How Do Discus Live For?

[beechey]

how old do discus live for??
my oldest is about 2 and a half i reckon at about 6" big

 

[mike os]

average, with proper care seems to be 7-8 years

 

[rabbut]

One of my reference books quotes about 30 years.... The author doesn't feed beefheart (Sorry mike, kicking an old argument up again ). Authors of other books I have quote 7 years with a diet including beefheart. One author exagerating life expectancy? Possibly..... Form your own opinion

All the best
Rabbut

 

[Jim Curtis]

Maybe 30 years in the wild?

 

[rabbut]

nope, they reconed in a tank

 

[poconoboss]

The breeder I buy from, says his live for 7-12 years when properly cared for.

He feeds them a self made beefheart mixture, the ingredients are:

Beef heart, plankton, shrimp, White Fish, spinach, Peas, Garlic, Gel Binder, krill hydrolysate, marine fish meal, refined marine fish oil, wheat germ, Spirulina, vitamins (choline chloride, ascorbic acid including stabilized vitamin C, vitamin E supplement, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, vitamin A acetate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, beta-carotene supplement, biotin), amino acids (dl-methionine, taurine, lysine), and trace elements (manganese sulfate, zinc sulfate, cobalt sulfate, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, sodium selenite).

 

[beechey]

7 to 12 years dam, thats a long time,
mine is just a discus pup lol

 

[shaz-killie]

haha the last ones I bought are only 9 weeks old, so I feel I should name them if there going to stay around that long

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

average, with proper care seems to be 7-8 years

They should live much longer then that.



I would say on average, most live anywhere from 10-15 years.