Does Anyone Make Their Own Discus Food?

[DiscusKeeper403]

That's definitley the trick. You must have a quick taste of the batch to make sure it is just right for the fish

 

[rdp50734]

That's definitley the trick. You must have a quick taste of the batch to make sure it is just right for the fish

Tried it! NEEDS MORE PEPPER!

 

[markandhisfish]

That's definitley the trick. You must have a quick taste of the batch to make sure it is just right for the fish

Tried it! NEEDS MORE PEPPER!

 

[rdp50734]

Glad it got a smile!

 

[JA5ON]

i have just made my own the fish went nuts for it. or any found out that bovinegrowth hormone is not used in the UK its only used in the USA
as i am a butcher and my boss gave me the beefharte its cos me about 5pound to make

 

[Glenbo1981]

Great for colour, bad for the fish, they are not meant to eat animal proteins.

That's highly inaccurate. Some may argue that Discus should not eat beefheart, or definitley not as a staple, but I would like to see some solid evidence of how this will negatively impact a Discus. One study showed that a wild caught Discus had a lot of vegetable matter in it's stomach at that time. IMO the study was well done but could be called inconclusive, after all I would think their diet could vary a high degree from fish to fish, season to season, region to region, species to species and possibly age to age. Discus are fine to eat fish and crustaceans as this too would be eaten in the wild.

I prefer not to feed Beefheart as a staple in their diet (more like a treat instead), although I did try it with a batch of juvys I was growing out recently. Discus need a high amount of fat and protein in order to achieve proper growth, that's why it's used. Now that the fish are pushing 5" each I have stopped feeding such high amounts of it.

Well then its not highly inaccurate then is it

Animal Proteins are completely diff to fish proteins, fat% is stupid amounts higher, and the way the fish digests it is completely different.

look up the fat content of a chicken breast for example compared to a can of tuna.

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

Great for colour, bad for the fish, they are not meant to eat animal proteins.

That's highly inaccurate. Some may argue that Discus should not eat beefheart, or definitley not as a staple, but I would like to see some solid evidence of how this will negatively impact a Discus. One study showed that a wild caught Discus had a lot of vegetable matter in it's stomach at that time. IMO the study was well done but could be called inconclusive, after all I would think their diet could vary a high degree from fish to fish, season to season, region to region, species to species and possibly age to age. Discus are fine to eat fish and crustaceans as this too would be eaten in the wild.

I prefer not to feed Beefheart as a staple in their diet (more like a treat instead), although I did try it with a batch of juvys I was growing out recently. Discus need a high amount of fat and protein in order to achieve proper growth, that's why it's used. Now that the fish are pushing 5" each I have stopped feeding such high amounts of it.

Well then its not highly inaccurate then is it

Animal Proteins are completely diff to fish proteins, fat% is stupid amounts higher, and the way the fish digests it is completely different.

look up the fat content of a chicken breast for example compared to a can of tuna.

A fish is considered an animal am I right? Just seems like a bit of a misunderstanding, so yes in that sense you are not entirely inaccurate. But you still can't say fish are lower in fat, look at Salmon, Mackerel or Sturgeon. These types of fish boast very similar numbers in comparison to fat content in chicken. You can also very lean land animals too, like Rabbit, Frog or even Bison to name a few.

 

[Glenbo1981]

So you think a salmon steak contains more fat than a piece of rabbit?

Ahh so i better quit these years of bodybuilding

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

So you think a salmon steak contains more fat than a piece of rabbit?

Ahh so i better quit these years of bodybuilding

Considering rabbit has 5.25g of fat in 150g, and Salmon 5.5g of fat in 124g then yes, you should probably quit bodybuilding.

http/caloriecount.about.com/calories-salmon-pink-i15212
http/caloriecount.about.com/calories-rabbit-wild-i17181

 

[Glenbo1981]

lol you just owned yourself really bad...

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

lol you just owned yourself really bad...

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