Symptoms of ph swings?

[leslie]

Hi,

What symptoms will discus show if they are suffering from ph swings specifically due to not aging well water. Tap is about 7.2 and after 24 hrs with air it is about 7.8.

Thanks,
Leslie

[Skip]

Leslie..
sorry.. i misread the post.. Ph dropping is bad.. Ph going up..not as too bad..

[discuspaul]

What is the pH in your tank now ? If it's steady near 7.8, and you're ageing your water for 24 hours, after which it gets to around 7.8, you shouldn't have any problem at all. Gradual swings of up to 0.3 or 0.4 are not generally any risk to the fish.

[leslie]

Leslie..
sorry.. i misread the post.. Ph dropping is bad.. Ph going up..not as too bad..

What happens to the fish, how do they act, etc... when Ph drops?

[discusbananas]

When pH drops tto much ,the fins will be folded

[Eddie]

Hi,

What symptoms will discus show if they are suffering from ph swings specifically due to not aging well water. Tap is about 7.2 and after 24 hrs with air it is about 7.8.

Thanks,
Leslie

That's fine, going up isn't as bad as going down. It's when you go down and rapidly, that it can cause burns.


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[vera]

they will have "fryed" fins if ph goes to much down , in yr case it won't have affect

[Jennie]

burn appearance and slime shedding also a symptom..as was experience I had once

[TURQ64]

Fish will blow their slime coat with too much of a shift either way; up or down..