ok i have decide to get discus

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ok well when i sell my fish i gonna reset up my 75g fish tank i have the pump and other stuff coming for the sump i'm making. i th ink i'm on the right track let me know :D ok so heres my plan doing 50% water chages every other day with aged water then i add prime then drain the fill.
wheres a good relable place to get dicus i would like to get a nice school of the 10-12 i will later up grade but easier to maintain a 75g then 150g tank :D i'll go BB first what are the foods you use i plan on having beeef heart and and a flake food or so what flake food should i use i'll make my own beef heart *edit* also is the pump good enough its a quiet one 2300 or 3000 not suer ayn way it will 600GPH i beilve at my head hight is that good on a 75 too much should i restrete it also i have a spray bar should i keep it or loose it??? thanks

i'm going to have discus i will not change my mind i know i have been know for doing that!~!
 
also how long would a 75g last me if i keep up with good water chages cus i think they grow quiet fast when given really good water :D amost forgot my tank will have a lots of plants in the sump for the dicus happeness :D
 
Good luck, it will take much more effort then that which you put into typing your post. I would recommend alot more research on your part. 10 to 12 discus is gonna cost you at least 300 bucks. Would be sad to see you lose them because you are unprepared.
 
thanks i can't wait and my mom is on my side with discus :D
 
also when do they mature also can any lead me in the way to rasing brine shrimp :D
 
Here's the deal.....Discus are as hardy as any other cichlid, as long as you get them from a good, reliable breeder. I've bred discus for a while and recently have gotten out of it. I still have a 135 set up with them, but that is my only discus tank. You are going to want to do a 50% daily water change to get good growth. When I was breeding, my fry tanks would get 75% daily changes....Some good beefheart flake food, along with frozen brine and frozen blood worms...Not a lot of current in the tanks, but you need good filtration. I would recommend a wet/dry filter...If not, a good sponge filter along with a canister filter. As for where to get discus, My friend Paul still breeds them and ships (Great success shipping). He currently has home bred red turqs, red melons, snakes, spotted leopards, and spotted mozaics.....If you are interested in getting any of his fish, shoot me a PM and I'll give you his phone number. His fish are super healthy and about half the price of pet shop fish.....
 
ok thanks i may go with a few 30g tanks for ease since changing that much might be a probel on my tank i'll see if i could work things out i'll probly beable ok i will let you know when i have my tank resetup :D
 
30 Gallon tanks will not be large enough. You ideally need 5-6 discus and no less. For that I would follow the 1 per 10 gallon rule and get a 55 gallon at least. A 30 would be ok for a breeding pair. Why not use your 75 and get 8 nice juvies to grow out.
 
please reed my plan is to get 10-12 discus please read first
 
My 2 cents:

If you get them small your biggest problem will be growth rates, to get to a good size then very good water conditions is a must, 50% every other day will be fine. Bare bottom is the way to go to achieve this as is excellent food , if you are as planned going for around 12 fish then a 75 is fine until they get to around 3-4'' then it would be time to upgrade. Make your own food, it is very cheap and they will go through a ton of it when young but due to the nature of it, waste is a problem hence the changes.
As stated above a good dealer will help you out a lot to get you started, if they are high quality fish to begin with you will have an excellent chance of success
I've posted the mix I use somewhere and I'll dig out the link if that helps.

Good luck and please post some pictures when you get it set up
 
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