This food for wild discus fish has been specifically tailored to meet their nutritional requirements. It features slowly sinking granules containing algae, krill and fruits – providing optimal feeding conditions for these aquatic predators.
This gourmet diet packed with high levels of protein ensures exceptional condition, intensive growth and vitality in any pet. Boasting multiple sources of minerals and vitamins for complete nourishment.
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Feeding Tips
An effective diet for discus fish is essential to their wellbeing and vibrant coloring. The diet should contain essential vitamins, minerals and proteins needed by discus fish health as well as no fillers.
Discus fish are carnivorous fish in nature and require a diet rich in essential protein sources in order to grow and flourish. Offering your discus a combination of live, frozen and freeze-dried food will ensure they receive sufficient amounts of proteins, fats and vitamins necessary for their healthy development and resistance to disease.
Wild discus fish feed on plant matter and detritus as well as small worms and crustaceans; to ensure healthy growth, your discus needs a balanced diet containing foods ranging from granules to flakes that offer them all of their nutrition needs.
Ingredients
Discus are carnivorous species in their wild environments and depend on protein-rich diets as well as fats for healthy growth and maintenance of immunity, reproductive, and digestive systems. Vitamin supplements also play a key role in their wellbeing.
Discus fish keepers have several sources of live food to choose from to feed their discus fish, including bloodworms, white worms and brine shrimp.
These foods are all high in protein and will provide your discus with all the nutrition they require for growth and strength. Plus, their natural appearance means even the finickiest eaters will eat them!
Tropical wild discus food consists of sinking granules containing algae species such as Spirulina, Chlorella, Ascophyllum nodosum and Laminaria Digitata. These sinking granules contain unsaturated fatty acids, proteins and trace elements such as Iodine, Chrome, Selenium and Iron which all play key roles in supporting rapid growth and colour enhancement while encouraging long-term health and vitality for your discus fish.
Size
Tropical wild discus fish (Symphysodon) can be found throughout the Amazon River basin and some tributaries, including Rio Negro. They inhabit floodplain lakes and flooded forests where seasonal flooding causes extreme fluctuations in water level changes.
Discus are cichlid fishes that form breeding territories by pairing up and guarding them actively against conspecifics and other species of fishes. Though not typically aggressive by nature, Discus may display timidity towards other species of fishes.
Adults typically weigh 150 to 250 grams. Their sizes range from 4.8 to 6.0 inches.
The discus fish is one of the most beloved freshwater aquarium fish species. These charismatic fish thrive when provided with protein-rich diets, warm temperatures (78-84) and regular water changes.
The discus fish has a relatively long lifespan for other cichlid species; up to 17 years is possible!
Storage
Tropical wild discus food is a high-quality food product designed to meet the nutritional requirements of wild-caught discus fish. It comes in the form of sinking granules that contain algae species such as Spirulina, Chlorella, Ascophyllum nodosum and Laminaria digitata; along with unsaturated fatty acids, proteins, vitamins, trace elements (iodine, Chromium Selenium Iron) as well as other macronutrients.
Carefully chosen raw materials ensure optimal growth, digestive function and immune efficiency – providing your discus fish with vibrant color!
This food was developed by a professional breeder of discus fish, and stands as one of the premier ornamental fish feeds. Containing high doses of chlorophyll green pigment from chlorella and spirulina sources, this feed helps inhibit unwanted bacteria in the alimentary tract while simultaneously preventing infections; when combined with zeolite it also enhances detoxification from within their bodies.
