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WE HAVE MANY SOLID DISCUS FISH AT OUR HATCHERY...
Our spotted discus fish add an intricate variation to the standard solid and striated forms of discus fish. From intricate polkadots to dash dot patterns, spotted discus fish are like no other. These Discus Fish have spots that vary from pinpoint size to 1/4 inch depending on the variety of discus fish. To color up your aquarium, check out our spotted discus fish available.
RECENT EXAMPLE ABOUT DISCUS FISH CARE IN A FRESHWATER AQUARIUM ENVIRONMENT:
I recently have been asked what to do if your Discus Fish has an issue with bloat... This can include a blocked intestine or the osmotic properties of the swim bladder of your discus fish to be effected, causing the discus fish to swim unbalanced. One tried and true method is add 1/2 cup of Epsom salts to 50 gallons of water in your discus fish aquarium. This in most cases will allow the bloat in your discus fish to subside in just one treatment. Dose the discus fish tank as directed and then do a 25% water change the following day. If the symptoms still persist in your discus fish repeat this treatment up to 3 times. I have found that this method works on about 70% of all cases of discus fish... Keep in mind that sometimes the blockage can be so bad that this treatment just wont work on some discus fish.
What to do if you have snails in your discus fish tank and don't want them... Add smaller clown loaches in the 2-3 inch size. Clown loaches and other species of Loaches along with Botias consider snails to be be among their favorite foods. On the other hand if you are trying to keep snails, even the larger apple snails it is a bad idea to mix them with Botias or Loaches for this very reason...
What to do if you have small worms (1/4 inch or so) in your discus fish aquarium... these are a type of flat worm that feeds on excess organic matter in the tank. They are harmless to the fish and are not of a major concern. To cut their numbers substantially, add a group of Corydoras catfish to the tank to help cleanup excess food. Also increase your water changes to reduce the bioload. If the Worms persists add 1 cup of salt per 100 gallons and this will greatly reduce their numbers. Loaches and Botias also will help eat these unwelcome visitors.
Don't get frustrated with your breeding discus fish... I have found that Discus fish can Spawn successfully for many months in a row, but eventually they will shut down for awhile. Here are some tips to get them to become great breeders again(or to help a young pair get started):
How to get your discus fish into breeding condition ... Live Black worms, mosquito larvae (live), live red worms, live Daphnia and live bloodworms all work magic in getting the discus fish into breeding condition. Mosquito larva along with daphnia are quite easy to raise... just sit out a tub of water with some organic matter in it and at least with mosquito's, nature will do the rest. MAKE SURE TO HARVEST DAILY, if not West Nile and angry neighbors may become all to common!
What is a discus fish habitat? Discus Fish come from the Amazon river and its tributaries in South America... being river fish, discus fish can handle a wide range of water chemistry factors. Most municipal waters will be adequate for your Discus Fish to live and grow up in. However, and to keep your discus fish completely safe, read about how to properly adjust to varying levels in the water for your discus fish aquarium.
Breeding Discus Fish is where the art of water chemistry really come into play. One of the easiest ways to know what type of water chemistry that you have for your discus fish is to call your local water company and ask them what your pH, hardness and amount of Chloramines are. I have customers who regularly acclimate their new discus fish into pH's of 7.3 or higher and have their fish eating that evening after recieving them in. Read more about my experiences with discus fish and how to manage the pH, hardness and chloramines of your discus fish aquarium.
MY DISCUS FISH EXPERIENCE
I have been breeding Discus Fish now for twenty years and have developed various color morphs, which have proven to be very robust, beautiful and breed true. Solid yellow discus - Lemon peel Alenquer, Snakeskins, Tefe X Red Dragon,Marlboro XLeopard, Solid Reds, Red royals, Opal turquoise to name a few of my Genetic creations.
Breeding discus fish has not always come easy to me. When I first started breeding discus fish I had a male cobalt and a female solid turquoise in a 55 gallon community tank... well it turned out that my two discus fish were a "pair" spawning weekly and enjoying every last bit of caviar, I attributed this behavior to an immature pair of discus fish and hoped that they would eventually cease this destructive behavior... well after watching over a thousand eggs get eaten I decided to screen off the spawn so the discus fish babies could hatch out and the pair of discus fish would be more bonded with them. Instead of "bonding" my "pair" of discus fish decided they liked anchovies even better than caviar! So much for my first discus fish breeding attempt. I eventually ordered six young 2" discus fish and came up with three pairs of discus fish that turned out to be great parents... and the rest is discus fish history.
The importance of this lesson is that you can have a fertile female discus fish and a fertile male discus fish but you don't have a true "pair" unless they are willing (genetics?) to raise their own young discus fish. And to artificially raise discus fish will not allow you to select for good breeding discus fish genetics, also the purpose in me originally setting out to breed discus fish was a challenge and to artificially rear discus fish would have meant meeting only half of the goal.
Discus fish are the main focus of my hatchery, but I also breed different species of Rainbow fish, Tetras, Catfish, Angelfish and numerous other species of fish and some reptiles, such as geckos and tortoises.
(Pictured above: Owner Tom Meador in front of one of his Personal Aquariums)
RFIdiscus.com is part of Rainforest Farms International, a business that provides discus fish and other freshwater tropical fish and supplies to customers in every corner of the world. Rainforest Farms International owns and operates a large Discus Fish Hatchery where it also breeds many other species of freshwater tropical fish. In our specially built Discus Fish Hatchery we have a staff that has more than 30 years of combined expert Discus Fish Care experience. Currently we have over 100 breeding pairs of high quality Discus Fish in our large discus fish hatchery. In total, our company operates over 200+ aquariums that are fully stocked to meet all of your discus fish and freshwater tropical fish needs. We are located in Bloomington Indiana, just one hour south of Indianapolis. We will ship quality discus fish and other freshwater tropical fish anywhere in the world. Please read more about our LIVE DISCUS FISH DELIVERY GUARANTEE POLICY and HEALTHY DISCUS FISH POLICY to ensure that yo u have a safe and happy discus fish shopping experience!!!
