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For those who wish to prepare homemade beef heart discus fish food our recipe is below. If you currently use a commercial frozen discus fish food preparation try this test. It will give you a good idea about the product. Place a small piece of the frozen discus fish food you currently use on a saucer. Put it into the microwave for a few seconds. Do this just long enough to thaw it out. You may be surprised to find that the "discus fish food" you use reverts to a thin gravy like consistency without any substance. Is it any wonder one of the leading causes of death in discus is constipation? When the discus fish is eating a balanced diet they are more satisfied and tend to overeat less.

If you decide to make your own homemade beef heart discus fish food it will have substance, be balanced and provide the roughage necessary to proper digestion. You will see a dramatic improvement in overall performance regarding growth, color, health, spawning and fry rearing in your discus fish. You will also see why commercial discus fish food is mostly liquid. It would be cost prohibitive for them to make it with top quality ingredients. The thing to remember is that this food is nutrient rich. The discus fish do not require a lot of this fish food to receive optimum nutrition. Your discus fish will fall in love with this food and you will find it well worth the time it takes to make it. Homemade beef  heart discus fish food is much more nutritious than any commercial frozen discus food you may find.
The hardest thing in making discus fish food is getting the binder just right. If not done properly the food will fall apart in the discus aquarium making a big mess. We find that gelatin melts when it comes into contact with the warm temperatures found in discus fish aquariums. With this recipe we will show you how to make perfect frozen discus fish food every time. This type feeding regime, coupled with proper water changes is the key to growing hardy, robust nice size discus fish.

We do not add any fillers such as commercial flake foods,pellets or oatmeal to our beef heart discus fish food. You may notice a green tint to the color of this food, from the spirulina and vegetable components. It has been shown beyond a doubt that the diet of wild discus consists of much more plant material than any other. This discus fish food is suitable for all ages of discus fish. For young discus fish a small hole cheese grater can be used to shave the food into small pieces. You should feed other foods for variety such as well rinsed frozen Hikari® brine shrimp, frozen Hikari® bloodworms and quality flake foods like Omega One Super Color Flakes and especially Omega One Kelp Super Veggie Flakes. We rinse frozen brine shrimp in a fine net under running water to clean it and remove the salt before presenting it to the discus fish. We prefer Hikari® frozen bloodworms and Hikari® frozen brine shrimp as it is the only brand of frozen fish foods that is sterilized without heat after vitamin fortification. This eliminates the risk of introducing bacteria or parasite eggs into the discus fish aquarium.