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Re: How many discus at once is too much?

Originally posted by kayla

Any pictures?

To be honest, I tried taking some but the aquarium light freaks them out - they dart around like mad and even had one knock themselves out for a couple of seconds. Now they just hide in the corner whenever I'm near ...

Re: How many discus at once is too much?

Update -

All the discus are now in and settling in quite well, been about 48 hours so far. Had a slight ammonia spike as expected, but I'm keeping on top of it with regular water changes and a bit of Prime. They're eating like champs, so that's a good sign.

Re: How many discus at once is too much?

Thanks for all the advice, really appreciate it. I'm picking up the discus in a couple of weeks, so I'm focusing on getting the tank settled as much as possible before they arrive. I went with Seachem Stability as it was the most readily available option ...

Re: How many discus at once is too much?

Originally posted by bowsar

*snip*

That's a pretty intense experience - I can imagine how stressful it must've been. Thankfully, my tank is significantly larger, which I'm hoping will give me some wiggle room to avoid any drastic spikes. I'm planning on ...

Re: How many discus at once is too much?

Originally posted by FishNe
What size are the Discus you're getting. In any case, do keep an eye on the fish and the water parameters. I've used Stability with great success but usually still have to do large water changes until the filter catches up with ...

Just got word my new 700L tank is arriving next week. Planning to kick-start it with Seachem Stability. Also, I'm thinking of grabbing 15 Stendker discus before they're no longer available.

Would adding 15 at once put too much strain on the tank's bio load?

Re: Discus and water softeners

Just had a chat with Mark from Devotedly Discus, and he's reassured me that 20ppm nitrates are perfectly fine for his discus. He's had no issues with them at this level, so that's a weight off my mind.

Re: Discus and water softeners

Just a bit of an update on the nitrate front. I've done some digging and it seems 20ppm is actually the average nitrate level in tap water here in the UK. I was a bit concerned at first, so I double-checked with another test. Both times, the colour was roughly in ...

Re: Discus and water softeners

First test results are in from the tap, using API. Here's what I've got:

Nitrate - 20ppm
Nitrite - 0ppm
PH - 8.5
KH - 240
GH - 180

Aged water is sitting, will test tomorrow and see how it goes.

Re: Discus and water softeners

I've just ordered some test kits to double-check everything. Considering a budget-friendly RO unit as a precaution, and if needed, I'll do a 50/50 mix of RO and tap water. Thanks again for all the helpful advice so far.