| I have Chosen to Keep Discus Fish – What | | | | keeping two in a tank and hoping it will work. Stick |
| Now? | | | | to a group of +-6 fish and they will make up their |
| Discus Fish are Tropical Fish and are originally from | | | | own mind about their partners. Once they pair it |
| the Amazon River. If this is the breed of fish you | | | | will probably be for life. |
| have chosen, “How to Keep Discus Fish” | | | | Make sure your breeding tank is set up and |
| is probably on your mind right now? Don’t | | | | ready. Keep it as simple as possible, but make |
| worry, this article will give you the basics on | | | | sure there is enough space in the tank, proper |
| “How to Keep Discus Fish” and keep | | | | filtration and soft water. Water Temprature of +- |
| them healthy. | | | | 86F should be sufficient. |
| The Best Environment for Discus Fish | | | | The pair will then choose a vertical spot in the |
| If you decide to Keep Discus Fish you have | | | | tank, clean it and then the female will lay her |
| probably done your homework and know 1 thing: | | | | eggs. The male will fertilize the eggs and 2-3day |
| Keeping a Discus Fish Healthy is an art form. Many | | | | later the eggs will hatch. Give the little ones |
| people have tried and failed miserably and will | | | | another 2 days and they will swim freely. |
| never know “How to Keep Discus Fish”. | | | | Feeding: Your fish need to be in good condition |
| To Start: Remember they are tropical fish so | | | | before spawning and proper feeding is the key. |
| make sure you have the correct tank size, good | | | | Once the process starts keep to the better fish |
| lighting, correct heating and filtration. Any local pet | | | | food and don’t be shy to feed. Baby brine |
| shop / retailer will be able to suggest the correct | | | | shrimp is always a good idea while the fish are |
| tank setup if you just ask them “How to | | | | together. |
| Keep Discus Fish". It will be up to you to keep | | | | For the next couple of weeks the fry will grow |
| your Discus happy by maintaining the correct | | | | very fast and ample water changes will be |
| Tropical Environment. | | | | necessary. Remember that there will be a lot of |
| Discus Fish are extremely shy; they are wild fish | | | | fry and you will need a couple of tanks of varied |
| and constantly change their behavior to suit their | | | | sizes to manage their growth rate. |
| environment. The more stable the environment, | | | | “How to Keep Discus Fish” should not be |
| the better your chances of happy Discus. | | | | impossible, but it is a challenge. Timing is |
| Don’t let the shyness fool you though, they | | | | everything and good quality food, a stable and |
| can be very aggressive toward their own kind. | | | | healthy environment and patience is all that is |
| This is mainly to protect their breeding territory. | | | | needed. |
| “How to Keep Discus Fish” from | | | | This was just a brief summary of “How to |
| aggressive behavior is to keep them in groups of | | | | Keep Discus Fish”. If you need more |
| +-6. They will get more confident as a group of | | | | information I strongly recommend you view |
| fish and that will lower the risk of aggression | | | | Discus Fish Secrets . This site is extremely |
| toward each other. | | | | valuable for anyone wanting to know “How to |
| Breeding: Before breeding starts your Discus will | | | | Keep Discus Fish”. |
| pair up. Don’t try and force this by only | | | | |