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dean_alicia
13th March 2009, 11:46 PM
546very excited as i have my first pair of discus, they are blue diamonds and have settled into my community tank great....
hope to get a pair of checkerboard in a few months or so..
costatoolio
14th March 2009, 02:53 PM
little tacker looks good. got one just like him the other day
wombat1100
14th March 2009, 06:37 PM
Keep us up to date on your progress mate , i'm sure there are lots of members that have wanted to get discus but have been to concerned about putting them in a community tank , or just plain scared that they are too hard to keep.
joz
17th March 2009, 08:47 AM
Keep us informed Dean, if you need any tips or advice let me know.

Lovely fish the Blues.
dean_alicia
17th March 2009, 09:02 AM
will do joz.. whats the best live food for Discus.
cichlidboy
17th March 2009, 09:45 AM
blackworms do the best. just make sure you put em in the fridge so they aren't too lively when you drop em in a feeding cone
joz
17th March 2009, 10:47 AM
Unfortunately i've had bad expereiences with black worms introducing paracites.

Frozen blood worm is a fav of them but only once they have grown a bit,also live brine shrimp.
cichlidboy
17th March 2009, 09:01 PM
really?
wow, that makes me kinda scared now...
Don't know why I've never put blackworms and parasites together,
sure have with bloodworms though.
cichlidboy
17th March 2009, 09:01 PM
not frozen ones of course.
i reckon brine shrimp would be really good for discus.
brings out the reds and yellows.
beta carotenes
joz
18th March 2009, 09:03 AM
really?
wow, that makes me kinda scared now...
Don't know why I've never put blackworms and parasites together,
sure have with bloodworms though.


Not sure why but I have had sime hit and miss with blackworm.
The discus love them no doubt, but once the fish are infested with gill fluke its a pain in the arse.

Just remember that discus tend to be more prone than other fish to parasites,so I wouldn't stress to much about blackworms with other fish at all.

Also another good reason to be careful where you get your discus stock from.A quarantine tank for new inmates is a good idea also.

But mine love live and frozen brine shrimp,frz bloodworm and also Frz beefheart mix there are a few about some with different things added like vege and fish meat.

Tetra Color Bits is also a fav of theirs.