discus fish care

Discus fish is one of the all time favourite aquarium fish.The reason for their popularity is basically their exotic shape , their vibrant colors and their typical personality.Keeping discus fish is quite tough as compared and they demand high standard of food and water quality.This fish have laterally compressed body and belongs to very famous cichlid family.The side of fish have designs or shades of colors such as green,blue,red etc.These fish have lots of motherly feelings for their babies.They take care of their babies after giving them birth.They develop affection towards you ,they will observe you and greet you by touching your hand.They have large life span of about 10-18 years.

Tank and tank mates

This fish likes to live in group ,so always put discus fish in group of 6 or more.They demand large aquarium as they can grow up to size of 8-10 inches.The size of aquarium should be more then 40 gallons.These are tropical fishes so temperature of the aquarium is of about 25-29 degrees Celsius. Regular water changes are required to maintain the water standards.Change 25% of water every week.Put natural plants in aquarium,you can put peat moss which also reduces pH of water.You can put neon tetras and cardinal tetras as tank mates.Research well before adding any tank mate.

Food

Give them live as well as frozen food.Never compromise with food of discuss fish if it is lack in nutrient then your fish may loose its color ,gets in stress or even May loose life.You can give them tubifex worms, blood worms,beef heart. Clean live food before adding as it may not be 100% safe.You can give them dried or friezed food.

Temperature:25 to 29 degrees Celsius

Breeding:egg layers

Aquarium Size:minimum 40 gallons

Lifespan: more then 10 years

Nature:moderate

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