Penerangan Ikan Discus

All wild discus fish lovers who are planning to display the beautiful ornamental fish in a home aquarium or those who are planning to starting breeding discus fish as a hobby or on a commercial basis, must know that you should be equipped with a complete knowledge about the wild discus fish. You need to gather a lot of information about the likes and dislikes, the various diseases encountered by the discus fish in a home environment and the do’s and don’ts that you have to uphold in a breeding environment. In this article the basic discus fish information on all aspects is given.

As the discus fish comes from the South American Amazonian river basin rain forests, from the experience of those who have breeding this beautiful aquatic showpiece, it has been proved that the discus adapts, enjoys and breeds fast if the environment is planned in such a way as to stimulate its native environment.

In its native environment, as a shy and timid creature, it always lives in dark areas away from light and mostly hides itself among the aquatic plants and shrubs along the river basin. It always requires and warm temperature.

When made an inhabitant among larger varieties of other fish like the Angel fish, the discus becomes scared and puts itself under stress, making it lose its immune powers and begins to lose color, showing other symptoms of being sick. The remedy is to take away the larger variety and put in smaller variety, whose company the discus enjoys and makes it become free in its movements.

Although discus as a hobby and discus breeding are two different entities, both require the same care and attention with no comprise anywhere. If all the required attention and care, and environmental stimulations are given and all the do’s and don’ts are strictly adhered to, then the hobbyist will be able to attain the greatest happiness and pleasure, and the breeder will be able to reap the highest profits as envisaged.

Apart from what has been discussed there are many others that have to paid attention to and information and knowledge about them needs to be gathered, which is available through books, and articles on the Internet.

First of all care should be taken regarding the display tanks and breeding tanks size and capacity according to the requirement. The type of water should confirm to soft rather than hard and the right temperature for the discus fish to thrive.
The decorations of the tank, the kind of plants that you wish to keep inside, can be decided according to adaptability. Gravel or pebbles can be used at the bottom for a hobby, but not for breeding.

Then you have the different filtration methods and the materials used for the filtration have to be carefully chosen. Preparation of the water for chemical compatibility to discus fish and the periodicals water changes are very important.

The type of companions that you put in along with the discus fish again has to be taken care of.
For a beautiful and healthy growth and good breeding, the type of food is the most important. More than the live food, it is always better to give frozen foods, of which different varieties are available and details can be got on the Internet. Experienced breeders can also be consulted and more and complete discus fish information can be obtained.