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i use frozen bs with spirolina frozen bloodworms frozen mysis shrimp tetra bits and flake all the frozen food i buy in 16 oz flat packs and that is much more cost effective than buying the 3.5 oz cubes... i stay away from beefheart as it fouls the water quickly and studies have said that it may...

How are the Discus acting when they aren't fighting? Do certain fish swim together constantly and stay near each other? They may be pairing off, but I'm assuming that they are probably just sorting out the pecking order if you cant really tell... FYI these fish have been known to pair off...

If you want to go a cheaper route, buy silica sand aka pool filter sand. It works great and is bright. i think it goes for around $8.99 for 50 lb bags... can be found at a pool supply store/ this is what i use in my planted discus tank with no problems yet. and i have added sand to an already...

are they just different color morphs of the same exact fish?

has anyone seen an albino Chinese algae eater?

i just ordered a coralife one with a built in moonlight only a 48" light but that should be putting me up around 260 wpg from what the site says... annd if i need to bump it up a bit i can throw my 30" cf up there along side it appreciate the help thanks

i just bought a used 125 gal tank that is 24 inches tall and i need lighting for good plant growth... how many watts per gallon should i look for? do i need hps or mh lights? only growing plants in a freshwater tank with discus... should i get a t-5 set up?etc i need help... and trying to stay...

i have a 38 gal tank with the dimensions 36x12x20 i currently have a 30" single linear strip compact fluorescent light by coral life. it has the the 50/50 bulb in it which is true actinic blue with 10,000K daylight. No Co2 injection, but substrate has fluorite beneath a layer of natural sand...

has anyone used digital thermometers vs glass vs strip type??? i have a digital and glass in my tank right now and they both read at two different temperatures... which one should i trust? i am going off of the glass thermometer right now thinking its a safer bet... the digital is reading at...

at what age do discus become sexually mature and how does the breeding work with discus in regards to which discus can spawn with which? does it have anything to do with the number of stress bars they have?? etc...

with the rocks i found

and i think its a cobalt blue..

elaborate? is it in their behavior or physical features? or both?

this IS the FIRST discus i have had (he was given to me), and it will be a temporary tank combination as i am planning on getting a new tank eventually, probably somewhere around 100 gal then move my cichlids into that, and keep the discus roaming in the 40 gal, but honestly my discus is doing...

how do you know it's female? is it a previously bred fish?