Feeding young discus

[pepp76]

Hi all..

I recently purchased 5 young discus and was told at my LFS yhat i should be feeding them about 5 or 6 time's a day.I just wanted to double check this info,i am feeding them tetra prima granular food and a cube of bloodworm additionally every second day,is this to much bloodworm?

thank's,pepp76...

[Merrilyn]

Your LFS is right. Young discus should be fed around 6 times a day at least. Naturally, that amount of food creats a lot of waste, and so you will have to do regular water changes to keep the water clean.

A varied diet is best for fish, but especially important for young fish that have a greater need for nutrients. A high quality dry food is an excellent base, but to that you should add frozen beef heart, frozen blood worms, frozen brine shrimp and frozen mysis shrimp for premium growth.

[pepp76]

Hello and thank's for your reply LadyRed,

Unfortunately 2 of my new young discus came with white spot :( and have passed it on to the other tank mate's!!I have just added the treatment PROTOZIN to try and cure this,(very stressfull)as instructed by my LFS, should i kirb the feeding habbit's of my fish during this treatment? it is a 6 day course.

thank's,pepp76..

[samir]

what is your water temperature ?

[pepp76]

Hi samir

My water temp is 28-29