very nice tank,this is it i am going to set up a nice Discus tank...I've been wanting to do it but,i just keep putting it off.....nice tank
Discus tank update!
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i am new to discuss but i feel it depends on were u get them from if they r hardy or not , and the individual fish. i feel all my week discuss have died off. just keep water clean. planted or not it looks great n good luck. i used to do bare bottom n it is easy but if u dnt mind the work a planted is fine. i have a bunch of little guys in planted tanks
you can put young discus in a planted tank and they won't stunt. Just make sure you keep the front clear of plants so that the fish can feed from the bottom. Both your plants are terrestrial and will rot. Go with Amazon swords and you'll be OK
Lots of water changes, clean the substrate with every water change, and they are growing babies...they need more frequent feedings than adults.
pinkertd;3287512; said:
Yes, frequent feedings and clean water. The very reasons that makes keeping a tank that contains a substrate not a good place for growing discus. The substrate traps small food particles and the small poop of small fish. Trying to clean it with all the plants and other stuff in the way is not easy. No matter how good a job you think you are doing at cleaning it, you going to miss some. Vac a tank as much as you want with substrate in it, and I guarantee after 6 months to a year, if pull the substrate from the tank, you'll be shocked at how filthy it is. I have tore down many tanks over the years, and it's the same every time. This unseen filth degrades the tanks overall health over time, and contributes to stunted discus. In 4 decades of fishkeeping, I have never seen a 7" discus that was grown out in a planted tank. They were grown out first, then placed in a planted tank. Bottom line, if you want big, colorful, healthy adult discus, grow them out in a bare bottom tank. When they reach adulthood, place them in the planted tank, and you'll have no worries.
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