gangster;4477409; said:
YOur discus will do great! My brother got a lot of guff for keeping dats w/ discus. He also had em w/ a jar and a gatf. Well to say the least the discus are still alive and kickn strong. R1 you've got the skills to make this combo work. Discus are much hardier than people think.....wild or captive bred.
Thanks, I don't shy away from challenges and always like to try and experience it for myself.
People will always have their own opinion which I can respect. But I can't respect the ones with opinions that's never tried. I'll listen but it doesn't mean I'll follow.
It's like people who offer advise on marriage, yet they've never been married. People advise about kids, yet they have none. I'm open to criticism and judgment, however don't base theories without facts.
People will say, "You have to have soft water", "that Discus will not be able to compete with food", etc..etc...
However, well known breeders have bred in PH's in mid and high 7's?. My theory about PH's is as long as you keep your PH stable it's not an issue. You'll have more problems mimicking it's natural environment by trying to keep the PH that differs out your tap. My facts on this is being able to grow PBASS from 2" to 15+" in 7.8PH...
Also, how the hell in the world will a captive bred Discus that is born in PH in let's say 7.5-7.8 know anything about soft water...lol
As for food. My theory is, fish will aggresively eat provided they are healthy to begin with. People need to look and watch what they buy. If it's healthy it will eat regardless of what you have in there. My facts are, more fish in the tank, more sense of urgency to eat because of competition. How is one going to tell me that Discus can't eat when I see it in front of me that it's the first one up front and center along with the altums to eat?
