Got 11 discus varies from 4 inches to 2.5 inches and had been feeding them 4 cubes of bloodworm 3 times a day plus some pellets
in between but they seem always very eager to eat again. So how much to feed them in order not to overfed them?
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Congratulation! You have healthy fish.
Feeding 3 times a day should be enough.
Every time they eat all and no left over.
Over feeding with left over, will pollute the water.
Over eating will stress the fish too.
How can I get my discus in its maximum size have already keep them for about 2yrs but still looks small about 4inch but my friends looks bigger than mine..teach me pls
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Eat and grow.
If you can eat a lot you will grow.
You will grow big and fat.
How to make them eat?
Feed what they like to eat best.
Keep the water in good condition.
Frequent change water.
Hello, two days ago I bought two new discus. When I purchased them, they both looked healthy and swam right up to the front, looking eager for food. Now they are in the tank at home and only one comes to the front to eat, the other always hides behind things until I turn the light out at night. Should I feed them at night? I am afraid that the hiding fish won’t get enough food because he is still scared to come out to eat with the others.
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Yes. You can feed them at night.
In fact you can feed them at any time.
As long as you don’t overfeed them.
They are hiding at a corner. It could be caused by the environment factors.
Please refer to our web site: Guide Care.
Hi. My main problem is that I have created a special food for my discus, which includes all the ingredients that you have posted in your site, but my problem is that the water gets all cloudy, I give them this kind of food 3 times a day. What can I do to make my water clear and continue giving them this king of food? Thank you very much for you cooperation.
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We are happy to hear from you that you have prepared your fish food includes all the ingredients that we have posted in our website. This is an excellent, perfect food for discus.
For family use, you need to have a small ice cube tray, and then place your prepared food (dough) in that cube tray. Put them in the freezer for overnight until frozen. It will not cloud the water.
Feed them little bit at a time. Be patient. The water will never turn cloudy. If only you over feed them, then the troubles come. Feeding is an art in fish keeping. Try hard. You will master it.
A breeder once told me that if I feed my golden discus with Tetra Bits the yellow colour on their bodies will fade and slowly disappear. Is this true?
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1. If your fish takes Tetra Bits, the fish looks colorful.
2. Because Tetra Bits contains color enhancer.
3. The color enhancer is more to red.
4. Most likely your golden will show red.
5. The color will not fade.
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For the first ten days, while the babies stick around the parents, you need
not feed them. The babies are getting food from the parents.
Starting from the third week, on the 15th day, you can feed them with brine
shrimp or artemia everyday.
Another week later, you can feed them daphnia and then worm.
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After you have made the burger, it should be put into freezer to be frozen before feeding the discus. They will not cloud the water. Make sure you don’t overfeed them.
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If you feel troublesome to feed them live food, then you can just feed them with tetrabits if they eat. But if you think to breed them for fun, I suggest you feed them live food.
Frozen food like bloodworm is very handy. You can get them in aquarium shop.
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Food For Discus
1. There is no one type of food that considers best for the discus in its progress in growth.
2. They need certain food for certain period or stage in their growth.
3. When he is a fry, he feeds from their parents (a).
4. One week later he eats Brine shrimp (b).
5. Two weeks later, he eats daphnia �.
6. Two weeks later he eats daphnia and worm (d)
7. From one and half month old onwards, he eats worm and fish burgle (e).
Discus Color
1. You want beautiful colors for your discus. Then make burgle follow our recipe.
2. Your fish will become very colorful. In our ingredients we have natural enhancer in the food. Please refer to our web site Discus food.
Hormone
1. Yes. It is a very common practice in many fish farms.
2. They do it because of market demand. Colorful discus sells faster.
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1. What strain is your discus? Then only we can advise you how to enhance.
2. Natural enhancer is to get from the natural food.
3. The shrimps or prawns can improve in red.
4. The cockerel shell meat can improve in yellow.
5. Spirulina can brighten the colors, especially red.
6. Please refer to discus care info on deworming.
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1. What you have done is correct. You can’t keep angels and discus together in same tank. Certain parasites can get along with angels but not the discus. Its good you have got rid of angels.
2. Is your tank bare or planted with plants? If it is a bare tank, treat them with Ariflavine and salt bath. Change water and treat them again for three days.
3. Feed them with live food. No overfeeding. Be patient.
4. They can’t refuse eating bloodworms if they are healthy.
5. Brine shrimps are for fry.
1. Red worms & brine shrimps
2. Beef heart and normal food flake(not tetra)
But, they don’t seem to be growing. =( I was wondering; maybe it’s the food I’m giving that is responsible for its slow growth. Your advice on this question would be much appreciated. Thanks again.
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1. You did not mention how big are your fish. Are they babies, middle size, adult fish. Their growing rate is different in different sizes.
2. Do you actually measure and record their growth?
3. The rate and the materials you are feeding them are already adequate. If they eat, they must be growing.
4. Do you see them eating?
5.1. Red worms & brine shrimps.
Yes, all fish like red worms. In fact they like it very much. They will eat definitely. But brine shrimps are for fry to eat. When the fry start eating brine shrimps, you can see them growing everyday. Above 1″ of fish they don’t ea