Discus Fish Care and Breeding: Featuring an AMAZING 3,000 Gallon Aquarium! 

It's super important to quarantine fish when you bring them home. Here is how to do it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S_-8UETrQv8.html If you want to more information on potential discus tank mates check out the species profiles below. Bristlenose pleco care and breeding: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RRt_tjOKY84.html Also, our new shirts can be found at: www.primetimeaquatics.com/merch For the latest in the fish room check us out on Instagram primetime_aquatics For more cool behind the scenes stuff consider becoming a member! ru-vid.com/show-UCYVN... Time Stamps 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Where Discus Fish Come From 2:00 - Discus Fish Water Parameters 5:09 - Discus Fish Tank Mates 6:32 - Discus Fish Tank Size 7:55 - Discus Fish Aquarium Set up 8:25 - Discus Fish Feeding 10:08 - Discus Fish Breeding

Discuses have no particular environment other than the tank itself. Where they are located is adaptable to your situation. Discus can adapt to almost any environment as long as that environment has consistent elements of traffic, noise and your interaction with your fish. Maintenance, Water changes and feeding are all import activities that build trust. If you are netting your fish and scaring them more than necessary, each time you approach the tank your fish will be suspect about why. If you make the experience a good one you build trust. Plan long term for your fish so that they can continue throughout their life cycle to experience the same environment and not disrupt their life experiences and patterns. This is True with all Tropical fish but some more than others. Discus fish are in that category where great care in planning a safe and stable environment yields the best results. They are not that fragile, they just need your trust. Good Luck!

That is the most gorgeous tank that I've ever seen. EVER. I could watch this all day long and never get tired of it. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing this.

Thank you for the info! We just purchased a 2nd tank. Bigger, but ..not 3,000 gallons. ha. Happy to report that we are not beginners anymore thanks to all your knowledge . Excited to start up, cycle and get some beautiful discus. Really amazing video !

Now you have my attn! Wow, that is the most beautiful Discus display tank I have ever seen. Thank you for showing me my dream tank

That has the be the most beautiful tank I’ve ever seen, that’s so amazing. Discus are one of my favorite fish, I wish my display tank looked half as good as this.

You have beautiful discus fish and a really clean and clear tank. Thanks for showing it off.

Incredibly Beautiful Aquarium, thanks so much for sharing :)

Wow! That tank and the music was so chill-axin' and zen. Watching it on this peaceful Sunday morning...perfection. 👍💕💓💕👍

Great video Jason as always!!

I can't tell you how much I appreciate you bringing us along. Thank you so much!

What a beautiful display tank.👍

😍WOW! Someday I will keep discus again.... And this time I'll know what what I'm doing!! I'm so happy you shared your experience with us! The discus in that Aquarium literally looked like a rainbow.. wow... That was so beautiful I love the white one! I love them all! I just can't believe how vibrant they looked in that big tank!! And the amazing amount of tetras.. now I can't stop looking at the blue ones😂😂 you are absolutely right it is just mind-blowing!! Amazing!! Someday I'm going to end up with a big Fish Room again with different types of fish because your reference library to fish keeping and aquariums you have put together for beginners and even the most seasoned Aquarium keepers is the best around!! I don't care what I need information on you will have a video on it. I just want you to know how much I appreciate all y'all do! On top of that you guys are just awesome!! Much love!!🙏♥️🌿🐟🌿

That 3000 gallon tank is like the gateway to heaven for fish and discus!

That tank was amazing on so many levels.

I’ve been waiting for this video for a long time Jason and you dazzled me! I have had four discus since the spring and these guys delight me so much that the pandemic is way down on the list! I find them easy to care for.

One of the best discus videos on RU-vid - stunning views of a gorgeous tank, and I think you really covered all of the basics really well. Thanks for sharing.

That is such a sweet tank, super cool looking

Being a discus lover I keep coming back to this video. Awesome fish aquarium!🐠

Great video! I recently took the jump into keeping discus and they're doing well. I so enjoy watching them. Every night we take special time to sit, relax and watch them. It's a great way to de-stress from the daily ciaos that is my life. ;)

The discus are, of course, fantastic but the cardinal tetras are amazing as well!! Great video! Thanks Jason!

Greetings from Michigan. Since I am a discus lover I am looking forward putting my discus in a 150 gallon after it’s fully cycled. Thanks for the reminders on how keep them. I have two adult size that I will be putting them in the 150 with about 4 more. Somewhat under stocking. This has been my all time favorite video!

Great video. Thank you for the gorgeous experience.

Really enjoyed the solid information 👍🏼

Awsome video. ..thank you for the information and the very relaxing video...much appreciated 😆

A beautiful tank!

Great vid. Ty.

Thats definitely the most beautiful aquarium I've ever seen

I think I was as equally impressed with their massive Cardinal tetra school as I was the discus. That Cardinal school was awesome.

Another great video 🔥

great info man

How did I miss this one. Beautiful.

Loved this video! I had no idea how beautiful Discus were. I have got to visit the Springfield, MO aquarium sometime. It would amazing to see the 3,000 gallon display. 🐟🐠🐟

Wow! What an amazing display!

::mindblown:: just wow!!

Excellent

This is a very nice tank...like WOW! I have to say Discus are one of my favorite fish. I have been afraid too to try and keep them. Even if i am always on top of my game with keeping my tanks and inhabitants in their comfort zone. It is quite a challenge but the reward must be amazing. Thank you for the infos and you gotta love those lights with that effect. Cheers

Beautiful

Gorgeous!! Years ago I had them but didn’t breed them. They are awesome fish. 😍😍😍

amazing

Epic tank for sure! This definitely makes me want to keep discus! Since I'm building my fishroom maybe I'll find room 😁

I love my discus tanks!!!

Excellent video thanks. Wish a dwarf version of this species existed.

Это просто бесподобно! Рыбы, это мое хобби. В интернете я видел сотни красивых и больших аквариумов, но ваш нельзя сравнить ни с чем по красоте и гармоничности. Когда вы его создавали, то вашими руками водил Бог. Только Бог мог создать такое великолепие!!!

I agree with some of this... I think you may be misinformed about the plecos (I've only seen that behavior in extremely overcrowded tanks where the discus are already stressed, but mostly you really didn't address the elephant in the room about discus. You mentioned quarantine is important but not why. Many think of discus as a weak fish but that's not really true they just have a slime coat that works extremely well at absorbing nutrients from the water but it also does a really good job of taking in anything else that may be in the tank. In other words if you mix discus with anything that's not completely disease or parasite free they will very likely get sick. And that is the number 1 issue with new discus keepers cross contamination. I always tell new discus keepers that your best bet is to get all your discus at once from a single source. Also all of my discus tanks and breeding tanks are at 82 degrees ph 7.2-7.8, kh 5-6 (kh ime is much more important than ph because a stable kh is basically stable pH and it measures calcium carbonate which is essential to stopping hith disease the 2nd most common issue with discus)

I have discus with a good sump for my 720 liter tank, i only do water change every 2 or 3 week. They are all fine and happy

I really like the background music for this video. I think it complements the slow and graceful movements of discus lol

Unbelievably beautiful fish, I’ve always wanted to keep them but be to scared. Lots of great advice in this video, busting some of the myths about Discus so might just keep them one day 🤓

Amazing...👍👍👍🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹...

The challenge is mostly ph. It's just so much easier to stick to fish in your tapwater ph range to avoid additional work. Clean tank water require a lot of water changes at least once a week 25-50%, even 75% sometimes, and if you have to paid for water, that water bill stack very quickly, so paying $50-$350 just for water changes, will stop a lot of people who don't have free water.

That is absolutely mesmerizing. Incredibly beautiful.

Such beautiful fish! I live in an area with very hard water. I'm not sure I can achieve the water parameters they require and frankly I'm kinda afraid to even try due to humane issues. I enjoy my Mbuna Cichlids though! I love your channel so much. Thanks for the great video! ❤🙂

Wow amazing tank. Water looks like glass

my god, discus are just amazing. I dream to own a discus tank one day

Now we’re talking Jason! Absolutely beautiful display & great information. My question now is how long until we see a discus tank in your fish room??

Love my discus. I currently have 8 in a 120 with a younger stingray. They like the flakes I feed them but they really seem to like the stingray’s food too

What a gorgeous tank! Do you have any information on the lighting system?

can you recommend fish similar to discus feature for 40 gallon?

Amazing discus . From indo

I love my big round plates fun to watch with my school of lemon tetras. My only advice for taking care of plates just keep the tank the same consistency that's all that matters I got my largest one at 2in he is now about 6 1/2 and it's only been a year

I wonder how do they keep the plants so healthy at a temperature of 83-86F....I tried discus with plants and I could only get them to work with a small selection of plants...anubias, amazon frogbit and amazon swords...I"m still looking for plants that go well with my water params and that temperature...:) Also...the substrate seems to be sand?

I'd say about 14 discus in a 125 gal with a bunch of corydoras.

I realize that this video is about discus, but the huge schools of tetras are breathtaking!

Hi Richard i know its not directly connected to the lovely Tank you have shown . But I’ve ordered some Almond leaves for my Aquarium is it ok to use them in a tank with cherry barbs and Danios . My ph was high but then I realised i was over oxygenating the water with the filter pump on too high and that was causing it . so lowered the water flow speed and the oxygen in the water lowered and then the ph levelled to 7.4 high. Which im happy with now , but Im worried that if i add the leaves it may lower the ph too much. I hear there good for lowering ph and over all fish health but I’m concerned the leaves may over tip the balance . And also what is the right amount of Almond leaves to add per Aquarium size ? i have a 250 uk litre tank . so just wanted to run it by you as you are a Genius. love your vids. I looked for an Almond leaf vid in your vids but couldn’t see one . I learn so much from you and you passion for what you do is amazing . Hope its ok to ask a Question. As i can see with all those tanks you must be a busy bloke i struggle managing four tanks time wise so Its ok if you not got time to answer as i know you must be busy . Cheers Anyway jeff 😜 I’m A big fan of yours in the United Kingdom .

Great job Jason!! Angelfish???

Hi from your new subscriber 🙂

Oh my god that shimmer! Any idea if they're running Kessils, HIDs, or something else?

Hello! I have 6 juvenile discus for my 75 gallon, the only thing is that it is a planted tank and I don’t want to stunt them! I have a spare 20 gallon tank. Bare bottom, is it possible to raise them all up in the tank and then to the 75 as sub adults or close to sub adults ?

What is the song in the background?

I'm only hour n half or so from Springfield idk why I've never been here!!

I have a question could I keep a pair of discus along with 3 panda Garas and a L139 gold nugget pleco in a 40 B ? It will be for two years or are they overstocked?

🤯 is right.

In previous videos you mentioned your PH is 8 to 8.2. Did you lower your PH for your discus? Or will they tolerate high PH?

That tank is so clean I’d like to see filtration and what kind of lights there using

I have 2 guppies with curved spines, one of them has a tail that looks heavy (it’s tail is going downward but it’s not that down) and the other one has a curve on its back and a small S shape curve in its tail (the meat makes its body look straight but the bone inside is curved). Do you know if it’s scoliosis or tuberculosis? It’s male and female, they both got it in adulthood and the male got beaten up before it’s spine got curved (they don’t show any symptoms but the male had scale loss due to getting beaten up but it’s healed then got a curved spine) pls if you know can you tell me how common tuberculosis is and how to tell if it’s scoliosis or tuberculosis.

Nice video. We're those real or fake plants in the tank?

Come on Professor you have this tank in your fish room!🤪

So you do 50% water changes weekly on this 3000G tank to keep the discuss happy?

Can I put just one discus in a 33 gal with 3 angels?

Great Discus discussion. However I believe you have your choice of foods backwards. Brine shrimp are fine. Blackworms even better. But beef heart should be the food of choice. Especially for growing out the fry. Raising the fry, once taken from their parents, requires multiple feedings a day, as in every two hours. Hence the necessary daily water changes. Frozen blood worms should be avoided, in my opinion. Unless you plan on treating for Hexamita, monthly. They love blood worms, but there are much better protein rich foods for them, including flakes and pellets.

03:00 What breed is that?

After a stressful day Looking at this tank be like

I think if I saw this display in person I would faint

What's the dimensions of the aquarium?

i have 6 discus and angels in a 110 gallon

Do you personally keep discus? I know you just did a multi-part tour of your entire fish room but my memory suc... it's really bad. Because of those preconceived opinions based on what others have said, I have never tried them myself. I've always gone with the poor man's version; Severums.

Is oficial., i can’t keep discus :(

My PH is 7.5 naturally and consistently, might be a problem for me 😑

I would advise people NOT to play with their pH. My discus are kept in tap water with a pH of 7.4, and it is hard enough that my mbuna have thrived for years. I also currently have two pairs of discus with fry, so yes they will breed in harder water too. I don't chase perfect water, I just keep it same every water change.

Sounds too hard to have. Seems more work then my mixed reef tank. I’ll stick to my planted scaped tank.

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Wouldn't a 50% water change daily be bad for your tank? Also im gonna have to get some for my silver dollar tank!!! Edit: slow eaters... Silver dollars aint gonna work... Perhaps synodontis cats for tank mates

Remember,this is a public aquarium and they probably replace that tanks volume of water every other day with tap that's been treated...along with high pressure sand filters. In home tanks,you want to keep it very clean..no nutrient build up (sands will do that faster than gravels) and...look at even the public aquariums...no other large sized fish with Discus. Actually,why chance infecting them with fish of a few dollars? I've kept them,bred them..and its a killer when healthy breeders get white feces,and the fish turn purple..ugh. Hurts.

It's not a discuss tank, it's a tetra tank

SECOND!!@!!

This is aquarium is to busy! You can’t clearly see the fish

Beautiful