| Keeping Discus fish happy and healthy is really not | | | | the substrate? Use finer gravel so you can still |
| hard to achieve. It doesn't matter whether you're | | | | decorate it with ornaments and silk plants. If you |
| a beginner or a long-time hobbyist, you have to | | | | are using the tank for breeding purposes, it's |
| keep on discovering ways on how you can | | | | better to leave the bottom bare because it's |
| improve your fish's over all condition. The Discus | | | | easier to clean. Since they come from the warm, |
| fish is very social and they live in large groups in | | | | soft, acidic waters of the Amazon River, it is |
| their native habitat and they have this advanced | | | | important to mimic this kind of environment in |
| social behavior that make them one of the few | | | | your home aquarium. |
| real schooling cichlids. With that said, it is not | | | | For maintenance and breeding, the water's pH |
| advisable to keep just one Discus because it will | | | | level should be consistent at 6.5 and temperature |
| not reach its full potential if we're talking about | | | | has to be around 86 degrees Fahrenheit. You |
| character. Yes fish have characters too! | | | | have to change the water at least once a week |
| With the advances we have nowadays and with | | | | but for breeding purposes, a minimal water |
| new technology available to improve water | | | | change everyday will not hurt. Frequent water |
| quality, it's getting easier in keeping Discus fish no | | | | changes tend to have an effect in improving |
| wonder they are very popular among hobbyists | | | | Discus fish's appetite and mating activity. In |
| and breeders. Discus fish are happier in deep | | | | keeping the Discus fish healthy, the first thing that |
| tanks and the more water the tank holds, the | | | | comes to mind is food. There's a wide variety of |
| more stable the water condition is. Don't put the | | | | food out there and this includes flakes, brine |
| tank in noisy and busy areas because they tend | | | | shrimp, bloodworm, granular and freeze dried |
| to shy away. Avoid direct sunlight because this will | | | | food. Discus fish should be fed with a variety of |
| cause algae growth and excess heat. What about | | | | vitamin and protein rich diet. |