Discus Fish Blog
When Do Discus Fish Get Their Color
Return To: How Long Do Discus Fish Live When Discus fish
first hatch and begin free swimming, they all look the same, a brown body with
extremely large black eyes compared to the rest of their body. The ratio I
estimate, as 35% eye balls and 65% body and tail fin. As they grow and begin to take shape, all
colors of Discus fry 1 to 1-1/2 inch begin to take on a solid burnt
reddish/orange color. At a size of 2 to 3-1/2 inch, they begin to show about
10% of their inherited color. Typical
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5th Nov 2018
Do Discus Fish Need Salt in Their Aquarium
Return To: When Do Discus Fish Get Their Color I’m often asked if
there is a benefit to adding salt in a Discus tank. In this article I will
address my experiences regarding the benefits, or not of salt in a Discus fish
tank.There are two salts I will write about, Rock salt, and Epson salt.Aquarium salt or rock
salt; Can be purchased inexpensively at a grocery or feed store, and has
been used in tropical fish keeping for decades. It is believed to help the
slime coat of fish, acting a
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28th Oct 2018
How to Treat White Spots on Discus Fish
Return to: Do Discus Fish Need Salt in Their Aquarium White spots on Discus
Fish are a protozoan parasite combined with fungal infection, and should be
treated as such. You need to take immediate action and treat with medicine to
cure this disease. Signs will begin with the Discus fish rubbing against objects
in the tank, and later with the visual appearance of white spot on the fish.
Discus can also exhibit a loss of appetite, clamping of fins and darkening
color. These are all sympt
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22nd Oct 2018
How to Treat Black Spots on Discus Fish
Return To: How to Treat White Spots on Discus Fish The best way to reduce Pigeonblood freckling also referred
to as “peppering” is to keep the aquarium background and bottom light. The
lighter the color the less freckles the Pigeonblood Discus will display. This
is also true with other Discus, if you want them to show off their brighter
colors keep them in light surroundings. If you want them to display a darker
color, then keep the bottom and background colors dark to black. Nature h
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15th Oct 2018
Why Are Discus Fish Called Pigeonblood
Return To: How to Treat Black Spots on Discus Fish Pigeonblood is a strain of Discus fish and does not apply to
all Discus. In early 1991 I brought into the hatchery my first Pigeonblood
Discus fish. This was a new strain, which
the world had not seen or heard of yet. They were sold to me from a not so
well-known breeder at the time as Pigeonblood Discus, I paid handsomely for
them, about U.S.$100 a piece for 1-1/2 inch babies. When I bought them, they
were described to me as a, “new
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9th Oct 2018