All About Feeding Discus: An Overview
What's the secret to the most vibrant and healthy discus? Healthy nutrition! In this article, we'll explain what, how, and when to feed your discus. Then we'll close by describing...
Discus Social Behavior, Feeding, and Breeding Basics
The discus were originally discovered in the Amazon River. They are part of a group of fish known as cichlids, and they flourish in fresh water. In this article, we'll...
Discus Health Overview
If you already know how to keep and maintain fish, then caring for discus won’t be much of a challenge for you. After all, taking care of this species is...
How to Care for Discus: a Brief Overview
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR DISCUS Check the quality of your aquarium water. Don’t use tap water without checking its chemistry first. You need to remove the chlorine and other chemicals....
Discus Health: Three Important Points
Discus are very intelligent, sociable, personal beings. When you have a discus fish, you have to feed it on time, frequently change its water, provide a good aquarium, provide it with...
Preparing for a Discus Competition
The discus is sometimes referred to as the Pompadour Fish, and for good reason! This little fish is eye catching and a great addition to your tank, earning its spot...
Breeding Discus with Cones
CERAMIC BREEDING CONES We recommend ceramic breeding cones, which are very easy to use. They are inexpensive and sturdy, and they give the fish a surface on which to place their eggs....
What is a Discus Fish?
The discus are some of the most beautiful and reactive tropical fishes you will find. They are often referred to as the “kings of the aquarium” because of their stately movements...
A Brief Timeline of the Discus Fish
THE FIRST DISCOVERY Johannes Baptist Natterer and Johann Jacob Heckel's efforts during the Nineteenth Century led to the discovery of the discus. Then during the Twentieth Century, countless varieties of discus...
How To Raise Daphnia for Discus Food
WHAT ARE DAPHNIA? Discus (especially their fry) love eating daphnia and will even eat them live! Also known as "water fleas," daphnia are small crustaceans commonly found in freshwater. They are...
