I think I have decided ONCE my 2 Angels are gone I'm going to get 4 discus for my 75 Heavily planted.
Many thanks for the info.One of the biggest reasons discus keepers feed tetra bits is it once was one of the first foods to contian astaxanthin, a color enhancer. It was also a pretty clean food as opposed to flakes etc. Now that almost every other food on the market contains astaxanthin, many are moving away from it, but old habits die hard.
astaxanthin is also what you want to avoid if trying to maintain yellow discus, unless you want them to turn orange. I am not going to go so far as to say tetra bits is a low end food, but it is definitaly not on the high end. I myself don't feed it as I have lost several Alfbn to bloat after consuming the pellets too quickly.
When you're ready to dive into discus Jason, do yourself a favor and get 5 or 6 instead of just 4, or you may be faced with undesirable aggression issues. And please keep in mind, I'd be glad to help you get started in any way I can. Don't hesitate to PM me anytime.I think I have decided ONCE my 2 Angels are gone I'm going to get 4 discus for my 75 Heavily planted.
5 or 6 instead of just 4, or you may be faced with undesirable aggression issues.
Many thanks, MarkNice scape, Paul. Very clean. While I'm not a fan of many of the color varieties available I do like healthy discus. Yours always look well-cared-for.
Mark
Depends how heavily planted your tank is Jason.I am heavily planted and its a 75..Isnt 5-6 going to be to much eventually when they get bigger?
Sounds like a great varied diet, Tony.Great scape, beautiful discus (as usual) Paul!! Interesting discussion on the Tetra products. Although not presently using them, have had great success in the past with SA's & CA's. I believe the diversity in your overall diet for your guys is key to them looking so well. I haven't been at discus very long but I put together my OCD (lol) diet list to incorporate a broad spectrum. Food varies every couple a days - live blackworms, Hans frozen beef mix, San Fran Bay Frozen Bloodworms, Mysis Shrimp, Ocean Nutrition Discus Flakes, Als Austrailian freeze dried blackworms, O.S.I. Spirulina Flakes, NLS Discus Formula pellets & Dainichi Cichlid - Color FX + Vita-Chem once a week. "T"
My discus are not crazy about spirulina, but they eat it.Do discus eat Spirulina at all? I've noticed that it works as a color neutral color enhancer.
What about turmeric? It seems to be safe to feed to fish, as evidenced by this report:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/h3423482m4663897/
And there is nothing more yellow...believe me, I take the stuff as a natural anti-inflammatory (when needed) and it makes my palm turn yellow if I leave the capsule in my hand too long