32Bit_Fish
02-23-2014, 05:16 PM
Guys,
I used to have a 39G tall fish tank to age water before a w/c. Now living space is an issue, so I had to use Prime treated tap water for w/c for my discus. I bought two discus a week ago and they turn dark and hiding whenever I perform a 50% or more w/c. I do 70% w/c every other day and 70% w/c on Sat and Sunday.
Both discus are 5" and they are in a 20G quarantine tank. One of the fish started jump while the water level was very low when I am doing a 75% w/c this morning. They come out about 30 mins after I've finished the w/c. Both temp and PH matches between the tap water and tank water as I do massive w/c often. The water here is soft, tap PH is at 6.8 and tank water PH gets to 6.6 (the lowest it gets before a w/c).
Sometimes I feel the w/c make the fish look worse. Should I start doing smaller portion w/c like 25% every other day? I couldn't think of reason that the new water is bad.
Some experts on here claim that healthy discus are not supposed to be spooky, and spooky/scared fish are most likely caused by poor water quality and disease.
Well, this is not the case in my tank. Both fish has no visible signs of illness and both fish eat everything I dumped in. But they just skittish and hides during a w/c. Why?
I appreciate all comments
I used to have a 39G tall fish tank to age water before a w/c. Now living space is an issue, so I had to use Prime treated tap water for w/c for my discus. I bought two discus a week ago and they turn dark and hiding whenever I perform a 50% or more w/c. I do 70% w/c every other day and 70% w/c on Sat and Sunday.
Both discus are 5" and they are in a 20G quarantine tank. One of the fish started jump while the water level was very low when I am doing a 75% w/c this morning. They come out about 30 mins after I've finished the w/c. Both temp and PH matches between the tap water and tank water as I do massive w/c often. The water here is soft, tap PH is at 6.8 and tank water PH gets to 6.6 (the lowest it gets before a w/c).
Sometimes I feel the w/c make the fish look worse. Should I start doing smaller portion w/c like 25% every other day? I couldn't think of reason that the new water is bad.
Some experts on here claim that healthy discus are not supposed to be spooky, and spooky/scared fish are most likely caused by poor water quality and disease.
Well, this is not the case in my tank. Both fish has no visible signs of illness and both fish eat everything I dumped in. But they just skittish and hides during a w/c. Why?
I appreciate all comments