16 Things to know about Amazon Discus Fish

1. Discus fish come from the Amazon River and are a vibrant blue, red, green, and brown color.

2. Discus fish can grow up to 12 inches in size

3. Larger Discus fish may eat smaller Discus fish

4. Discus fish need a very clean environment as they are very
susceptible to disease

5. Keep the temperature between 26 and 31 degrees Celsius or 84 and 90
degrees Farenheight

6. Feed your Discus fish bloodworms, pellet foods, mysis shrimp, flake
foods, earthworms, or blackworms.

7. You can de worm Discus fish with Droncit for dogs 34-mg. Tablets

8. The more you feed your fish the faster it will grow but so will waste

9. Try feeding 2 to 4 times a day

10. Discus fish can live for over 10 years

11. The tank size should be at least 30 gallons

12. Keep the pH values between 5.5 and 6.5

13. Provide young discus fish with baby brine shrimp

14. Separate young discus fish from the adults

15. Discus fish are very territorial and mating competition can be very
violent

16. Try to keep 6 to 8 discus fish for a communal society