welshy
09-03-2004, 02:35 PM
hello good folk of the forum i have 2 pairs of breedin discus after a lot of probs they finally delivered both pairs finally got it right and each produced and fed about 150 fry each they looked after them well but when i took over im afraid i blew it i have just 3 left and 1 of them looks dodgy after reading a lot of posts on this forum i realise i have been doing lots of things wrong eg i rarely wiped the glass i was constantly trying chemicals to get my ph down now i realise its not important whats more important is to keep it stableish anyway i dont know what the young died i put it down to gill flukes but im not so sure now the symptoms werer apid breathing going dark swimming on surface swimming at wierd angles 1 fish was perfectly upside down and eating like it the 2 broods were in different tanks with one brood i tested the water and found the nitrite was borderline nitrates also ammonia was danger level i never tested ph but i am usuming it was wildly fluctuating because since they died i now test regular and have noticed it often goes down overnight from 6 5 to 5 5 i am trying to conquer this i no longer add chemicals and im getting there i would be grateful for any opinions on why they died as i now have another brood and am determined not to make so many mistakes and i would like some opinions on whether i should treat the young for flukes before they get them i did treat the other young with formaldyhyde although i very rarely see the adults scratching but i have treated them just in case