pepper grains

[seagul]

hi, i am asking about this question again....... :-[

my neighbour gave me another batch of discus......all of them were really nice and clean,but within 1 day in my tank all of them start to have pepper grains of their fins >:(
i dun haf a heater, could it be low temperature??

[stevestauberjr]

NO HEATER?!?! What temp exactly do you have them at right now?

[Keith.L]

Is your tank situated in a dark corner of your flat/house, do you keep the tank light switched on?

I'm not sure if temperature makes any difference for pepper grains, but I did read about one of the Asian breeders who kept bright light on 24X7 to keep the young from development peppers. I will check if that's available here somewhere...

I reckon it'll be nice and hot in Singapore, even during the "winter" months, but the water temp may become a bit cooler if your tank is exposed to a nearby A/C unit or open window (or electric fan). A heater is probably a good idea as it will help to keep the water temp constant during the cool (warm?) nights.

[Jeff]

What is the color of your tank back ground?

[seagul]

my tank is in my living room.....temperature lowest would reach 26C.....

light is 20watt and on it when i come back from school which is about 2pm

[Keith.L]

Here you go:

http://chanmingdiscus.com/asian_discus02_content.html

[seagul]

strange......it is a broken link ???

[Keith.L]

??? I just clicked it and it worked fine for me

It the link still fails, try this - http://chanmingdiscus.com/
and then choose "Magazineabout Me"

[seagul]

ok....now it works....might be maintainence the last time

thanks for ur help ;)

[Debbie]

You should get a heater and raise the temp. by 3 degrees C.

[Carol_Roberts]

Pepper is skin pigment. It may lighten to the point you do not notice it if you have a light background, clean tank and healthy discus.

If you have a dark background, substrate and lots of dark wood and plants the pepper will darken. The pepper will darken if the fish is ill or stressed or breeding.