| Juvenile discus require several feedings per day, this is because they have a smaller stomach than an adult discus. Feed little but often is a general guideline for a healthy discus, as a result this leads to a faster growth. My feeding regime is 5 times a day, the following time that they are being fed are at: 7 AM, 11 AM, 3 PM, 7 PM and 11 PM. My water changes are due 1 hour after each feeding, this means that the times are: 8AM, 12PM, 4PM, 8PM and 12AM. Each water changes are done in 20-40%, thus equating to a total of 100-200% water change. Juvenile discus require ammonia, and nitrite free water in order to grow large and healthy. A vast array of diet is also the key to success! The tank get wiped down once a week to reduce a build up of 'slime' and risk of bacteria proliferation. These juveniles will be raised in a bare bottom tank, fed 5 times a day with various food, including my own Beefheart mix, Marine Formula One flake food, Hikari Tropical Discus Bio-Gold pellet food, Australian Freeze Dried Blackworms and many more. Frozen Bloodworms will be avoided, not that I had an issue with FBW in the past, but I want to be safe than sorry as this will be my future breeding stock. It is important to feed juvenile discus fish with high protein food whilst they are still young, this ensure rapid growth before they start to slow down when they reach 10months old. The temperature of the water I raise them at is 28-30C, this encourages appetite as the juveniles' metabolism ... |
