Yes, yes, yes I know discus prefer warmer water just curios as to how many people have kept them at 78? Any problems or did they do just fine? Thinking about adding just one to my 75, thanks for any input.
As a former discus keeper (I had up to 40 juvies & adults before my work schedule prevented me from the maintenance they deserved), I agree with those recommending temps in the 80's.
Yes, that's us.Are you by chance the same gent who was active on simplydiscus forum for a couple of years, but haven't been heard from lately, presumably for the reason you mention above ? If so, it's nice to have you posting here on TPT - and say hello to Merry for me.
While you may have felt they were happy, unfortunately, your photo shows that they were stunted. Their eyes are out of proportion to their body size and well maintained discus should be shaped like a disc, not a spade.
While you may have felt they were happy, unfortunately, your photo shows that they were stunted. Their eyes are out of proportion to their body size and well maintained discus should be shaped like a disc, not a spade.
Our discus were kept in a bare bottom tank at 84F while juvies & when they were at least 5", they were moved to the 135 gallon planted tank with the other adults at 82F, unless they paired off, then they got a 20H bare bottom "condo" for making babies at 82F. All of our discus tanks got a 50% water change every other day.
Here are what discus bought at 2.5"-3" look like with that level of maintenance for roughly 2 years.
This was my runt. He was shaped more like your discus:
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