folks that raise fish in BB tanks are either fish farmers or engaged in the hobby for profit only. The lowest PH, the softest water and plenty of vegetation to hide within.Īw. I feel it is my charge to as closely mimic the conditions they originally came from. If ya want the ease of maintaining fish, pick a different specie or another hobby all together. I'd rather error on the side of caution and will stand with 10G per fish no matter what size they are.īB tanks?. Any suppression would result in the overall body size being stunted but the internal organs grow unabated. I've been told and have read that Discus should never be stressed as far as room as it usually causes suppression of the ultimate size. Not to dispute the last post and maybe I can learn something along the way. Lots of Beef Heart Brine Shrimp mysis Shrimp and eventually Plankton as well as a well balanced dry pellet with extra spirulina.Finally vitamin drops for their immunity and growth and you should be okay with that tank for a while by then you'll know if your into Discus Husbandry or not! The key to keeping Discus healthy is constant water quality checks nitrates will be your biggest issue so put a bag of purigen in your filter,Ammonia packs can also work well and come with most Aqua Clear filters which I would definetly suggest and for a 25 I would choose the 70/300 the extra turbulence will help the young discus' muscle building mass.clean the basket and slimy tubing weekly. My point is never say never but within reason maybe start with 4 or 6 and see where it takes you there is alot of information on Discus and they are the closest to mammals as we will get for an Aquatic pet because their young are dependant on the body slime proteins secreted by the parents to survive their first days of life. Your best bet for growing out Discus would either be a standard 55 gallon tank 48x12x18 or an extra tall 60 gallon as Discus like to utilize depth for growth especially those strains that are high finned. Discus do not have to be shy my guys will all eat out of my hand and often when they are breeding they seldom flinch when I have to go into the tank by hand. The constant regular feedings and water changes will grow your fish into huge healthy and brilliantly coloured Specimens that will not be skiddish because they got use to you being in their face while feeding and cleaning. The advantages of a schoal of Discus is that they will grow together and probably net you atleast a pair at a young age of maybe 14 months (these types of pairs tend to prove to be great parents as the first few months of their spawning is more like dress rehearsal when they finally get the hang of it the broods are healthy and numerous) as opposed to 24 months which would be their natural age of maturation.
A 25 will require you to change a bucket of water daily so it can be done but it requires alot of work on your part as the new water will have to be conditioned properly. It is also best to have them in a bare bottom tank which you can still aquascape nicely as long as you do it strategically so that alot of food doesn't get stuck in corners. Discus grow fastest with many feedings in small portions as they do like to graze off the bottom. To start off with half a dozen (1 or 2" fry) a 25 gallon tank would suffice for about 6 to 8 months and in that time you can start conditioning your fish. All my Discus pairs will only spawn in tanks that are 30 gallons or smaller no matter their size.
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