How old?

[Matte_g]

Hi Heiko.

I was wondering if you know how old a discus can be??

[Heiko Bleher]

Hi matte,

this is a difficult question to answer, I have written a lot about this in my volume II.
Normally one can consider 5-6, but I have interviewed breeders which guaranteed me that they only start to breed with adults once the have reached 6 years of age. I have had (wild)Discus living 12 years and more, but I would say that still the normal (average) age should be anywhere between 5-8 years. In nature hardly more than 2-3 years.

More in my book to come,

always

Heiko
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[Matte_g]

Hi matte,

this is a difficult question to answer, I have written a lot about this in my volume II.
Normally one can consider 5-6, but I have interviewed breeders which guaranteed me that they only start to breed with adults once the have reached 6 years of age. I have had (wild)Discus living 12 years and more, but I would say that still the normal (average) age should be anywhere between 5-8 years. In nature hardly more than 2-3 years.

More in my book to come,

always

Heiko
http://www.aquapress-bleher.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thank you for the answer Heiko!
12 years is impressive