water with good elements

[romann]

how will i know if my water in the breeder tank have enough good elements.

[Second Hand Pat]

Romann, have you tried to measure your water parameters? Welcome to Simply BTW.

[romann]

i test my water every weeks : ph 6.2,ammonia,nitrite,nitrate is 0,my hardness is very soft.i dont know if thats what you mean, thank.help me with some advices

[Second Hand Pat]

Could you please retest the nitrate? You generally always have measurable nitrates. Also know what your TDS is? Also how are your discus eating and behaving? There are other reasons for non-breeding beside water. Could be conditioning, types of foods, only have one gender etc.

[Second Hand Pat]

Romann, how old are your fish? You may not being patience enough, meaning the fish have to learn how to be parents and rarely get it right the first, second or even tenth time.

[romann]

i do the retest everything is the same, my fish are adult they been spawns in my community tank have the eggs hatch in it and when the fry free swimming the get eat by other fish,in my breeder tank they act different that the reason i said what is good water elements.

[Second Hand Pat]

Romann, let me tell you a story. I bought two Cuipeua cross females from Kenny and they both paired up with wild males. I had these fish in my tap water with a TDS of 233. Both pairs produced eggs and ate the eggs for six months. I received an RO unit for Christmas last year and started to transition all my tanks to an RO/tap mix. Once the TDS reached 80 in the tank with the Cuipeua cross females they quit eating their eggs and suddenly had wigglers. This is why I asked what your TDS is. Your situation may not be this simple but it could be. Or it could be that your pair need more practice.

[romann]

i didnt measure the tds because i dont have a meter for that but the hardness is 75 to 80 ppm

[Second Hand Pat]

Hardness as in GH?

[romann]

yes

[Second Hand Pat]

A TDS meter will be most helpful :) or you could give them some time.

[romann]

i was at the pet i ask if the sale tds meter the lady dont even know what it this,where did get yours

[romann]

its funny in my community tank the eggs always hatch and when they free swimming gone,thats mean the water is good for them.ok in the breeder tank i though the water was perfect because is very soft 0 ammonia,nitrite,nitrate, kh low ,ph 6.2 i was wrong than.

[Orange Crush]

http://www.amazon.com/HM-Digital-Pocket-TDS-4-Quality/dp/B0002T6L5M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1337328035&sr=8-2

[nc0gnet0]

I have actually seen a few Ace hardware stores now carrying TDS meters. They are near the water filters.