Discus Fish Diet

                                                                                         

Discus Fish Diet

Discus fish should be provided a variety of live, dry and frozen foods. Foods formulated specifically for Discus fish are available; I personally use Spectrum Discus Formula. Some Discus fish can be very picky eaters and will only take live foods like tubifex worms, bloodworms, brine shrimp and beef heart. Try to feed these sparingly to avoid an unbalanced diet. Live food should be cleaned before feeding, as they can often be rather unclean. For example, live tubifex worms can come from polluted waterways and thus must be kept clean or the Discus fish may develop Head and Lateral Line Erosion, also known as Hole in the Head Disease. If you would rather not deal with live food, freeze dried bloodworms and tubifex worms are entirely safe, cheap and easy. Feeding your Discus fish a rich varied diet is not only healthier but it will thrive and bring out much better colors. For example, when Discus fish are fed brine shrimp the red tones are enhanced.

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