Dave+Amy Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Hey, wanting to know how many Discus can I have in a 6 foot tank without overcrowding? Currently have 5 at the 6cm length, 2 at 8/9cm. Am also getting two more around the 6cm mark next week - I'm thinking 6 ADULTS, is that too many? ALSO - how often should I feed the Discus now that they're older (once or twice a day?) they're all used to being fed 3 times a day because I had small (3/4cm) Discus growing in there before. They're currently sharing their tank with 10 chain loaches, 5 GBAs, 10 cardinal tetras and 6 glowlights as well as 7 boarding siamese fighters. Any advice would be awesome. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 id say you would be ok with 10 - 15 Discus in a 6 x 2 x2ft tank but it also depends on water changes and filter size etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted October 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 ok thanks for that, but how often do you feed your older Discus? I change the water a lot (tri-weekly 20% each time) because I always feed them a little bit more - to make sure all 8 get some food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 i just feed the each night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAuckland Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 hi Amy/dave....hahah...adult discus may feed 3 times per day...baby discus feed 5 to 6 times a day and mid size 3 to 5 times...but be sure is enought to feed...dun over feed...cheers...always remember if you want your fish healty and prefect...please put some time..!>.hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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