Allie

Yup 4 is what I am hoping I can find. I hope that our lfs discus are in good condition.

Narcicius

Wow, discus are my final fish as for fish keeping, I love how they swim, it really makes it worth it seeing them. I don't have any of course but have seen them in beautiful tanks. Good luck and keep your water quality as pristine as possible.

Allie

Thanks..that shouldn't be a problem here. We do extra water changes on most of our bigger tanks anyway. I love discus too.The colors! I find it interesting that they are so shy.

Narcicius

They are simply stunning, I'm sure you'll raise some beautiful and happy fish. Good luck and keep us posted (pics, lol)

capekate

Hi Allie
They are pretty shy in the beginning but once they get to know your face, they will actually come to the front of the tank to greet you ( and too see if you have any food for them lol). One thing tho.. is that they are very easily spooked. You cant make any fast sudden moves around them, they will take off and flash all over the tank, hitting the glass, canopy, decorations til they settle down. Its amazing the little things that can make them spook like that. When I cleaned off the glass on one of the tanks one of the Discus took off hitting everything! It was so sad... I had forgot to make slow movements around them.

Marc

Mine aren't too jumpy unless the lights are off, or I close the top too hard while they're picking at the floating bloodworms! :P

They were a little jumpy at first, but they're full-grown adults in a spacious planted tank, so that would certainly account for them calming down.

If you're going to be getting smaller discus, especially in a tank of that size, I'd recommend 2 or 3 daily feedings of high quality flake or pellet and Hikari frozen bloodworms, and a temp. of around 86 to 88. Daily or bi-daily waterchanges would be best. This will ensure that when they are fully grown that they are absolutely the best Discus you could ever have.

Of course, you can take it a little easier--1 or 2 feedings a day of just higher quality dried foods and the occasional frozen bloodworms, and WCs every 2-3 days, though for growing out younger Discus WCs are a must.

When you're buying them, look for the signs of proper Discus shape and coloration--they should not be peppered or have an Angel-like mouth, where the mouth is fairly far away from the forehead and 'chin'. Actually, just look at my signature (bad angle in the avatar) for pictures of good Discus. :P

I wouldn't recommend buying them from a store if there is a breeder in your area--check out the Sponsors on http://www.simplydiscus.com to see if there is one in your area. You may or may not be able to get them cheaper, but you can gaurantee that the fish you buy are healthy.

Allie

Thanks. Yeah we noticed that our lfs discus aren't great. A friend of ours is telling us not to bother unless we use the 120g for them right away & not getting lfs discus. We can't right now, the 120g is a Lake Malawi african cichlid tank. It's going to take awhile to change up the tank's perimeters for the discus. So maybe we will wait until someone has some for sale. I know we can't rush these fish so I am going to be patient. So maybe discus will be in a month or so. But I want to try...maybe we'll order some who knows? It's frustrating...I want a discus tank now.

Marc

FYI--unless you're buying Heckels or some wilds, most breeders and suppliers keep their Discus in water with neutral pH and whatever kH/gH.

Allie

Sabi

Hey Allie! I'm waiting for updates, bets of luck!

Allie

It's going to awhile but not too long I hope. You know I will have updates.