6 Important Notes When Feeding Discus Fish

Just like humans, a discus fish thrives best on a
diet that is varied. Back in the day, the fish
breeders used to rely on just live food, sans
flakes and/or pellets. Nowadays though, feeding
discus fish has changed with dried foods
becoming a lot more nutritious without the risks
of bacteria as well as disease that only live
food could have.

Feeding Discus Fish: Factors to Consider

Take note that young fish can become very
greedy in addition to very hungry. They will go
for whatever food that is given to them, so you
should resist the urge to overfeed them. When
the fish get older, they have a tendency to eat
at a much slower pace, kind of like what cattle
do whenever they graze.

Another factor to understand when it comes to
feeding discus fish is to understand that the
fish like to feed at mid-water level or
somewhere near the bottom. Rather than jumping
to the water's surface, your fish might wait
until the food goes down to a suitable depth in
order for them to feed.

When it comes to feeding discus fish, the
following are some of the food items that you
could use, making sure that they stay healthy
and are given the ample amount of vitamins,
minerals and nutrients that yours needs:

Feeding Discus Fish: Flakes

Research the best fish flakes that are
available in or near your area. You can do this
by talking to pet store crews or other aquarium
enthusiasts who you know. Better brands might be
more expensive but they're more nutritious.

Feeding Discus Fish: Pellets

When it comes to pellets, go for the quality
brands. A danger of the low quality brands is
that they might absorb water, thus expanding,
and this can make your fish constipated.

Feeding Discus Fish: Brine shrimp

Your discus fish will love these and these may
be fed to them live or frozen. A great thing
about feeding these to your fish is that it can
enhance your fish's colors because of the
carotene content in the shrimp. Before feeding
brine shrimp to your fish though, make sure that
you defrost then rinse them first.

Feeding Discus Fish: Bloodworms

When it comes to "gourmet" food for discus
fish, this takes prime rib and they're available
both live and/or frozen. Feeding your fish frozen
bloodworms each day is going to keep your fish
happy, especially when you're introducing them
to a new tank.

Feeding Discus Fish: Beef Heart

While the fish really dig this, chances are
that it can mess up the aquarium, especially
when too much is put in. It is suggested to not
try this until you're used to keeping discus
fish.

Discus fry have to be fed frequently, like once
for every four hours at least. A mature discus
will be fine when fed twice a day, giving it
bloodworms once per day plus dry food for other
feeding times.

What other people don't know is that feeding
discus fish food could also keep discus fish
looking more colorful, which can make for a very
pleasant sight for owners and their visitors.
Just remember to feed them well and feed them
right.

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Tom Rollins a Discus Fish expert. If you want to
learn more about discus breeders, visit
http://www.discusfishpro.com/

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