3 Things You Should Concentrate on Keeping Discus Fish

When talking about the health of the discus fish, there are three main aspects where great concern should be focused on.

These three will dictate highly whether your they will be able to spawn or let alone be healthy and live a long life. These three are the water where they live in,the food they ingest,and their size when you place them in the aquarium.

Generally, it is recommended that the discus fish should be the largest fish in the tank. It has always been said that prevention is better than cure, so knowing what signs to look out for to determine whether there is something wrong with the tank or with your fish.

It's much more bothersome to be treating illness rather than just plainly keeping a routine of maintaining a clean tank, at least you can put it in your schedule. Please remember, keeping your tank water clean is just one of the responsibilities of owning an aquarium.

Water is air to the discus fish. Imagine, what would life be if we don't have air to breathe? If your breathing in thick smog all the time then it's a certainty that you would get sick, maybe develop cancer, or even choke to death in an instant.

*The first thing you should concentrate on is maintaining the water of your tank, you not only need to keep it clean. You must always get the right pH levels and the proper temperature which will simulate the waters where the fish came from, which is the Amazon river in South America.

Changing the water in your tank should be done at least once or twice a week. A partial change will also be good and it will require less handling of your fish.

Changing at least a quarter to half the water in the tank will suffice as long as you have a good biological filtration system installed. In some cases, some aquarists would just add some medication to clear up the dirt. This though should not be done often.

*The second thing is their food. You should ask the store assistant what food they have been accustomed to.They can be picky so you need to ensure that you can, maintain the food that they usually eat.

Never overfeed your fish. The extra food will just become dirt inside the tank. For the younger, you should feed them about four times daily, older fish only needs to be fed twice a day.

Discus fish should also be fed live or frozen food from time to time. As they re carnivorous, this will add protein to their diet, protein they need to stay healthy. Usually, they would prefer blood worms or shrimp brine.

*The third thing you must always be aware of is that you always make sure that Discus Fish is the largest fish in the tank.

Extra Tips: To help keep the tank clean, always clean your tank two hours after you have fed them, remove the excess food right way.

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