baron1282
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Hello everyone.
I wanted to do a Discus tank for a while now, I thought a 55 gallon tank would be really cool. I thought about six Discus in a 55 would be Ideal, maybe a few more.
The only issue I had with the Idea is people on other forums tell me that they are extremely hard to take care of. They require up to five feedings a day and a bar bottom tank to grow them in, and almost 90% water changes a day to get them up to a healthy size. Once to a healthy size, they still say that feeding should be at least three to four times a day with every day water changes. I don't know what to believe. Every website I had seen says their care level is moderate and don't require that much attention.
I would love to have some Discus in the future, but I am scared away due to what care level everyone says they require. How can anyone keep up with that kind of care?
I would have my 55 gallon tank with a white rocky bottom, with a lot of silk plants for shade from the light and a lot of drift wood. Also I would leave a lot of swimming space for them. I was going to get the Fluval canister filter for them and a skimmer. I planned on feeding them blood worms and a few other good things for them. Just was wondering how hard they really are to care for?
I wanted to do a Discus tank for a while now, I thought a 55 gallon tank would be really cool. I thought about six Discus in a 55 would be Ideal, maybe a few more.
The only issue I had with the Idea is people on other forums tell me that they are extremely hard to take care of. They require up to five feedings a day and a bar bottom tank to grow them in, and almost 90% water changes a day to get them up to a healthy size. Once to a healthy size, they still say that feeding should be at least three to four times a day with every day water changes. I don't know what to believe. Every website I had seen says their care level is moderate and don't require that much attention.
I would love to have some Discus in the future, but I am scared away due to what care level everyone says they require. How can anyone keep up with that kind of care?
I would have my 55 gallon tank with a white rocky bottom, with a lot of silk plants for shade from the light and a lot of drift wood. Also I would leave a lot of swimming space for them. I was going to get the Fluval canister filter for them and a skimmer. I planned on feeding them blood worms and a few other good things for them. Just was wondering how hard they really are to care for?