[RedTurquoise]

Hi Gnome,
The babies are coming along. Most of them are around 2.5" with the largest being over 3". I actually sold 3 of them so far but Im not ready to sellt the rest yet. I have 8 left. The smallest, the runt, developed hex and he stopped eating. The poor little guy would not eat for 3-4 weeks. He did die from lack of food. Total discus that died now is 5. Live and learn. My first experience with hex.

With getting a tank, remember that surface area is very important as this will help with gas exchange. Especially with discus who can take the heat, this gas exchange becomes very important. Since one of the babies developed hex, Im treating the whole tank. Hex dies at temp of 94F so for 10 days in tank will be at 94F.

sraiss,
I recommend you visit simplydiscus and pm Pascal. She lives in Austrailia and her water is very hard. Again, like I mentioned before, discus can live in hard water with high ph's. I have heard of people keeping discus in 8.5ph water. They do fine. Consistancy is the most important.