#RARE DISCUS FISH HOW TO#

In practical terms, it is a measurement to oxidize contaminants. In some parts of the world, it is also known as Redox Potential. ORP stands for Oxidation-Reduction Potential. Firstly as long as discus are fed the correct diet, given plenty of water changes, have plenty of oxygen to keep ORP levels up, they should normally be healthy. So I have listed some medications to make up a home made discus first aid kit. Very often I get asked by worried discus keepers what medicines I would recommend keeping in, just in case their discus becomes ill and sick.

#RARE DISCUS FISH HOW TO#

How to make them better, and what first aid kit we can put together just in the advent that anything does goes wrong. So here we look at the most common illnesses that can upset our discus. We will leave the competitive discus picture to the “experts” on YouTube and ONLY talk about decorative discus here-in.Discus like any other living being can become sick and unwell. This typically doesn’t work! One will typically have the least problems with discus if one does either an ultraclean competitive approach or an ultrafiltered decorative approach. It requires so much attention that everyone ends up slacking off and only doing the vacuuming, cleaning and water changes every week or so. The problem with the “competitive” approach is a matter of time. This is not needed if one is only wanting to grow reasonably sized, healthy, colorful discus in a decorative aquarium. So many well meaning but ill-informed individuals on social media (and YouTube video makers!) recommend high temperatures, bare bottom tanks, and 50% water changes with vacuuming every day as “essential” for ALL discus. Heavy feeding at least three times a day.to 90 0 F (27 0 to 32 0 C.) water temperature 50-70 TDS water (RO water slightly remineralized).Vacuuming and cleaning at least once a day.Competitive discus are larger and win more competitions if the following “ultra-clean” conditions are met: The larger the competitive discus, the more likely it is to win awards. There is a lot of confusion created by this distinction.ĭiscus are like many fish in that the ultimate size they reach is determined by how they are raised. We will call these discus “decorative discus”. Then there are the bulk of the hobbyists who simply want an attractive discus aquarium in their home. We will call these fish “competitive discus”. Most of the breeders of discus are also raising their discus with the goal of winning these competitions. There are some hobbyists who raise discus to win in competitions which are held periodically all over the nation. Note that something in between these two methods typically doesn’t work very well. This is the best way to keep “decorative discus”.īoth methods ensure the water is low in bacteria and very clean. Ammonia and nitrites should be zero, but the nitrates can float up. This is where each adult discus has at least 100 square feet of well-established, uncleaned, mature filter media surface area. “Competitive discus” are generally raised this way.Ģ, The “ultra-filtered way”. It has bare bottom tanks, large water changes with RO water every day, cleaning the bottom and sides of the aquarium with every day or even more. This is where everything is frequently changed and cleaned. In turn there are two good ways to keep discus:ġ, The “ultra-clean way”. There are two distinct types of discus husbandry, the “competitive discus” and the “decorative discus”. What I find absolutely astounding is that all these varieties are descended from wild fish which looked like this: Symphysodon aequifasciatus Tarzoo Rio Tefé Brazil Two Types of Discus The photos above should be enough to make any hobbyists have a serious issue with their wallet. I won’t get into the names that all the breeders in Germany and Southeast Asia have come up with.

Here is a random montage of different discus varieties:

Rare discus fish