1) I was wondering how can I know the exact power of the external filter I should be using for my aquarium? (aquarium dimensions:L=150cm, H=105cm,W=28cm)
2) Can I use a mirror as a background?
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There are many types of filters in the market.
You can get the local pet shop people to help.
Placing a mirror at the back as a background is wonderful.
It would not disturb the fish.
What do you mean by 80% volume drain?
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It means you let out 80% of tank water.
You have 20% water left in the tank.
Then you top up 80% of fresh water.
I have a new 60 gal tank that I bought from a trade show that the pet store in town was having. It came with two wild caught green Discuses, I had to move the tank and start it that night it was stressful for the discus and for me. The discuses have been in the tank for 3 weeks and they just set in the corner and hardy move about the aquarium, I was wondering if this is normal. The water in the aquarium is, soft dH 4.48 mg/l, PH 7.5, KH 80 mg/l and the water is tanned with driftwood and peat and softening pillows. The temp is at 83.5 and there are a few plants and I am planning to get more. The discuses are dark in colour and set in the back corner. Is there any think I can do to get them to move around more?
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When the fish hide at a corner, it is because of the new environment. She needs time a adjust it.
When she turns dark in color, it indicates she in not feeling well or falling sick.
Put the fish in a hospital tank.
Treat them with acriflavine solution add salt.
Water changed and repeat the treatment for 3 – 4 days.
I would like to set up a discus tank. I have been looking into this for some time now and decided to have a 75 gal tank. Would like to keep up to 8 discus but would also like it planted. I have a Ehiem 2327 thurmo filter and an ro. unit. I’m not sure what plants to add to water at that temp. Also should I use co.2 for plants, so many questions, you are the experts! Any help you could give would
be of great help.
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Many types of plants you can plant.
I suggest you can plant Sword plant which has broad leaves.
The discus fish can lay eggs on it.
Be natural. The plant can grow without adding Co2.
Always remember your discus fish is the master in the tank.
First thing you do make your fish happy.
All my blue discus turned dark in color, all my yellow siams look like they have lots of black spots on them, almost like pigeon
blood spots. My discus are sick but my angels in the same tank are not. What can I do?
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Your fish are stressed and sick.
Change water and treat them Acriflavine solution plus salt.
Do not keep angelfish together with the dicsus fish.
You will get endless problems.
I would like to know if i can keep two small discus with my 6 inch arowana?
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Do you know what does Arowana eat?
Your discus fish will be disappear next day.
I have a ten gallon aquarium with a 10-20 filter by regent, aqua-tech. I had a population of 12 fish and the aerobic pad in the aquarium was very discolored due to the # of bacteria. Well I had to treat the water with an algaecide (which did not work by the way), and since then, 2 fish have died (one was constipated I believe and the other one was pregnant and her eggs exploded in her womb and caused her to bleed to death). The aerobic pad is now the same color it was when i purchased it w/ only a few dark spots. Could 2 fish being removed cause the bacteria to die like that, or could it be the stress zyme that I am using? or could it be the algaecide?
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Algaecide is very poisonous.
Light dosage cannot kill the algae.
Stronger dosage you will kill the fish.
Algaecide must be handling very carefully.
I have 4 discus. One has always been smaller than the others and doesn’t seem to grow as fast.. In the last two days, I have noticed he is swimming alone and is not eating. What could be wrong with him?
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She is sick and not feeling well.
Most likely she has been bullied.
Put her in special tank.
Treat her with Epsom salt for 24 hours,
Then change water, treat her the Epsom salt again for 24 hours.
On the third day feel her some live food.
She will eat.
I have 4 discus. One has always been smaller than the others and doesn’t seem to grow as fast.. In the last two days, I have noticed he is swimming alone and is not eating. What could be wrong with him?
Reply:
She is sick and not feeling well.
Most likely she has been bullied.
Put her in special tank.
Treat her with Epsom salt for 24 hours,
Then change water, treat her the Epsom salt again for 24 hours.
On the third day feel her some live food.
She will eat.
I just set up my tank for discus, every thing seems to be right, the only thing I can’t do is a lower PH, the PH in my tank water is always around 7.0 to 7.2, I have treated the water with PH down
products, but it’s hard. What do I have to do or to take in consideration to get the right PH for my tank? At same time I wonder how easy or complicate could be each water change when needed. Thanks.
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Why do you want to put the pH down?
pH around 7.0 is quite okay for discus fish.
Unless you want to breed the wild discus then you have to put it down to 5.5
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