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08-06-2002, 03:17 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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|  Are discus................ Are discus really slow growing fish? Bc i have had a discus for a few months and it only grew and inch and a half ??? Daniel
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08-06-2002, 04:20 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South East UK
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| Re: Are discus................ How big was it when U got it? If it was large anyway it will grow slowly. Anyway, 1.5 inches is probably about right for a few months, it all depends on the particular fish.
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08-06-2002, 05:17 PM
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| Super Fish Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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| Re: Are discus................ IT is maybe 3 in from head to tail i think it was 1.5 inches when i got it. I feed him a balanced diet of flakes, beefheart, bloodworms , and sometimes shrimp. Is this a good diet? O and im also getting some tetramin color bites along with some spectrum in the near future.
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08-06-2002, 11:54 PM
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| Large Fish  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Belleville, Ontario, Canada
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| Re: Are discus................ No they are not slow growing. To get the maximum growth they love daily waterchanges. They feed heavily and prefer to eat a LOT and OFTEN. Of course that fouls the tank, so daily waterchanges of at least 20% will help. Mine get daily waterchanges of 20%, 2x weekly they get 50%. There were 5 in a 55g, now there are 3 after the heatwave and my laziness due to the same heatwave, and a discus with a sensitive tummy. Go easy on the flakes, concentrate on frozen or live foods. I"m breeding convicts to supply my discus with live food.
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08-08-2002, 12:53 PM
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| Super Fish Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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| Re: Are discus................ Geese poor babies !!!! and like backdraft said ruthless! 8) My discus tank usually get aleast twice weekly of about 40-50%. How is this, should i try to get in more only smaller amount each change? Or just more?
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08-08-2002, 09:52 PM
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| Large Fish Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Belleville, Ontario, Canada
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| Re: Are discus................ Fishboy, sounds like your waterchanges are fine. what are the nitrates before and after? discus don't like nitrates at all I prefer to keep them down under 10ppm with the daily changes, rather than have the water bounce too much, as I also peat filter to soften and lower pH.
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08-13-2002, 03:22 PM
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| Re: Are discus................ Before i do a water change they are prob 15-20 and when i am finished about five 
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08-14-2002, 12:40 AM
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| Large Fish Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Belleville, Ontario, Canada
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| Re: Are discus................ Your waterchanges are fine if you're not growing show specimens. I"m not growing show fish, I just like discus! Just remember that nitrates will stunt them. That's why I prefer daily w/c over a couple biggies a week. Also...1.5 inches isn't bad growth~!!!!!!
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08-18-2002, 02:34 PM
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| Super Fish Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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| Re: Are discus................ K thanks all  smiley*
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