New discus juvies

FishyMatty

FishyMatty

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Jan 30, 2007
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Well I decided to stick with discus after my catastrophe, I got 3 new discus and 1 of my original managed to survive. The surviving discus is about 3.5" and was always a little skittish, he would hide a lot but I think it was cause the one he was paired with used to pick on him a little. Now he is very social and comes to great me. The first new discus I got was quite smaller about 2" well the #1 discus doesn't like #2 too much, he chases him any chance he gets. well I just got 2 new little guys today less than 2" they are hiding in the forest part of my tank, but when the #2 sees them he chases them the way #1 chases him. Anyway will this work itself out as a pecking order is established?
Also the two little guys seem go vertical quite a bit.
 
Should work out just fine after a bit. Anytime you have 4 or more discus they seem to eventually settle down with each other. Not sure what you mean by the 2 little guys go verticle?
 
my discus have been together for over a year now and they still chase each other around on a daily basis...as long as they arent showing any dark stress bars or just dark coloration in general then you'll be fine. It takes them a few weeks to get used to their surroundings if they are still skiddish or not eating in a few weeks then you have problems....you didnt say if they were eating or not.
 
The 2 little guys are actually a little dark this morning and have not eaten yet. I know they are stressed they came in the mail and the dumb *** sent them express usps which took 2 days. I was sure they would be dead. But they survived and after a couple of hours actually started coming out of hiding. So I think they are still stressed. I am a little worried about their color. What should I do about them not eating.
 
temp is usually 84° but it gets cold in here at night so in the morning it is more like 81-82. I just got them yesterday.
tank mates are the other 2 discus, red eyed tetras, blue rams and a. boellii and a. cacatuoides, shrimp and snails.
 
id bump the temp up a bit more slowly up to about 85-86...this will increase their metabolism making them want/need food. It took mine atleast a week before they were colored up. Id stay on top of my w/c's since they are so small...id do 2-3x 50%+ weekly....try to avoid any parasites or other nasty little boogers you can...and you didnt say what you were feeding
 
I actually change about 25% every three days, but I can do more, The actual reason why I slowed down on my water changes is all the stuff I have to dose the water with(the full spectrum of elements needed for plants) is expensive and when I do water changes it takes that stuff out and then it has to be replaced.
But I feed a variety of foods, frozen blood worms, beef heart, and brine shrimp as well as flake food.
 
i understand the dosing expense. i personally feel that a 50%+ w/c every three days would be sufficent. when i first get discus many times i'll talk to the store or breeder and see what they were eating prior to me getting them...then that way you know that they were accepting food, and if htey werent then you shoudnt have bought them in the first place...but its a bit late for that now...im not slamming you for that btw...and you learn what they were eating so you can start w/ that before introducing other foods to them
 
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