Hello, My Gf just bought me 2 discus which i love but what iv'e notice is that they are more active at night then in the morning is that normal?? i have a 55 or 60 g tank the dimensions are 48Lx15Wx17H. Im trying to buy two more discus. i also have 10 tetras and 3 rams . i feed the discus BW i put them in a feeder (its a cone) and feed the other fish a small portions of flakes is that okay?? i wish i can upload a picture but it doesnt let me. .. is there a special way to upload pics??
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I think that tank is actually under 55 gallons. Discus do best in groups of 5 and need about 10 gallons per fish other wise they will hide and then fight. So your tank is good for 5 full grown discus. If by BW you mean live or frozen blackworms that is great if you mean bloodworms then not so great. I would get them on a high quality flake like prime reef and or a good pellet like NLS. Discus really like clean water so plan for such.
2 is not good unless they're true/proven pair. They'll need time to settle in your new tank and give them time. also best to feed everything bw, flakes, pellets....so they won't become picky eaters.
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Yeah keep there diet varied. Mine will eat anything i feed them and they are ruthless when it comes to little fish like neons they eat those to. Maybe thats just my discus though. Try to add a few more in there so theres more than just two. They like clean water so try to do a few water changes a week. Maybe 45-50% once they get to be adults one or two a week will be good but when they are young you want to keep them healthy and comfy so they dont get stunted
Am interested to hear how yours are doing ; We have a similar set up with 3 Discus ( about 2" - 3" ) in a 200 L tank with a scattering of cardinals and rams
The bigger of the discus dominates the tank and the other 2 shy away ( the tank is heavily planted so there are loads of places to hide ) I am worried about adding more discus as dont want to over stock the tank but at the same time I ralise that 3 is not ideal. Have been looking at tank divide to try and give the smaller ones a chance to settle and fatten up and then reintroducing in stages ( has anyone had any luck with this ) I do understand I am battling nature though so do have a back up plan ( the wife has found a 400 L tank which we will upgrade to if these options dont work and buy a bigger school )
The bigger of the discus dominates the tank and the other 2 shy away ( the tank is heavily planted so there are loads of places to hide ) I am worried about adding more discus as dont want to over stock the tank but at the same time I ralise that 3 is not ideal. Have been looking at tank divide to try and give the smaller ones a chance to settle and fatten up and then reintroducing in stages ( has anyone had any luck with this ) I do understand I am battling nature though so do have a back up plan ( the wife has found a 400 L tank which we will upgrade to if these options dont work and buy a bigger school )