Discus tank, feeding time.Part 1

Tank contains 6 Red turk discus,8 corydoras sterbai, 4 panda corys, 2 wild rams and a pair of Twig catfish. There is also a L134 Leopard Frog Pleco, but he only comes out in the night. The tank is a jewel rio 180 with the standard filter plus a large external. The fish are being fed frozen bloodworm, mysis and a small amount of beefheart. They also eat tetra prima.
Water is very soft, PH 6.2, very clean. Temp 82f.
Hope you enjoy feeding time.....

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Discus
• corydoras
• catfish
• cichlid
• feeding
• tank

[FISHGAL69]

Oh very nice set up, I've seen so many aquariums without gravel or plants on youtube-- you've given the discus an environment they can feel at home in.

[ste12000]

Thanks, the tanks you have seen are more than likely breeding tanks. They keep them bare so they can keep them spotless. My tanks are fully mature and i think the discus feel a lot better when you provide cover.Glad you enjoyed the video, ill be posting some more soon with my new (better) camera

[joooooox]

Nice Aquarium,beautiful Angel fish

[ste12000]

yeah ok....they are actually discus though.

[lfclikewalfc]

@ste12000 how big is this tank?

[bronwyn13245]

i was about to say there not angel fish lol

[lanceknow101]

@ste12000 ya this tank is cool and may be next time make this a communitry tank with angelfish a school of tetras and rasboras

[rakdos1235]

what kinds of foods do you feed them . im having troubles getting them to eat any thing other than blood worms

[izbiz513]

try driftwood and there might be stuff u can put in ur filter also try instant amazon or amazon rain

im not 100 percent sure if peat will make ur water more acidic

[whoshanh]

What kind of gravel are you using? And where can I find it?

[LazerPhotographer]

BRAVO! A 5-star aquarium!

[JMCraig]

thanks. i'll try that.

[sthai75]

I had same problem with bouncing ph, use r/o water take the minerals out then monitor very closely until you get it consistent.

[JMCraig]

how do you regulate pH? i am planning on using phosphate buffers for my amazon tank, but when i read the label more carefully it said "Do not use with live plants." I went over the chemistry of it with my biology teacher (ex fish guy), and we concluded it shouldn't be a problem. i have VERY alkaline (7.8+) tap water, so when i use liquid pH reducers it just bounces back overnight. what's your method? what't your tap like?

i love the tank; nice farlowellas (i have Hemiloricaria parva).