Discus Fish in our
farm’s environment
Discus in our farm are kept in slightly acidic
water. Water temperature is kept between 28° C to 30°
C. Water hardness preferred by discus is soft, measured in
Calcium carbonate mg / liter, between 20mg/l to 30mg/l. Water
is changed twice daily at 80% volume of water in tank drained
and replaced with fresh water.
Farm Water Measurement Table
| Water
Condition |
Unit |
Measurement
Type |
| neutrality
of water |
6 to 7 |
pH |
| hardness |
20 mg/l to 50 mg/l
1.12 °dH to 2.8 °dH |
mg/L CaCO3 or ppm
degrees German Hardness |
| temperature |
28° to 30° |
Centigrade |
No discus fish should be kept in water with pH lower than 5
or
much higher than 7.5
Discus in their natural environment
Discus originates from the Amazon. In their
natural environment, discus fish prefers clear water, soft
and slightly acidic. They can tolerate high temperature up
to 35°C when they are trapped in pools during dry spell
seasons in the Amazon.
Preparing for shipment
Quarantine process
Discus are selected and then removed to be placed into tanks
located in the quarantine section.
- Quality Control
During the next two days, the discus are inspected by our
master breeder for quality control check. Any discus fish
found not meeting the quality standard will be removed and
replaced by another.
- Conditioning
Minimum of four days is required to condition the discus
before shipment date. During this period, the discus will
not be fed and water temperature lowered to 26°C.
- Packing
Discus are packed two hours ahead before being shipped to
the airport. Depends on the location of the airport chosen,
travel time varies from 1 hour to 4 hours. Upon reaching
the airport, health authorities and customs will inspect
the shipment before loading into the plane for their final
journey.
- Mortality Rate
Base on our experience in shipping to locations where travel
time takes between 36 hours to 40 hours (from packing to
unpacking), mortality rate is less than 1%.
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