May 11, 2009 · just sharing my experience that sort of debunks that discus need slower calmer water flow since that's how it is in their natural habitat. but thing is, most of discus we buy are …

Jul 26, 2010 · I was wondering if anyone can tell me how sensitive discus are to non-iodized salt (plain table salt). I have heard that some people put a little bit into their tanks to help prevent …

Dec 13, 2023 · Would this work? 3 Discus, 3 Angelfish, 4 Brochis Corys, and 1 Striped Raphael Catfish. I know Angelfish and Discus come from the same area, so I'm figuring this would …

Sep 12, 2006 · The largest of my seven discus (3.5 inch brillant blue) has recently turned dark in colour and seems to be having difficulty keeping horizontal. He swims fine but occasionally …

May 7, 2012 · This is question with several different answers - it depends on what size discus you are thinking about adding to the tank. For discus, hardest partis raising them to adult size - 5" …

Nov 9, 2009 · Because discus color will change they will have deeper richer color when spawning. Discus turn black when stressed or sick they might show more bars too. But yours sounds like …

May 11, 2009 · Pepper is like the stress bars in other discus. It's caused by a mutated gene. This is a trait of all pigeon blood based discus. High quality pigeon blood based fish have had most …

Jan 29, 2006 · Discus will get stressed very easily, so having a filter than will process all the ammonia and nitrite very efficiently is a good thing. Lets say that the tank will be fully planted, …

Nov 10, 2010 · Discus breeders learned a long time ago that while they got greater hatches in softer water, the juvenile fish grew at far greater rates when raised in hard water. Freshwater …

Mar 7, 2011 · The common pleco will grow too large and eventually attack your discus as their slimecoats make good food for them. Consider Otos or Siamese algae eaters as alternate …