can Discus survive at a Ph level of 10
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No, i would not put discus in a pH so high. a pH of 10 is extremely high and I doubt any fish could live in it. This probably also explains why your discus died not too long ago. Given the extremely high pH, any trace of ammonia would be almost 100% in its un-ionized form which would also kill a fish.
-Ryan
-Ryan
discus like a ph of 6. i don't think any fish available to the aquatic hobby could survive in a ph of 10. not even cichlids from lake tanganyika(spelling). how could you even drink that? it would make you sick, and possibly damage your stomach. drinking water is supposed to have a ph of around 7.
this makes me laugh. Standard procedure for breeding N. Brevis or most shelldwellers (neolamprologus) involves raising the pH between 9.6 and 9.8. That's beside the point though.
No, you will kill your fish. Captive bred discus have a lot more versatile osmoregulatory system than most people give them credit for, but not that good. An RO filter will work, but with a high pH you probably have realllly hard water. IE, you will be going through membranes (not cheap) every few months. In this case it might be cheaper in the long run for you to buy it from a petstore (let them blow through their RO membranes)
No, you will kill your fish. Captive bred discus have a lot more versatile osmoregulatory system than most people give them credit for, but not that good. An RO filter will work, but with a high pH you probably have realllly hard water. IE, you will be going through membranes (not cheap) every few months. In this case it might be cheaper in the long run for you to buy it from a petstore (let them blow through their RO membranes)