Cobalt Brand Discus Flake Fish Food

If you are keeping you need to be careful about what do you feed them. They are sensitive and picky fish. You will find they refuse to eat most of the new food you try to introduce. But still you need to have give them different things like minced Tuna, chicken, beef to keep them healthy and happy. But these things won't provide all the vitamins and things they need. So you need to use fish food too.

Problem with normal pellet food is Discus can end up with bloating other intestine problems if you just feed them average fish food you get from petshops. Discus needs food which is specially made for them. You can find several quality Discus food types including Hikari Discus food but also here's another really good quality type of Discus food brand.

You might already know about Cobalt Brand Discus Flake Fish Food or have tested their sample food. Interesting thing is Discus seems love this Flake food. This product is Co-developed by a internationally well-known Discus breeder, Discus Hans. It was developed to keep show quality Discus fish and to keep them in top condition and color.

Cobalt Aquatics Discus flake fish food loaded with nutrient rich ingredients ensuring consistent growth and superior color.Now you can buy it from Amazon, only 3-Ounce for $11. It's a new product but you can read plenty of positive feedback from Discus keepers and breeders already. Just check the Amazon page.

Aqua Master Discus Feed

Aqua Master Discus Feed another Discus pellet food I used feed my Discus fish. I'm not sure about its quality but my Discus fish loved it. I think it worked as a natural color enhancer too. I used to feed my Discus like 8 times a day and  Aqua Master Discus Feed didn't spoil water. Also it's cheaper than most of other Discus food types.

Discus Food - Ocean Free SuperBITS

Ocean Free SuperBITS is a Discus pellet feed for which's a slow sinking granular feed for mid-level and bottom dwelling fishes. Label says special immune substance added will intensify natural color, enhance body shape, and will not pollute water. If fish don't eat it then it would pollute water whatever they say.

I use Ocean Free SuperBITS as their main meal these days feeding them between 4-6 times a day ( My Discus fish are still not 2 years old so they are still young). Discus like this pellet food very much. Discus are very picky about food. I have some other pellet food they keep refusing for 6 months now. But this is one food they started eating from the first day I did feed them Ocean Free SuperBITS. I found this in Local pet shops but I haven't seen this in many too Online shops like Petco or Amazon. Maybe its too new or many Ocean Free SuperBITS is not popular enough. But I think its a good food. Discus fish like it. I can see it has enhanced Discus fish colors.

Discus Fish Food

Discus fish like to have varied diet. They are picky about their pellet food but they love have treats here and there. I give them raw chicken, raw tuna, Hard boiled Egg york, Freeze dried Tubefex, Freeze dried shrimps etc and they like all those. I don't like to give them any live food coz those can give them various illnesses and digestive problems. But pellet food must be given to Discus fish to keep them healthy and as a balanced diet. Some of good Discus food in Market are,

Hikari Discus Bio-Gold / Hikari Tropical Discus the best pellet food I have used. Discus love this Hikari  Bio-Gold food. At least mine do. It has special vitamins that make your Discus grow faster and enhances their colors. Made from a perfect blend of proteins, indispensable amino acids, necessary vitamins and select minerals. Rich in stabilized vitamin C, Hikari Tropical Discus promotes resistance to stress and immunity to infectious disease. Additionally, discus have a unique eating technique and are know to be finicky eaters. Hikari Tropical Discus has been manufactured to reduce the mess caused by a discus' normal eating routine and formulated for maximum acceptance. Also Hikari is a well known brand in Aquarium industry so Quality is always unmatched.

Ingredients are Fish Meal, krill meal, soybean protein, wheat flour, starch, seaweed meal, carotenoid fortifier, spirulina, brewers' dried yeast, fish oil, DL-methionine, L-lysine, astaxanthin, cantaxanthin, enzyme, vitamin A oil, vitamin D3, vitamin E, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12, niacin, calcium pantothenate, biotin, folic acid, choline chloride, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate, inositol, manganese sulfate, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfa.

 Life Spectrum Discus Sinking Pellets provide essential elements which are found in nature that are often missing in aquariums. Hormone free, no artificial color enhancers. Easily digested and slow sinking, these pellets will not disintegrate and pollute water as other foods can. 1mm pellets. Experience extreme color enhancement and extra vitality in your fish. Made with easily digestible krill and fish meal protein. These slowly sinking pellets are designed with no dust and will stay in the water for hours without disintegrating to keep pollution levels low. Boosts immune system to repel parasites.

Discus fish like this product too. Its a slow sinking pellet so they like to grab them in middle level. Another good Discus food as their main diet. Better feed them a quality Discus food like 3-4 times day. If Your Discus fish are younger than 2 years then you can feed them up to 8 times a day and they will grow faster. Remember Daily water changes are important too.

Supplemental food for Discus

Discus fish love to eat also they like to eat variety of things. There is a myth Discus fish doesn't eat like other fish. That's not true. If your Discus fish don't eat then something wrong with them, probably sick ! Only exception is right after you add them to your aquarium. After they get used to the tank they should be always hungry and come near to glass when you are near. Discus would simply beg for food.

To keep healthy Discus you need to give them quality food. If you buy from pet store always buy quality Discus food if you want your Discus fish to grow healthy and fast. Also you can give other Supplemental food with those. This is what I give,

01. Checken Heart
02. Beef Heart
03. Freeze Dried Blood worms
04. Dried tiny shrimps
05. Fish (Tuna etc)
06. Chicken minced
07. Beef minced

Don't put too much of these, only a little bit enough for like 15 minutes. If your Discus are healthy then they would be always hungry. If your Discus fish are less than 2 years old then you can feed them up to 8 times a day. So don't give them same thing all these 8 times every single days.

Tips : Feeding Discus babies ( Discus Food )

It's true Discus are picky about food. But it doesn't mean they don't have an appetite ! They love to eat and they are always hungry ! Specially When Discus are still growing. Few Tips about their feeding habits and Food.

• Discus loves to eat and they grow very fast if you feed them properlly. It takes like 2 years for Discus fish to reach their adulthood. You can feed them up to 8 times a day.

• Don't put too much food into Discus fish Aquariums. Always put food which Discus fish can finish within 15 minutes. Don't put Food again till they finish what you have put.

• Always use a quality Discus food brand if you want your Disucs fish to grow fast. also to hve healthy and great quality fish.

• Use a Discus Deworm food type once or twice a month. You can use those with other regular food.

• When you clean the Aquarium and change water always sucked or sponged out all food particals left at bottom of Discus Tank.