Tropical Fish Discus Forum Questions Answered!

Archive for March, 2006

How to buy discus fish?

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006

I love discus fish and I want learn that how can buy beautiful discus?

Reply:
Appearance:
Discus fish should be disk-like and round in shape. Their eyes must be clear
and bright. It has small eyes that appropriates to the size of the fish.
This indicates fish is not stunted.

Health:
This is most important to the fish. The fish look healthy if they are
lively, bright in colour, come knocking at the glass to ask for food. If the
fish breathe heavily, this shows something wrong with the gill (Gill Fluke).
If you see white dropping faeces, the fish has internal parasites.

Patterns and Characteristic:
If the fish is red-base, it should be red and clear.
If the fish is blue-base, it should be blue and clear. (And so on)
If it is fine or thick lines, the lines must be fine or thick and clear.
If the fish is solid colour (Red, Blue, Gold, White), the colour must be
bright, clear and clean, no peppering or dust.

Eyes colours vary to their base-colours. Most people like red colour.

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Fry sucked into the filter

Monday, March 20th, 2006

I have 4 discus and 2 have paired off and have already laid eggs, they laid the eggs on the filter return tube and I am worried that the fry will get sucked into the filter return. Can I place a sponge over it? Should I place a cup or PVC pipe flat or upright for them to lay their eggs?

Reply:
1. You would put that pair of fish in a bare breeding tank for next spawning.
2. Now, to save the eggs already laid, you can stop the filtering system temporary and fix another air outlet to supply air.
3. When larvae free swimming, you can transfer them to the breeding tank.

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Largest discus size …

Monday, March 20th, 2006

What is the biggest or largest size that a discus can get or have seen ever?

Reply:
The biggest discus fish can grow to 24cm in 13 months.
Not all the discus fish can grow to that size. It plays very important part in genetic, diet and feeding habit to bring up this giant fish.

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Tank Size

Monday, March 20th, 2006

I am considering keeping discus and the size of my tank is three feet high and two feet deep + two feet wide. Is this suitable?

Reply:
Your tank is 36″x24″x24″ is is okay for fish keeping.
Length: 36″
Width: 24″
height: 24″ (It’s a bit too high. 18″ is ideal.)

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Gill Flukes

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

What is causing this & how do i treat it? for gill flukes ..

Reply:
Gill and skin fluke
Flukes are external parasites. They usually attack fish gills and skins.
They look like worms and reproduce rapidly in an overcrowding tank with high organic content and stress.

Medication:
Formalin solution: 40liters water in 1ml of Formalin.
Water change and redoes every 3 days for 3 treatments.

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Stunted discus fish

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

How do you identify stunted discus fish? I have bought some cheaper price 2″ Melon discus fish with and I am afraid all of them are stunted fish.

Reply:
Stunted Discus
- Big eye, small body, banana shape and dull color is stunted.

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Getting a pair of Discus

Sunday, March 5th, 2006

How many discus do I have to buy to make sure I have a pair. Is it like angels?

Reply:

1. You will buy the 2″ baby fish from one breeders, if possible.
2. Choose the fish that are in one brook or same batch.
3. If you buy 10, pick 5 bigger ones and 5 middle size.
4. You will get at least 3 pairs or more, if you are lucky.
5. The bigger ones are normally males.
6. The smaller ones are normally females.
7. If you buy from the pet shop, usually they are from many batches, then you cannot judge them by size.

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Parents ate all the baby

Sunday, March 5th, 2006

I have a yellow discus breeding pair they lay eggs but then they eat away, once the young ones had hatched but after few days the parents ate all the baby. and I like to tell you that the male fertilizes the eggs every time

Reply:
1. The location of the breeding tank is important.
2. They should not be disturbed.
3. Otherwise they will eat up the eggs.
4. They will even eat up the larvae or fries.
5. Try again.

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