After reading all the above threads and IMO Pat (Second Hand Pat) is the best method
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I have one more thing to add lol: discus are smart fish that imho have good memories. If they go through some kind of traumatic experience (in their little minds), they don't forget it. Meaning they may go sulk for days or weeks -or- get skittish all over again if they sense that traumatic event is going to happen again. Having a bigger school (8 or 10 plus) and plenty of clean water can help alleviate this sulking stress. Establish your feeding/viewing/lighting/WC routines from the get-go while they are young/new. They are big time creatures of habit. In a lot of ways, they are more like cats than other kinds of tropical fish. 🐱
After reading all the above threads and IMO Pat (Second Hand Pat) is the best method
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Grasshopper
Francis
+ for Pat here as well.
I'm not good getting rid of the reflections but here are the new arrivals. They are now eating but still hiding when they see me coming! Here is the group! Fish Day 3.jpg
Hi Wayne,
They look good. Approach the tank nice and slow from one end of the tank. This gives the fish a chance to move to the other end of the tank and still feel safe. Park a low stool in front of the tank and observe them for a while.
Pat
Your discus are talking to you....are you listening
Thanks Pat! I will try the suggestion. I have not turned on their tank lights yet, only room light since they were initially very skittish with light. Hopefully the shyness will improve.
I just wanted to thank all of you for your comments/insight. It has been very helpful and the fish are at least eating frozen blood worms and are adjusting. Perhaps it is me who is adjusting more!!
I’ve read Hot Rocks’ quarantine protocol (I’d post a link here but I don’t know how) and it’s awesome. I’ve stocked a pile of meds and am ready for a new fish (once I take care of this pesky velvet of course). I’m just confused about this part:
“Acclimate (float for 30-45min in bag and release) fish directly into a QT that is pre-dosed to 1.0ppm copper (copper power) upon arrival. This is much safer than drip acclimation and removes the possibility of ammonia exposure during acclimation.”
Hi Jose, I found Hot Rocks post and he is talking about QT for saltwater fish. This forum is dedicated to discus so QT is a little different. Best to read Al's QT process if you are keeping discus http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...tine-Procedure.
Pat
Your discus are talking to you....are you listening
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