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The discus fish part 1

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The discus fish part 1

The discus fish part 1

1. The discus fish in general

The discus fish belongs to the genus of cichlids, originally comes from the Amazon region in South America and is also often referred to as the "king of freshwater aquaristics". It comes as wild caught, Asian offspring, or German offspring.
Our STENDKER discus fish can live up to 15 years, reach a size of up to 21 centimeters and are considered fully grown at the age of 2-2 ½ years. The discus fish loves the sociability of its conspecifics (cichlid behavior) and should therefore be kept either in pairs (however, the pair should already be at least 14 centimeters in size) or in a group of at least ten animals.
Its natural habitat consists of sandy soil and roots, under which it likes to hide in a group. The discus fish also feels very comfortable in a planted aquarium (it often has a nicer habitat there than in the wild).
Our STENDKER discus fish are used to German tap water, are easy to keep and can therefore no longer be compared with the wild-caught fish. With our STENDKER discus fish, it is also possible for aquarium beginners to keep discus fish successfully! We offer our German discus offspring as STENDKER discus fish in various sizes (5-20 cm) and in 21
different color shades.
Our water values for keeping our STENDKER discu fish:
Total Hardness (GH)15
Carbonate hardness (KH) 8
PH value 7
Conductance 800µS
Water temperature 28-30 degrees Celsius

The discus fish is considered a food specialist. Feeding discus fish is extensive, healthy and very easy with our own feed mixture, which you can also purchase as STENDKER discus frozen food in retail stores. Our discus feed is ideally suited as a complete feed and is also fed exclusively to our discus fish in the breeding farm.
This good and balanced feed mixture contributes significantly to maintaining the health, colourfulness, reproduction and growth of the discus fish.

2. Discus cichlid behavior

Discus fish belong to the group of cichlids and should therefore be kept in a group of at least 10 animals! (Exception: pair keeping/breeding):
The typical behavior of these cichlids is that a dominant animal tends to develop in a smaller group. This animal attacks all other discus fish, often resulting in the weakest animal being kept away from food, becoming emaciated, standing in the dark corner, isolated from the group and even dying. After that, the next weaker animal is kept away from the food. To stop this behavior, we recommend simply increasing stocking density until group aggression subsides. Experience has shown that the discus fish behave from one Group size of at least 10 animals peaceful. This behavior is known in African cichlids (e.g. Malavi, Tangajika). The discus fish is a South American cichlid with similar behavior!

3. Height and age information

5cm - 2 months
6cm - 3 months
8cm - 4 months
10cm - 6 months
12cm - 9 months
14cm - 12 months
15cm - 18 months
17cm - 24 months
If kept well, discus fish can live up to 15 years and reach a diameter of 21 centimetres! At about 2-2 1/2 years discus fish are considered fully grown! In order to achieve even growth of our discus fish, we recommend feeding them 3 times a day with our STENDKER discus food.