spooked discus

[Christian74]

i have discus fry i been raising for around 2 months now and all of a sudden some are getting dark (maybe they are getting pepper) and i lost 2 of them the other day and when i come down the steps they all hide under the sponge filter. i moved them to a 40 breeder yesterday and they are still doing the same thing. i dont understand why the water is good the ph is inbetween 6.0-6.5 could that be the reason?

[John_Nicholson]

The could br sick but normally it is bad water. How much are you changing?

-john

[Christian74]

they were in a 20 gallon tank and i was doing 50% daily

[Christian74]

idk if there sick cause they eat everything when i walk away same with 4 new tony tan heckel crosses i bought they get scared when i walk by but eat anything i put in the tank. But they are new fish and i notice they act like that at first

[John_Nicholson]

Change more water and get a bigger tank. It is more than likely a water quality issue.

-john

[Christian74]

the water could be poor conditions doing that often of water changes?

[Christian74]

forgot to mention even my breeding pair that lays eggs once a week and eats them are acting spooked too. Plus my other pair had a second spawn of about 50 free swimmers and are down to 10-15 now idk whats going on cause i didnt change anything that i was doing and the fish are randomly just all not right. Please help.