Discus for beginners

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  1. oupoot

    oupoot

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    Hi Guys

    Im busy with a 400l DIY Project and stell deciding on what i want to put into the tank, and im leaning towards Disus atm, but not sure if the are they way i want to go, can you please give me a general overview of these fish and aall related topics liek feeding/breeding ect?

    Thanks
     
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  3. DewaldC

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    I have always wanted to know if you can keep discus in JHB tape water?.
     
  4. jabula 7749

    jabula 7749 jabula

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    hello Oupoot!

    Met so n naam neem ek aan jy is afrikaans en dus sal ek die bietjie wat ek weet in afrikaans vir jou skryf!

    400l is omtrent die kleinste wat ek sal gaan met discus,jy sal nie meer as 10 kan aanhou nie,en moet ook nie minder as 6 nie!

    Maak seker jy is bereid om weekliks water te ruil,want as jy nie doen nie gan jy probleme optel!

    Ph van 6 en temp van tussen 29 en 30grade sal hul die beste pas!

    Discus benodig goeie kos met genoeg vitamines.
    Net tetra bits gaan hul nie in gesond hou nie en sal hul iewers vatbaar vir siektes wees!
    @Dirk verskaf kos wat goed vir jou discus sal wees en jy kan hom vra!
    Daar is menige threads oor die voer van discus op di forum,maak seker jy lees hul!

    Maak seker waar jy jou discus koop,my 1stes kom van n lfs in PE af,ekt duur betaal en toe ek eers meer leer toe kom ek agter hul is stunted,en hul vorm is glad nie op standaard nie!

    Die belangrikste feite wat ek geleer het volg so
    1.skoon stabiele water
    2.temp 29
    3.goeie filter wat nie n te sterk
    stroom in jou tank maak nie!
    4.terwyl vis groei,vergeet van
    plante en klippies,maak van
    tank makliker!
    5.goeie kos is noodsaaklik,en dit
    nie altyd maklik om in die hande
    te kry nie!
    6.luister wat die manne op die forum te se het!marco,dirk,altum en klomp ander weet waarvan hul praat en ek leer daagliks nog baie by hul!
     
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  5. Gnl Jakes

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    You can go on the discus forum and then you can start at the start.
    There is alot of informative topics that will help you alot.
     

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