WOW. You guys have asked alot of questions. I don't mind answering them at all. First you need to know that I've been in this hobby for almost 40 years. When I saw my first discus I knew it was the fish for me. I love a challenge and knew I wanted to breed them when I was 12 years old.
Discus are NOT hard to keep once you understand their requirements and make a commitment to supply them. They aren't danios and they aren't Great Danes. They are somewhere in between.
I currently have 49 discus. 4 pairs are in their own 29 gallon spawning tanks. The rest are in (2) 125g, a 75g a 55g, and a 50g. I rotate the pairs in the spawning tanks every few weeks (I do have my favorites).
I fly in 2 lbs of live blackworms every month. They also get tetra bits, frozen bloodworms, earthworm flakes and a variety of veggies (mostly frozen spinach). Between my wife and I, we probably spend an hour a day changing water and cleaning filters.
I've really no ambition Thomas to do this for anyone other than myself. But if you want the Belgian BrianNY discus franchise, it's yours *
LOL*
My plans are to build a discus hatchery. It will contain all of the equipment I need (including water storage and
RO), to raise the spawns I want. Knowing me, I'll probably be giving most of these away. I may sell some but I'm not doing this to make money. If I break even I'll be more than happy.
I love the discus and find it a joy to care for them.
These guys will go free swimming tonight.