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How to perform a water change

The OZ Discus team walks you through how to perform a water change, what to add to the water, and it’s importance in Discus care.

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Tank Set Up

It’s important to have the correct tank set up to keep your Discus happy and healthy. Ideally, you want to keep the nitrate levels below 20ppm.

Having a sponge filter in the tank helps to keep the water clear. The sponge filter will also grow anaerobic bacteria, which helps to remove nitrate.

A marine pure block in the tank will also help, as the block grows good bacteria in it’s pores.

Make water changes simple and easy

At OZ Discus, we perform 90% water changes on our tanks every two days.

While this may sound cumbersome, there are many things you can do to make your water changes quick and easy, such as using a hose or pump to siphon the water and keeping a bare bottom tank.

How to change the tank water

Use a hose or pump to siphon 90% of the water from your tank. You can use this water for your garden.

Once drained, begin filling the tank back up. Most Discus are born and bred at the farms using tap water, so it is perfectly safe to fill your tank with tap water. You may need to use a mixture of warm and cold water, depending on the climate of where you live.

As the tank begins filling up, add the necessary medications, vitamins, and minerals.

What to add to the tank during water changes

As the tank is filling up, add Aquarium salt, Seachem Safe, and Fish V to the proper dosages for your size tank.

Aquarium salt helps your Discus breathe easier and aids in the healing and recovery of injuries.

Seachem Safe helps remove chlorine and ammonia.

Fish V contains great vitamins and nutrients. The dosage is 1 drop per 100L. We find that by using Fish V, the Discus become more vibrant in colour and eat better.

If your Discus are sick or recovering from injuries, you can use Easy-Life Voogle to treat the Discus and help them recover faster (rather than using Fish V).

Towards the end of the fill, add extra Seachem Safe to the tank so that the Safe is spread evenly throughout the tank.

Learn more about fishkeeping

Ready to up your knowledge and become an expert fishkeeper? Visit our Learning Hub to discover what you should know before owning Discus, what you should feed your Discus, and the basics about aquarium filters.

Disclaimer: This is a guide only. OZ Discus is not liable for any losses and holds no responsibility in the event of the death of the fish. Users of this guide are to use the information at their own discretion and accept all risks resulting from the use of this guide.

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Our photos

All the photos you see on our products are what we have in store.

We do not use any stock photography that misrepresent the fish.

Most of our photos are shot without filtering to try give you the truest beauty and colour of the fish we have. 

Any filters we do use are to account for factors that reduce the colour when taking the photo, such as bad lighting. 

We fix using a quick filter to represent the Discus’s real life colour; best as we are able to by eye. These photos are clearly marked as being edited in ‘PhotoRoom’.

Premium Discus Farms

OZ Discus imports from international awarded, show grade, premium Discus breeders.

Each of these breeders are proud to stand behind the fish they supply to us.

By knowing details about the farm and fish, we are able to ascertain the age and breeding line to ensure the highest quality fish are available to you.

View our latest imports from IP Discus, Jagger Discus, Unique Discus, and more!

We are independent

OZ Discus is an independent Sydney store and as such has to uphold important corporate responsibilities.

When you buy from OZ Discus, you get peace of mind that we meet strict RSPCA and AIAA certifications and COVID-19 practices.

We also have dead on arrival (DOA) and returns policies and practices that give you confidence in your purchase.

We hope that you find our range of Discus fish suitable to your pursuit in this very rewarding hobby.

We import from the following breeders and each of these breeders are proud to stand behind the fish they supply to us. By knowing details about the farm and fish, we are able to ascertain the age & breeding line to ensure the highest quality is available to you.

– Tony Tan – IP Discus Malaysia
– Dendy Wijaya – Jagger Discus Indonesia
– Robert Lim – Unique Discus Malaysia
– Lee Chee Fong – Color Fish Malaysia
– Yap Wen Khong – Malaysia
– Koay KL – JIT Laiseng Discus Farm Malaysia
– Dr Teoh – Malaysia
– Julian Sockich & Kephra Richards – East Coast Discus Australia
– Alex Piwowarski – Piwowarski Discus Germany

All photos you see are what we have in store and we do not use any stock photography that misrepresent the fish. Also, our photos are taken straight from a smartphone too without filtering to give you the truest beauty of the fish we have.

We are Independent and have the importance of corporate responsibilities of a Physical Store

OZ Discus is an independent STORE, as well as an IMPORTER in Sydney of Discus fish only and this allows us to source select strains from the Worlds most renowned Discus farms to you.

Moreover, buying from us as an aquarium shop instead of home operators gives you peace of mind. We uphold social and corporate responsibilities in meeting
– RSPCA
– AIAA
– COVID-19
certification and practices.

We also have DOA and returns policies and practices that gives you confidence in your purchase. I hope you find our range of Discus suiting to your pursuit in this very rewarding hobby.