Just bought a 2 inch discus for $15, what do i feed it
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Do you have other juvenile discus? Beefheart, bloodworms, flakes should be the majority of it's diet.
Discus in my care in the past have loved blood worm and brine shrimp. I used to handfeed them, Discus are great.
I feed my discus flakes, colour flakes, bloodworm, beef heart, daphnia, 'discus food' ect... They arent that fussy 
BTW do you have any other discus???
BTW do you have any other discus???
HarlanAshmore;3269725; said:
Brine shrimp are the iceberg lettuce of the supplement world.
Whole lotta nothing.
Eoibio;3269761; said:
I see this thread rapidly devolving into a scolding lol.
" I just bought a whale shark for 5 bux. what do I feed it?"
the frozen brineshrimp i get are realy good my discus love them and imo its a whole lot of goodnesssrevkkoolaid;3271901; said:
i only just bought one to see if it survives my tank. i may get more cuz its so cheap, is he suppose to swim up top to eat? he doesnt eat up top or bottom food...... is brine shrimp suppose to float up top? or does it sink and float to the bottom? is he suppose to eat food that floats mid water? hes not eating any sinking pellets or floating bloodworms
If you are hoping to own beautiful adult discus in the end, I would suggest you get them from your local breeders instead of your petstores. You never know where the petstores get their stocks and most of their stocks are culled specimens which are not worth your time and money. Discus should not come cheap. Look at the extra efforts done to make them almost show quality which is the whole point of buying them.
Adult discus (4 inches and more in body diameter minus the tail) are less forgiving to water conditions than young ones. If you insist rearing young ones, get a group of at least 4 young discus and if you want to see them in their best potential, start with a barebottom setup and be prepared to do plenty of feedings and water changes. I am sorry to say this but buying a single discus will not guarantee you the best experience that you wanted. Moreover, unlike other tropical fish, keeping discus entails a lot of responsibility, patience and research on your part. Unless you are prepared to do this, then discus may not be for you at all even though they are not really difficult to keep contrary to popular beliefs and hearsays.
Adult discus (4 inches and more in body diameter minus the tail) are less forgiving to water conditions than young ones. If you insist rearing young ones, get a group of at least 4 young discus and if you want to see them in their best potential, start with a barebottom setup and be prepared to do plenty of feedings and water changes. I am sorry to say this but buying a single discus will not guarantee you the best experience that you wanted. Moreover, unlike other tropical fish, keeping discus entails a lot of responsibility, patience and research on your part. Unless you are prepared to do this, then discus may not be for you at all even though they are not really difficult to keep contrary to popular beliefs and hearsays.