Discus fish are a finicky bunch. They have a tendency to be very vulnerable to disease and environmental disturbances. It can even be hard to get them to mate for breeding purposes if the proper care and environment isn’t provided. Without the right nutrition, water temperature, and other living requirements, your discus fish will have trouble thriving.

Sounds bad, right? If  you are looking to own or already have discus fish, then there are several things that you need to learn to insure their survival. The following are a few tips I’ve picked up raising my own aquarium, and should be of use to you. Breeders especially need to heed these words as discus fish do not mate unless they are 100% happy.

1. Make sure you have several in one tank. Discus fish like to group up in schools, the fish equivalent to a herd. As such they tend not to like being alone so make sure to give your fishy some friends.
2. Keep track of pH level of the water, it shouldn’t be to acidic or base. If you can keep your tank’s water around a neutral 7, you would be fine.
3. Changing out the water is a must and is extremely important with discus fish because they’re prone to disease. About a quarter of the water should be changed out for new, fresh water about once a week. This is because an aquarium is a closed system and thus water, fish waste, and bacteria are enclosed with the fish and don’t get flushed out naturally.
4. Discus fish need a relatively high water temperature to live. Keeping your tanks temperature around 30 degree Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) will do the trick.

Those are just a few quick tips for you in how to better care for your discus fish. That’s all I have for you, but if your looking for more information you should visit this website.