye.

How do you kill a discus?

Immediate swings in water temperature can kill your discus as well as any other fish for that matter. Keep the water that you are using for the water exchange at the same temperature as the tank. Try to match the water’s temperature to the tank water’s temperature before pouring the water in.

Can discus live in a community tank?

Discus do not thrive well in community tanks. Many other fishes cannot tolerate the higher temperatures that discus prefer. They will also become a nuisance to the discus by quickly devouring the food and by swimming nervously in the tank. Some fishes (a few of the barbs are good examples) will nip the fins of the discus.

What temperature should a discus fish tank be?

Some breeders find that lowering the temperature to 79°F, will condition the female discus to develop eggs. Discus fare best in soft water, 1° to 4° dKH (18 to 70 ppm). This is the range in which they live in the Amazon waters of South America. What should be tds in discus fish tank?

Why do discus live in warm water?

To understand why, imagine their native habitat: the waters of Brazil, which are constantly warm. Discus genetics are encoded to thrive in a warm environment. If the water stays cold for several days, even the healthiest of discus will become weak and sick.