Keeping Discus Fish - Tips on keeping discus fish

More manuals have been written about keeping and breeding discus fish then any other exotic fish. This is because they are very popular

with pet owners. Discus fish are very sensitive creatures, if you want to keep long lasting discus fish you need to be aware of there

preferred living conditions and feeding and breeding habits.

Discus is a native of the calm and warm Amazon River Keeping discus fish requires the pet owner to have the right information about

what to expect and what to offer them to make these exotic creatures happy. Discus fish keeps changing their behaviour according to the

environmental factors.

They are generally shy but if your planning to keep discus fish you will notice that they become quite aggressive to there own kind this is

because of breeding territory protection. In this type of situation only the strong discus survive and the week get attacked. Its best to

keep to keep discus fish in groups of minimum six individuals is considered ideal. By keeping them in groups it will increase confidence in

group members and lower the risk of misbehaviour. Keeping discus fish can bring lots of challenges and rewards at the same time too.

Discus mating behaviour differs from other species they like to select there own partners just like us humans that?€?s why you will need to

give them respect when it comes to selecting a partner. If you try to force a couple together this will not work, discus fish are very

independent, imagine if you were forced to get with somebody you don?€?t like. A separate tank will be needed for mating purposes, If

you are keeping discus fish in couples together with the rest of your aquatic pets, you risk having some nasty violent behaviour because of

territorial claims. You can easily notice that discus fish prepares the perimeter were they are going to have their babies by cleaning it

first and defending it throughout the whole period.

Once you have your fry, you'll be surprised that discus fish feed their young alone. However, when keeping discus fish of different ages

together, it?€?s a good idea to assist the parents' effort by also giving some special food to the fry too such as baby brine shrimp for

example. I would recommend you separate the fry and adults after three or six weeks at the maximum. The exhausted parents should be

kept in a separate tank to recover while the fry grows in a different tank. You can feed the fry three times a day because they eat

greedily to grow faster. For a professional guide on this subject


Keeping Discus Fish