Kashif
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 08:41 PM
New to discus. Bought a pair. I have few very important questions:
1) Are they red melons? There colors look not as red as I seen. Told me they are red melons by the store and there colors were like this since the store have them from there supplier.
https://s33.postimg.cc/owfpgrdcv/20180915_000812.jpg
https://s33.postimg.cc/ojobapsjz/20180915_000809.jpg
https://s33.postimg.cc/eavu4fmdb/20180915_000802_01_01.jpg
2) I don't have garlic guard or something similar here to induce there appetite so what shall I do to make them interested in food. I have JBL discus floating bits.
3) Food is floating but it quickly comes to bottom so i want to know that do discus pick food from bottom too or only once its in the middle of tank? Rams do pick from bottom but i don't know about discus. So please help
4) This is the question which stresses me a lot. For how many days i can see if they don't eat? Like how many days are normal for discus to not eat in new environment? I can't offer them live food or bloodworms as i have allergy to bloodworms and was even hospitalized because of asthma. I get very worried when a fish doesn't eat so please let me know please. They aren't stressed and roaming around in tank. They are not hiding as i was expecting. They do seem little shy when i go near tank and hides but usually they are swimming in tank.
4) I have 9 harlequin rasboras and 1 siamese algae eater. Are they too skittish for them? If yes then i can switch them to my other tank or if they are good and will act as a dither fish to make them eat so please confirm?
5) how many times i need to change water and how much? They are like sub adults and also how many times to feed during a day?
6) I am keeping them on 82f (28c) as otherwise my hc cuba carpet plant will fry. This temperature is ok?
7) Are they fine with pressurized co2? I have like 3 bubbles per second and not too much
So many questions but please reply as I am very new to this world's delicate freshwater fish and frankly made an impulse decison as couldn't hold myself from buying them so please help. Thanks
1) Are they red melons? There colors look not as red as I seen. Told me they are red melons by the store and there colors were like this since the store have them from there supplier.
https://s33.postimg.cc/owfpgrdcv/20180915_000812.jpg
https://s33.postimg.cc/ojobapsjz/20180915_000809.jpg
https://s33.postimg.cc/eavu4fmdb/20180915_000802_01_01.jpg
2) I don't have garlic guard or something similar here to induce there appetite so what shall I do to make them interested in food. I have JBL discus floating bits.
3) Food is floating but it quickly comes to bottom so i want to know that do discus pick food from bottom too or only once its in the middle of tank? Rams do pick from bottom but i don't know about discus. So please help
4) This is the question which stresses me a lot. For how many days i can see if they don't eat? Like how many days are normal for discus to not eat in new environment? I can't offer them live food or bloodworms as i have allergy to bloodworms and was even hospitalized because of asthma. I get very worried when a fish doesn't eat so please let me know please. They aren't stressed and roaming around in tank. They are not hiding as i was expecting. They do seem little shy when i go near tank and hides but usually they are swimming in tank.
4) I have 9 harlequin rasboras and 1 siamese algae eater. Are they too skittish for them? If yes then i can switch them to my other tank or if they are good and will act as a dither fish to make them eat so please confirm?
5) how many times i need to change water and how much? They are like sub adults and also how many times to feed during a day?
6) I am keeping them on 82f (28c) as otherwise my hc cuba carpet plant will fry. This temperature is ok?
7) Are they fine with pressurized co2? I have like 3 bubbles per second and not too much
So many questions but please reply as I am very new to this world's delicate freshwater fish and frankly made an impulse decison as couldn't hold myself from buying them so please help. Thanks