| Discus fish are often called the "King of the | | | | generation now and I recommend electronic |
| Aquarium". One reason being that it's a very | | | | guides. A guide on your computer means it's safe, |
| beautiful and elegant specimen, but also because it | | | | can never be lost and will always be in good |
| has a lot of needs and demands in order for it to | | | | condition. Here's a website that recommends and |
| be happy. Keeping discus fish is no easy task and | | | | links to the guide I personally use: Discus Fish |
| you might hear a lot people telling you how they | | | | Breeding. As they say, there are mainly 2 |
| failed to do so. However, with the right tools and | | | | e-guides floating around the new but I went with |
| knowledge, keeping discus fish can be extremely | | | | the cheapest one. I don't regret it as it's |
| rewarding. Discus fish breeding is a popular hobby | | | | something I go to every now and then. It |
| that can not only make you money if you want | | | | basically tells you everything you need to know |
| to, but that can also be very exciting. After years | | | | about keeping and/or breeding your Discus fish. |
| of breeding them, I still feel like a little child when | | | | From the very start (choosing your tank, setting |
| it comes to witnessing the results: "What will they | | | | it up etc.) to the end. |
| look like? What color pattern?" They're very | | | | Now of course it's tempting to simply tell you |
| beautiful fish. | | | | everything I learned from that guide but I |
| 1) The first thing you need to decide is whether | | | | wouldn't feel very honest. |
| you want to simply keep them or if you also | | | | Here are some of the basics I'd tell you from my |
| want to breed them. If you want to be very | | | | own personal experience: the size of the tank is |
| successful at breeding, a lot of factors will differ | | | | not that important. It may simply depend on |
| from simply keeping them, like the disposition of | | | | where you will place it, if there's enough room etc. |
| your tank and its parameters. | | | | It's about logic: the bigger the tank, the more |
| 2) If you decide you want to start breeding as a | | | | Discus fish you can fit into it. Younger fish usually |
| hobby, you need to be serious about it. It's not | | | | like to stay crammed together (but not too |
| something you can do magically with ease. You | | | | much!). Hopefully you also already know that they |
| might fail at first but with enough motivation you | | | | live in fresh water. As for the decoration, nothing |
| will succeed and trust me, you'll love it. | | | | with sharp edges! Discus Fish keeping? Go for |
| 3) Having a professional around always helps. Do | | | | gravel substrate. Discus fish breeding? Go for |
| you already know someone who breeds them? | | | | bare-bottom (breeding equals a lot of mess to |
| Or maybe simply someone who works at the pet | | | | clean up). |
| shop who could help you out when needed? If | | | | Those are just some random info. You absolutely |
| you know more than 1 person, ask them the | | | | need a well-written and structured guide that will |
| same questions you might have and see if the | | | | go step by step and through every single detail. |
| answers differ or not. Hopefully they don't! | | | | You can lose a lot of time and money if you're |
| 4) In the fishkeeping world, you can find a lot of | | | | not well prepared. |
| information about Discus fish. We are in a new | | | | |