So currently I have a 150 gallon with a
Marineland canister filter c-360
A HOB emperor 400
And a sump that's meant for a 400 gallon tank according to the sticker it had on it and a pump that shoots up 2400 gallons an hour
Currently I have some fish in it
A pacu that's about 7 or 8 inches I've had him for a year but he doesn't grow so yay
A Senegal birchir that's about a foot long
A blue tilapia (one of my favorites, very personable )
8 filament barbs
A 8 inch bala shark
A little male convict I've had for three years and a jade goby that's about a foot and a half long
And a little African knife fish
But I really want to get into discus breeding so I'm willing to get rid of everyone except the birchir I'll just have a divider in the tank so he won't eat the fry
So I plan on getting rid of all the sand I have and I'll probably take oit all my driftwood, it'll be a bare tank so it should be easier to maintain butt my one problem is that I can't do water changes every day
I've seen some people say they do water changes every day, a few times a day to grow their discus, are they over exxagerating ?
How often would I require to do water changes to promote healthy growth? And how much water?
Normally I'll do it once every 2 weeks (50%)and my water always is fine besides a nitrate level of 5 which isn't really that bad but im not sure how sensitive discus are.
Would I be better off getting adults also how much discus should I get to promote healthy growth?
Marineland canister filter c-360
A HOB emperor 400
And a sump that's meant for a 400 gallon tank according to the sticker it had on it and a pump that shoots up 2400 gallons an hour
Currently I have some fish in it
A pacu that's about 7 or 8 inches I've had him for a year but he doesn't grow so yay
A Senegal birchir that's about a foot long
A blue tilapia (one of my favorites, very personable )
8 filament barbs
A 8 inch bala shark
A little male convict I've had for three years and a jade goby that's about a foot and a half long
And a little African knife fish
But I really want to get into discus breeding so I'm willing to get rid of everyone except the birchir I'll just have a divider in the tank so he won't eat the fry
So I plan on getting rid of all the sand I have and I'll probably take oit all my driftwood, it'll be a bare tank so it should be easier to maintain butt my one problem is that I can't do water changes every day
I've seen some people say they do water changes every day, a few times a day to grow their discus, are they over exxagerating ?
How often would I require to do water changes to promote healthy growth? And how much water?
Normally I'll do it once every 2 weeks (50%)and my water always is fine besides a nitrate level of 5 which isn't really that bad but im not sure how sensitive discus are.
Would I be better off getting adults also how much discus should I get to promote healthy growth?
