damiem Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Looking to buy some cheap baby discus in Auckland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Discuss are not the best fish for a beginner, particularly small discus. They need large tanks and lots of water changes or they become stunted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I absolutely agree with Alan on this one. Baby discus will be cheap anyway and anything under 8cm in size, which if decent will sell for at least $80 per fish, is not suitable for a beginner. Discus require specific and pristine water conditions. Baby discus require daily 90 -100% water changes for months, and are very susceptible to flukes which can wipe the whole lot out in a matter of hours. Once they reach 8cm in size you can get away with 2 decent sized 30 -50% water changes once a week. They also require high quality feeding - 5+ times a day when they are young and the left over food needs to be siphoned out after a few minutes so the water doesn't become polluted.FYI discus should grow 1cm min per month of age until around 15 months when they reach maturity and can be sexed (you need to wait until they have spawned and hatched eggs to get a confirmed pair). The price per cm of discus is a minimum of $10. There are a lot of rubbishy looking discus on the market so you need to research and know what you are looking for before you purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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