Adistar said:
nice discus
looks exactly like one of mine, but urs looks beter in that tank
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Good to hear from a fellow keeper. A few questions if I may?
I realise that it's not ideal to keep Discus single but I only have room for two going by the 50 litre per fish rule. I would like to keep a pair but have been reliably informed that any potential mate will be bullied unless I am very lucky. I did half expect this but bought my fish with my heart and not my head (not a recommended way to conduct the buying of fish I might add
) ). After a fair bit of research I discover that although not ideal, it is possible to keep a Discus alone without due worry - especially as I have plenty of dither fish and suitable planting etc. This comes as a welcome relief as one Discus keeper warned be that my fish would die on its own - which was nice.
Anyway I guess what I'm asking is what is your opinion on keeping a single Discus? I've had a few opinions already from another source and it seems 50/50 split, for and against.
Some other questions -
1) What do you keep your temp. at? My is 28C currently, I've heard of ranges from 25 to 31C. Takishi Amano for one keeps his at 26 to 27C (Vol. 1 - Nature Aquarium World).
2) Feeding - What ratio, quantity and frequency of dry to frozen foods to you feed. Digweed currently isn't keen on dry food, any tips on getting his appetite up. Or should I just wait a while for him to settle in - it's only been 48 hours? Frozen bloodworm is favourite but I understand it is not very nutritional.
3) Water quality - my water is pH 6.5, KH 3, GH 6. I add nitrates for the plants to a level of approx 15ppm - is this ok or should I drop it? I don't want to go below 10ppm really as the plants will suffer and it increases the chances of algae? I assume my 50% weekly water changes are ok.
That's about it for now.
Regards, gf
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i sense a new tank coming soon ! 
