

A big tip I always give to my readers is to use a quality all-in-one liquid plant fertilizer such as Flourish from Seachem. Keeping plants in a Discus tank is challenging, so make sure to don’t run into other beginner mistakes. Many experienced Discus keepers keep their fish at 82☏ or even at 80☏ and have managed to breed them at that temperature too. They keep their fish in a temperature that’s a bit lower for them but a bit higher for plants.

When you’re looking to create a planted Discus plant, the thing that most people do is making a temperature compromise. While aquarium plants are great at adapting to new environments, temperatures this high can be severely limiting their growth. What makes an aquarium plant suitable for Discus?ĭiscus fish love their higher temperatures, and most people keep their water between 82☏ and 88☏ (28☌ – 31☌).
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Ensure to install an external filtration system such as Canisters, Hang-On filters or Top filters that contains enough space to load the medias. The most important and essential part in Discus Keeping is to, set up a tank with proper biological filtration system. If your water parameters are too unnatural or if you wish to bring natural Black water effect, please select the water conditioners from our end based on your requirement. (If you source fresh water or corporation water, it is better to keep a dechlorination agent to remove chlorine during regular water changes). Allow the biological filtration system to run effectively as said in the below section to ensure all these highlighted values come under control automatically. Please do not use any chemical products unless required to bring the above said water parameters.

Water parameters can be tested using the test kit. Chlorine, Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate should be 0 ppm before you introduce Discus. If you do not source fresh water, replace the same with Reverse Osmosis water or the water sourced in Mineral water cans so that pH will be between 5.9 and 7.0. We recommend our clients a very simple guideline to source the water for Discus Keeping without much chemicals used. So freshwater resource is an ideal source to keep Discus healthy. Discus are found in floodplain lakes and flooded forests of the lowland Amazon River basin and some of its tributaries. There are many myths and opinions from breeders to keep them in specific water parameters. The King of the Aquarium, Discus fish are one of the most beautiful freshwater fish available for the home aquarium.
