M.kent Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Cichlid Type: African Cichlid Price: Negotiable Size: Less then 10cm Quantity: 2-3 Sex: Mixed Suburb/Town: Hillcrest Looking to buy 2-3 juvenile discus to go in my display tank. Looking for something that will compliment these 4 and are different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk333 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Hi [MENTION=16490]M.kent[/MENTION] Discus are a South American cichlid, not an African cichlid. I hope you take this the right way, as I am putting the interest and health of the fish ahead of what you have asked. Buying juvenile discus to go straight in to a planted display tank is not recommended at all. Quite simply you can not grow a discus to it's full potential in a display tank. And that is not my opinion either. Watch this video. I've keyed it up to the pertinent section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk333 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 I know buying adult discus is expensive, especially if you are buying good quality adult discus, but there is a reason for this. Discus are expensive to grow out. They require high temps which impacts the power bill. They need to be fed 4 or 5 times a day, on high quality, high protein foods, which means it's expensive to feed them. Because they eat a lot, they produce a lot of waste. So they need large daily water changes (I do 50% water changes twice a day on my fry and juveniles). The water bill is also expensive. For me, that's an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening. That's a lot of hours per week, and a LOT of hours over the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.kent Posted November 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Thank you for the link to the video. Watched it from start to finish. Ill start looking into larger fish or hold off until i can set up a growing tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk333 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Cool. I think the video is awesome, and covers all the basics for keeping discus. It can be a lot of work, and some times a drag growing out young discus, but when you see them starting to mature and get a glimpse of their potential it makes it all worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy82 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Thank you for the link to the video. Watched it from start to finish. Ill start looking into larger fish or hold off until i can set up a growing tank Good choice as PK said they require a lot of hard work to get young to grow I'd spend around 10 - 12 months in a bare bottom tank large water changes and lots of food to get them a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
