NADA believes in promoting and supporting organizations who advance the science and biology of both fish in the wild and decorative fish for home hobbyists. We are currently supporting the following organizations: Project Piaba is a community based interdisciplinary project established to understand the ecological and socio-cultural systems of the middle Rio Negro basin, […]
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The Wild Side
I am a relative newcomer to discus and have chosen to keep wild discus. I first looked at domestic discus which resembled wilds but none were quite close enough. So December of 2011, I acquired a group of Nhamunda reds from John or Snookn21. Everything went fabulously for the first six months even though I […]
Is My pH Ok?
Is My Water Too Hard For Discus? by Carol Roberts Probably not! Juvenile discus actually grow faster in moderately hard water. Most places in North America have water suitable for growing out juvenile discus. In the wild, discus live in very soft (low GH) and acidic (low pH) water. Domestic discus can be kept in […]
Water and Water Changes
by Carol Roberts Nothing is more important for discus health than warm, clean water and regular water changes. Discus do not have to be kept in a pH of 6.0, they can live in a wide range of water hardness and pH. If your water hardness falls between GH 3 – 14 and your pH […]
Discus Classification
by Carol Roberts Discus are sold under a confusing variety of names. What are the different types of discus and how do we tell them apart? All colors and types of discus will interbreed and produce fertile fry. Some types like Pigeon Blood and Blue Diamonds are easily recognized. In this article I want to […]
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Quarantine Procedures
by Jeff Young It’s important to understand and follow standard quarantine procedures (QT). We QT fish because they are living creatures. All living creatures have the ability to carry pathogens like bacteria or protozoan of one sort or another. Bacteria are frequently carried externally on discus. My discus all come from either Singapore or Malaysia […]
