Guys, if one wants to keep discus but sometimes needs to go on trips for at most 2 weeks, is it okay? Whay should one do? If there is no one to do any WC for around 2 weeks? Is discus keeping suitable for that person?
Discus question
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All depends. How often does one have to go away? Is there anyone that can feed them while your gone? Are these adult fish in a large tank? Are these juvis? Does the tank have a low bioload with plenty of bio-capacity to process waste. Lots of variables. It's possible under the right conditions. More specifics would yield a better answer.
The tank is 165 gallons. The fish that are gonna go inside are 30 cardinal tetraa and 15 lemon tetras. And the trips are usually once every 2 months... 3-4 days. Bit sometimes have to go for a 2 week holiday.
adult only and if the filter is good enough to hold for 2 weeks without water change then you can have an auto feeder set once a day for them.
My 150 gallon is well stocked with 10 discus (3 to 6 inches) along with 11 roseline barbs, 11 clown loaches, few cardinals, algae eaters & a large common pleco. My filtration is not elaborate...a hob emperor 400 & a magnum 350 canister.
Not recommended but I've gone over a month without a wc...nor clean the filters. You get caught up with life and can't make time but no problems with the fishes in my tank. I think what helps are the river rocks as substrate. The bacteria within the substrate helps filter the water. I started off with sand but the wastes & uneaten food just sits on top of the sand which was a mess.
They gotta eat so the auto feeder is the way to go if no one is there.
Not recommended but I've gone over a month without a wc...nor clean the filters. You get caught up with life and can't make time but no problems with the fishes in my tank. I think what helps are the river rocks as substrate. The bacteria within the substrate helps filter the water. I started off with sand but the wastes & uneaten food just sits on top of the sand which was a mess.
They gotta eat so the auto feeder is the way to go if no one is there.
I have all adults in my 125g. I have successfully left them on numerous occasions for 10/12 days w/ no harm done. Yes there is a risk that something can go wrong (power outage etc.) These fish can survive better in a clean tank w/ no food than in a polluted tank w/ plenty. Last feeding 12hrs before back to back 90% WC's & cleaning 2 of 4 filters. Truthfully only in captivity do DISCUS get to eat 3-4 times a day everyday of the week. "T"