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Sounds like your water params are solid, but fry need more than just clean water. Are you using a sponge filter? High flow can stress them. Also, try adding more protein—beef heart paste or Hikari First Bites. I've seen fry stall if they're not getting enough fat.


Yep, protein's huge. I'd skip ...

Thanks for the advice, everyone. I'll try adding pellets and look into PraziPro. They're active and eat well, just not growing much. Got them at about 2 inches, now they're around 3.5.

I've had my discus for about 6 months now, and they're not filling out like I expected. They're in a 75-gallon tank with sand substrate, a Fluval 407 filter, and a heater set to 84°F. I do 50% water changes twice a week, and params are 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 10 nitrate. They get fed frozen bloodworms ...

Re: Discus & Goldfish

1 goldfish would be perfect. I've always kept more than one, but that's not to say they can't do well alone.

I completely agree with you on this. My experience with keeping goldfish in extreme temperatures has been similar - they've always thrived. It's interesting to note ...

Re: Discus & Goldfish
I've given it a shot before, and in my experience, it's worked out pretty well. But I think it's only feasible with a couple of fancy goldfish - any more than that and the discus get pushed out when it comes to food, and the tank ends up overwhelmed with goldfish waste. I'm not ...