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Finntastic said:
Okay here are parameters in the discus tank.
Nitrite-.05
Nitrate-10
Ammonia-.3
Ph-7.6
Temp-86

The Nitrate and ammonia are a little high since I missed a water change yesterday due to a crap load of schoolwork.
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Dude with any fish there should be no ammonia or nitrite,



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PoppaRyno said:
What tankmates?

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6 otos, a twig cat, a whiptail cat, one other discus, and a betta (shown no aggression). I'm guessing ph

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No.... Hmmmm..... What were the symptoms? Diet? Temp? Tank is a 55, right?

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Did a little research and I guess I just read it wrong and saw they liked a ph of 7.5 before I got them and just now I did more research and they liked a ph around 6.5

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PoppaRyno said:
No.... Hmmmm..... What were the symptoms? Diet? Temp? Tank is a 55, right?

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I've seen nothing wrong with him/her. I feed a bloodworm cube once a day I will feed twice as soon as I get more bloodworms (tomorrow) temp is 86 degrees F and yes the tank is a 55. The discus was about 2.5-3"

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Im back to ammo & trutes then... Maybe weak stock. That alone is why good discus cost more.

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PoppaRyno said:
Im back to ammo & trutes then... Maybe weak stock. That alone is why good discus cost more.

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He's been fine for over a month and than was gone, showing no symptoms or anything. My othe r discus however is almost always stressed and super dark and he's a blue turquoise

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those readings shouldnt happen in a discus tank. Hmmmm... Was it reading this way before adding the discus?

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I have limited discus experience but did you treat them for internal parasites?


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PoppaRyno said:
those readings shouldnt happen in a discus tank. Hmmmm... Was it reading this way before adding the discus?

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I added these discus over 4 weeks ago so I can't remember the readings (shipment will be here in two days, I should've clarified that)

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Parasite or not though... This tank needs to be uber stable for discus. So these parameters still concern me.

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PoppaRyno said:
Parasite or not though... This tank needs to be uber stable for discus. So these parameters still concern me.

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I'm doing a water change now and we are getting a something to help lower the ph

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