The Origins of the Pigeon Blood Discus Strain
Pigeon Blood is a strain of Discus fish and does not apply to all Discus. In early 1991 Jack Wattley brought the first Pigeon Blood Discus fish into his...
Optimal Discus Fish Water Parameters
I’m not a chemist and every time I altered water chemistry it came back to bite me. After many years of trial and allot of errors I came to...
What to Feed Discus Fish
Discus fish have fairly simple dietary habits. They are omnivores and will eat both meat and plants. An assorted diet that offers both will ensure that they get all...
Acclimating Your Discus After Overnight Shipping
To acclimate your new discus fish I recommend the following: When you buy discus fish from Discus.com I pack them 1 to 2 fish per bag with multiple bags in...
My Discus Just Laid Eggs. Now What?
The most exciting moment for any discus keeper is the day that their discus fish lay eggs. This is an amazing feeling an accomplishment. To know that your discus...
Discus Diseases and their Treatment Methods
There are some many ways to prevent and treat discus diseases. The following are just what works for us. We usually try to keep things simple. Prevention The only prevention we...
A Timeline of the Discus Industry
Dr. Johann Jacob Heckel was the first scientist to write about the discus in 1840. He discovered the Heckel discus, which is native to the Manaus (Rio Negro) area...
Jack Wattley: Godfather of the Discus
Jack Wattley at a Recent Reptile Show in Daytona Jack Wattley was originally from Cleveland, Ohio. As a small child, he began keeping tropical fish. His first fish weren’t anything...
Are Discus Difficult To Keep Alive?
Discus live for a very long time, learn to recognize owners, can be hand fed, and uniquely raise and feed their own fry. Many people are interested in them,...
How To Correctly Quarantine Discus
WHY SHOULD I QUARANTINE MY NEW DISCUS? When you buy a new fish, it sometimes might have parasites or diseases that can harm other fish in your tank. Therefore, when...
