As you can see in my signature I have two small discus in with other peaceful south americans, my problem is that all my discus are eating are frozen bloodworms. I have tried beefheart, small pellets ,flakes, and they just arent interested so do you guys have any suggestions as to what else to try?
Help me with my discus please
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first of all there are very few other fish that you should keep with discus and even if you are going to have them cohabitate you should wait atleast a month or two to let the discus get settled into their new home... they will be fine on bloodworms and brine shrimp...
I have had really good luck with frozen Piscine Energetics Mysis Shrimp. These small shrimp (around the size of brine shrimp) are bred and raised on a diet that raises their crude protein content to 69% (versus 5 - 10% in brine shrimp). It is used by captive-bred seahorse farms to raise and maintain their seahorses. Try www.mysis.com and www.oceanrider.com to see the results. My discus seem to find the flavor appealing. It's pretty fatty so the water used to thaw the shrimp shouldnt be poured in the tank. It will bring out amazing colors !!
I do not know why he had little spots of blood on him below the skinI would say 'Getta Crenicichla' but this is one case where it wouldn't be a good idea. When in doubt, go live! Live blackworms, live whiteworms, and live bloodworms are AWESOME for discus! Whiteworms are the best, and are recommended in moderate amounts as they can be fatty. Mysis is a great idear as well. I would try some cupid cichlids if you want. Their body shape and pastel colors would make a nice contrast wit the discus. If you wanna give it a try though, try a pair of Crenicichla compressiceps...they are pretty laid back for pikes, and are dwarfs...some peeps even keep them with Cardinal tetras...
you just can't house Discus with other cichlids and have a sucessful tank. Discus have to many water issues in my opinion. i sold my discus a few months ago and i don't miss them a bit. If your serious about keeping discus you should do an all out discus tank with at least 6 discus to establish a pecking order. what size tank do you have? i'd go for at least a 75 gallon tank if i were to keep discus again which i won't. good luck! BTW discus will eat beefheart more willingly if you mix it with other foods like myscis, brine shrimp and stuff like that.
you do not have to have a large large tank for discus this is a myth I have seen multiple the god of discus that is right Jack Wattley said that they can be kept in a 29! what how can this be? sure it would be more work keeping the water stable but you should be doing water changes every third day any way and he has switched to a flake food which one I do not know but maybe you should write to ask jack and TFH magazine he is and probably always will be the foremost authority...
Are discus really that much of a pain in the neck? I was thinking about getting a few, but now I'm getting scared off.
rweedon said:
I don't agree with that. A 29 gallon tank with discus! no way. it might work for awhile but over the long run u'd be asking for trouble. How would u be able to keep a school of discus in a tank that size?
Krickett don't be scared of keeping discus man. they aren't all that hard to keep. Just get yourself on a water change schedule and stick with it. my discus took most frozen foods as well as some flake too. Good Luck!