Discus care - is it really that hard?

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KristaM92

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I am considering trying out Discus but I've heard that they're very demanding. Are they really that hard to take care of? I own knives, angels, juruparis, and other fish that are considered more difficult to take care of. Would discus really be that much more challenging? If so, what is it about their care requirements that makes it this way?
 
depends on the size of the discus. they just requires more clean water than the average fish
 
Jus a lot of attention. Frequent feedings (Juvies). Lots of Water changes. Nothing you wouldn't already be doing. Just at a greater magnitude.
 
Its only hard if you make it! If you Keep up on feedings and provide clean pristine water you can sit back and enjoy your investment!
first time around I would invest in adults to ease the daily maintaince you would have if you were to go with juvies...

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I am certainly not a bro. lol I know there's a sticky and I have read a lot about taking care of them but I just wanted to know other people's personal experiences. Practice is different than theory.
 
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discus arent as hard as people say they are. in my opinion. the key thing is buy them from a good source that sells nice healthy quality discus. often people who run into trouble with discus is cuz they get them from local fish store and majority of the time local fish stores carry unhealthy stunted discus that breeders dont want. only juvies are a lot of caring. because as a juvies require lots of waterchanges and food. or else they will get stunted and wont reach there potential. if you have no time for lots of caring. get adults 4+ inches. you then dont need to do lots of water changes and feeding. in my opinion discus are easy and just treat them like any other fish. atleast i do. when i had my albino discus. i treated them like any other fish. feed them good food. water change once a week. and keep the temp at 82-84. people will say keep them at higher temps. but healthy discus dont need to be in high temps.

start off with high quality healthy discus and your already a big step ahead. chances of running into problem is slim. unless you neglect them and dont keep up with weekly waterchanges.
 
good advice from nikond70s. I wanted discus for many years but was always told that they were near impossible to keep. two years ago I joined simplydiscus.com and found out that they are not much different than any other fish. just a bit higher maintenence. I went with 4-4 1/2" wilds and have'nt lost a fish. be warned that buying juvies will require much more care and should be kept in a bb tank until they grow. buy at least sub adults and you will find it much easier. give them clean water, quality food, and the right tankmates and you will be ok.
 
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