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AndyL · 02-11-2003, 11:18 PM

Hey folks,

Well after drooling over discus at the LPS's for a while, a bunch came into one of the LPS's and quickly got covered in ich (Poor acclimitization, and radical ph swings from them attempting to 'fix' water conditions)

After a discussion with the owner, I can get all 6 (2"ish) cobalt blues, for the price they were asking for one. (In other words for about the price of a standard angelfish each)

I'm going to be picking up a 55g this weekend anyway...

So do I dare try the discus?

Just in case you're wondering, my ph is 7.6, kh is 11, gh 16. I do have experience using RO/Distilled water to cut tap water (Just to eliminate the this town waters wild swings in kh/gh) But I'd rather keep water conditions as is, rather than trying to soften it.

Opinions?

Andy

02-11-2003, 11:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
AndyL Large Fish Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Calgary AB Posts: 908	Do I dare discus? Hey folks, Well after drooling over discus at the LPS's for a while, a bunch came into one of the LPS's and quickly got covered in ich (Poor acclimitization, and radical ph swings from them attempting to 'fix' water conditions) After a discussion with the owner, I can get all 6 (2"ish) cobalt blues, for the price they were asking for one. (In other words for about the price of a standard angelfish each) I'm going to be picking up a 55g this weekend anyway... So do I dare try the discus? Just in case you're wondering, my ph is 7.6, kh is 11, gh 16. I do have experience using RO/Distilled water to cut tap water (Just to eliminate the this town waters wild swings in kh/gh) But I'd rather keep water conditions as is, rather than trying to soften it. Opinions? Andy