Assorted Premium Discus 10-Pack
$460.00 – $1,380.00
Customers place their trust in our judgement to hand select an array of colorful fish for their package. All discus are chosen from the same shipments as individually-purchased fish. No 2 packages will ever be alike, as customers lean on our 25+ years of experience to select the best fish on their behalf. Individual strain requests will be considered but not guaranteed.
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Every fish we sell bears our gold seal that represents the Discus.com promise to our customers. When you make a purchase with us, you are entrusting our team with shipping you a collector grade specimen of unparalleled quality, beauty, size, and heft based on our judgement accrued over 25 years of experience. We guarantee the fish you receive will match the exact fish represented in our product photos. We are the gold standard of discus. Note: our discus are always measured from tip of nose to end of tail. |
| Category | Rating |
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| Care Level: | Moderate, see our Learning Center for comprehensive care. |
| Temperament: | Peaceful |
| Color Form: | Huge variety available |
| Lifespan: | 15-25 Years |
| Adult Size: | 8-12 inches |
| Diet: | Omnivorous |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Minimum Tank Size: | 50 gallons |
| Tank Set-Up: | Bare-bottom, or Intermediate |
| Compatibility: | Often compatible |
Natural Habitat for Discus
Discus are found in floodplain lakes and flooded forests of the lowland Amazon River basin and some of its tributaries, including the Rio Negro. These areas experience extreme changes in water level due to seasonal flooding. Discus tend to congregate near fallen trees, known as “galhadas”, along the shore. They prefer quiet water, and are rarely found in areas where there is strong current or wave action.
Discus Water Requirements
Discus prefer warm, soft, acidic water. pH should be between 6.0 and 7.0, with hardness between 1° and 4° dKH (18 to 70 ppm). Temperature should be kept between 82° and 89° F. Water conditions for both wild and hybrid discus are the same. While captive bred discus can be kept in dechlorinated tap water reverse osmosis or deionized water supplemented will ensure the the best conditions. Discus require pristine water quality, and depending on the filtration system being used, a weekly or bi-weekly water change of 10% to 25% is highly recommended. Don’t forget to treat tap water with conditioner before refilling your aquarium!
Housing Requirements for Discus
Discus grow to be quite large, and full sized discus will require an aquarium of 50 gallons or larger when they reach adult size. Tall aquariums are best, to accommodate their body shape. Current should be gentle, and décor if used at all should include large broadleaf plants and driftwood that is arranged vertically to simulate downed branches and trees. A few floating plants can also be added to provide shaded areas and cover. Substrate should be fine to medium grade and smooth surfaced, as discus like to forage along the bottom for food.
Discus Behavior/Compatibility
Discus are generally calm, peaceful fish, but as cichlids they can be aggressive toward one another, especially when attempting to pair off and spawn. Shy or submissive fish should be removed if they are unable to compete. Most serious hobbyists do not mix their discus with too many other species. However, suitable aquarium mates include cardinal tetras, neons, emperor and rummy nose tetras, as well as clown loaches and dwarf cichlids such as rams and Apistogramma species. All of these fish tolerate the high temperatures and low pH/hardness required by discus.
What do Discus Eat?
In nature discus eat a considerable amount of plant material and detritus, but also forage along the bottom looking for worms and small crustaceans. They are omnivores and will thrive on freeze dried black worms, beefheart, frozen blood worms, and a variety of pellet and flake food. Frozen and live foods may be fed as treats or to help induce spawning. For best results, rotate their diet daily and feed only what they can consume in 2 to 3 minutes, once or twice a day.
Discus Breeding Level – Difficult
Captive bred discus will pair up and spawn relatively easily, but young, inexperienced parents may eat their eggs the first few times, particularly if other fish are present. After hatching the young feed on heavy body mucus secreted by the parents for a few days until they begin to free-swim. Parents will transfer the young back and forth several times a day.
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Q: How are your stated fish measurements conducted? A: All measurements are made from tip of nose to end of tail. Photographs are representative of the strain or variety, and not the exact specimens that will be shipped. Q: How do I make a purchase? A: Every discus you see on our website is available for immediate purchase and ready to be shipped to you. Click the “Add to Cart” button on your desired products, adjust your quantities, and follow the checkout instructions. We honor all special requests. Please allow a 2-day minimum handling period for discus. Shipping Tiers for Live Tropical Fish:
Blackworms: Free USPS Postal Shipping Plants: $10 FedEx Priority Shipping, Minimum Order: $15 International Buyers Please Note: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to purchasing. |
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Thank you, they are very handsome / beautiful.
True you guys have my favorite collection of discus and the best prices I could find I really appreciate you. Thank you so much Next time I order from you can you send me the dead fish it's only a pleco and one Orinoco they dead nothing I could do. From Michael: Yes, I will replace all DOA's in your next order.
Hi Michael, I was just considering ordering a bunch of non-discus tropicals for my other aquariums from you. Just budgeting it out a bit. All but the one discus that I got from you are doing well; the one that was in bad shape from shipment rallied with treatment at first, but then succumbed in a couple of weeks and died. The others are doing very well and are just beautiful.:It seems like some of them randomly decide to not eat for a couple of days and then are back to normal in a couple of days: concerns me at first, but now I guess it’s normal discus behavior. They reside in a 60 gallon high def tank with small schools of tetras and a few corys. Because it’s not a 10 gallons per discus size, I do ~1/3 water changes and gravel cleaning every 4-5 days and the temp is 85-86. I use a large fluvial canister and there’s a couple of air stones for goos circulation. They are fed a variety of frozen and flake/pelleted foods…their favorite seems to be freeze dried tubifex worms and those that decide to fast for a couple of days seem to always go for the tubifex when they are abstaining. They’ve gotten to know my face and hands and are far less jittery than they used to be; in fact, I can basically scoot them around the tank when I’m cleaning it and they don’t seem to mind it anymore. I really am glad I decided to give them a try at 64yo, as this was always a dream of mine since I was a kid, but I never had the resources to make it happen until recently….and now I have 5 aquariums going, including this one. Here’s a picture of the current state of the discus.
Nice fish, good packing. I will order again.
However, by the next day it was clear that it had significant fin rot and slime coat disruption (see picture). Some white fin borders started to present on several others as well. Per Michael's instructions after I contacted him , which were immediate-and much appreciated, btw, I started them on paraguard and this seems to have halted further disease progression. They are all eating voraciously and are quite active- even the one pictured, and I just love them and hope they all recover and grow. I'll continue to treat with paraguard and water changes until the fins clear up on all of the other affected ones.
I would advise anyone who orders these by mail to be prepared with medication; maybe even prophylactically dose on arrival. I was leery of getting discus this way- they clearly get stressed; hard enough on other tropical fish. But they were packaged double bagged with a black cover as well on each bag so I don't know what else could have been done- maybe another heat packet or two, but I'm not sure if even that would make the sloshing around in the box less stressful on these beauties. From Michael: The fish looks awful right now, but he should recover with continued Paraguard treatment. The single fish in question is suffering from transit-related stress. It's uncommon but does indeed happen from time to time when the fish have had a stressful journey. If he dies, I will replace him in your next order. Keep me posted.
Hey Mike! FANTASTIC as far as I can tell! They arrived 530 last night and I spent like 2 1/2 hours acclimating them as you instructed. I got everybody into the tank and did not have anybody that looked injured...so far, so good this morning. Seems they are getting used to everything and I think they are eating. I have been using no light...LOL!! So I'll be able to REALLY SEE everybody and everything Sunday night at 8pm. I'll give you a better update and pics. THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!! I know that they are beautiful already because you picked them out!!! (Sorry this is so late to get to you...I tried calling you twice today...but again, I know your busy.) Catch ya on Monday morning with some pics after the REAL REVEAL!!!! I can't wait!!!!
Everyone is doing fine! They are getting used to their new home and no problems that I can see. You did a Fantastic Job Mike!! Thank you for all you have done!!
I am going start another tank In the near future. I would like some variety of color. Any recommendations?
Very pleased. Thank you so much.
Mr. Li - How you doing? Attached is a pic of the new guys. They are adjusting well but oddly my existing 4 are not.
Do you keep a log of what you have shipped to a customer so that if I order another 10 pack in future that you try not to duplicate and add to the variety? I have a 180 gallon tank and now have 13 discus in a community tank with schooling tetra fish and a couple of RoseLine sharks. Everybody seems to be getting along and trying to find their pecking order of whose boss and whose not.
FedEx dropped them off no issue and they’re doing great! I love the colors and my wife is super happy with them as well! Thanks so much fo...More
Hi Mike,
FedEx dropped them off no issue and they’re doing great! I love the colors and my wife is super happy with them as well! Thanks so much for everything! I couldn’t be happier. Can’t wait to see them grow!
Best,
Huron
He and his dad were raising them, and his dad ...More
I ordered my first 10-pack from Michael and the order arrived on-time. After 5-days, all of them are doing fine and eating well. Thanks, ...More
I ordered my first 10-pack from Michael and the order arrived on-time. After 5-days, all of them are doing fine and eating well. Thanks, Michael!
they are all stunning!!! They're stressed now so hiding in the back, I'll take a picture tomorrow and send it to you!