cyberguyz
08-12-2004, 01:02 AM
Hello All
This is my first post here, what a great place. I am the type to learn everything I can about a subject I am interested in, but the downside as I am sure you are aware, is information overload, and contradicting advice. I recently bought 2 3-inch Discus from a LPS (did I get the lingo correct?), and its been about a week. I just got them to start eating the Tetra Colorbits, and I supplement with some frozen bloodworm, and frozen white mosquito larva. They seem to eat that up. My tank is a 20 gal, planted, (sparsely - theres like 4 plants in there), has about 11 rocks, gravel, and airstones, as I had an ornimental tank years ago, with a mutitude of fish. I am mainly interested in the Discus, and love watching them. It seems now after a week, they are less shy, dont hide in the corner so much in the safety of the plants, and come to stare at me stare at them...I did have a panic, when I noticed after coming home from work each morning (work nights) that they had lost their colour or darkened, and has lost the colour from their eyes..I would start cranking up the heat, adding salt etc, until someone told me this is normal?? They seem ok now. There are other fish in the tank: black pleco with yellow spots, 8 neon black tetras, 1 male betta, 2 apple snails. My question is, is all this ok? Can I kill the 2 proverbial birds with one stone;ornamental planted tank, and healthy growing discus - OR - should I simply remove everything from the tank except the airstones, and the discus and go from there, I am so tempted. I understand this is mostly from a waterchange made easy perspective, and that waste and food build up under gravel, and rocks etc. I would really appreciate your custom attention on this given the details I provided if you have time and would be so kind ! I change the water 3 times a week (one third) which I age in a 10 gal bucket for 24 hours. The filter is cycled, and ph levels are sitting at 7 without any additives. temp is around 85-88 degrees. What should I do...
Thanks so much !
Brendan
This is my first post here, what a great place. I am the type to learn everything I can about a subject I am interested in, but the downside as I am sure you are aware, is information overload, and contradicting advice. I recently bought 2 3-inch Discus from a LPS (did I get the lingo correct?), and its been about a week. I just got them to start eating the Tetra Colorbits, and I supplement with some frozen bloodworm, and frozen white mosquito larva. They seem to eat that up. My tank is a 20 gal, planted, (sparsely - theres like 4 plants in there), has about 11 rocks, gravel, and airstones, as I had an ornimental tank years ago, with a mutitude of fish. I am mainly interested in the Discus, and love watching them. It seems now after a week, they are less shy, dont hide in the corner so much in the safety of the plants, and come to stare at me stare at them...I did have a panic, when I noticed after coming home from work each morning (work nights) that they had lost their colour or darkened, and has lost the colour from their eyes..I would start cranking up the heat, adding salt etc, until someone told me this is normal?? They seem ok now. There are other fish in the tank: black pleco with yellow spots, 8 neon black tetras, 1 male betta, 2 apple snails. My question is, is all this ok? Can I kill the 2 proverbial birds with one stone;ornamental planted tank, and healthy growing discus - OR - should I simply remove everything from the tank except the airstones, and the discus and go from there, I am so tempted. I understand this is mostly from a waterchange made easy perspective, and that waste and food build up under gravel, and rocks etc. I would really appreciate your custom attention on this given the details I provided if you have time and would be so kind ! I change the water 3 times a week (one third) which I age in a 10 gal bucket for 24 hours. The filter is cycled, and ph levels are sitting at 7 without any additives. temp is around 85-88 degrees. What should I do...
Thanks so much !
Brendan