lbmike58

have 4 dixcus got online about 3" in size my question is have had them going on 3days when will thay start to eat the tank is set up rite etc, etc, i understand new fish...takes time to adjust.

agabr123

hi and welcome to fishlore

discus are very very sensitive, so you may need to do water changes either daily or every other day. there are several discus owners on this site that can give you more info, but I don't keep them myself so they'll be able to help you better than i can.

cerianthus

They should be eating by now. Did you obtain from LFS or breeder?
Yes, they can be sensitive to daily water changes, especially when using straight out of tap so would not do that yet.
What is tank temp? What have you fed or should I say attempt to feed?
What are water parameters, pH ammonia (NH3), nitrite (NO2) and nitrate (NO3) of tank and tap?

lbmike58

tks but the waters fine honest.lol i got them from a breeder called>>somethingsphishy in FL ..three days ago feeding them worms frozen. dryed flakes, Beef Heart Flake Fish Food etc etc, i understand there going to take time to adjust to my tank there all 3 inch size got 8 of them.lol there coming out more an more checking out the tank. ( fri)tomorrow makes 4days i've had them .tks for your info, on my little prob, here tanks temp is 80....

Slug

I'd raise the temp a little more. I kept all my discus in the 84-86 range.

lbmike58

Hi My Question On Discus I Have 10 In My 90gal Tank There All About 8 Months Old Around 3 Too 4 Inches But I Think Thay Have Stoped Growing.lol Is There Growth Rate Slow.??

Slug

Growth rate is all dependent on what you feed them, how much you feed them, and how many water changes you do. The more of all of them, with a high protein diet, the faster they will grow.

A normal discus growth rate with good feedings and regular water changes, and a healthy fish to start should be about .5-1" per month up until the 5-10 month range and about 4-5" then growth will slow down.

3-4" at around 8 months is a decent growth. They should still be growing, but this is the time when they start really bulking up and putting a lot of the growth into becoming round so you may not notice it as much.

Neji

Yes I agree with Slug. People say that the more water changes you do the faster the fishes will grow (along with feeding) and the more water changes means they will have a stronger immune system