My wife wants to start a discus/ angelfish tank my water ph is 8.0 is that ok for these fish? Or should i try and lower the ph to 7.5?
Discus and angelfish PH
- Thread starter bbrtmad
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It definitely needs to be lower. 7.5 will do for the angels, but the discus won't do well at 7.5. They need at highest closer to neutral 7.0.
ive been reading a lot lately my tap is 7.5 and everyone has said that would work try a little peat moss and i also have a reverse osmosis unit i got for like 75 bucks to my understanding as long as they are tank raised in a little higher than what most breeders are at for example jack wattley and his 6.5 tanks maybe more like 7.0 u should be fine they should acclimate i would shoot for 7.5 and stability is key
I'm keeping my discus in 8.3 pH and they are trying to breed. The eggs might need lower pH to be fertilized but I'm not trying to breed them at the moment. 2 different tanks with discus from 2 different sources: domestic bred from a local discus seller and the other batch imported from Asia.
If I had wild caught discus, then I'd definitely work on lowering the pH with reverse osmosis water or peat moss. I think your pH is fine for discus, bbrtmad. Hopefully you can find a breeder locally so that you can pick them out yourself and have someone to ask questions about the discus you are buying.
If I had wild caught discus, then I'd definitely work on lowering the pH with reverse osmosis water or peat moss. I think your pH is fine for discus, bbrtmad. Hopefully you can find a breeder locally so that you can pick them out yourself and have someone to ask questions about the discus you are buying.
Casper;2544153; said:
Same here, pH low to mid 8's with pairs spawning in resting tanks. Just keep the water warm and the water changes frequent and they'll do fine.
-Ryan
i have wilds in my 55g right now. my ph is around 6.8-7.0. i dont use RO water because they lack many minerals needed by my plants... if you are just keeping discus in a bare tank, then ro water is good... btw, the lfs owner told me that RO water is mostly needed for saltwater tanks... not so much fresh... anyone heard this before?
Yes, RO is primarily used for salt water tanks because of phosphate/nitrate issues when using tap water (and heavy metals). It can and will harm corals and fish. Using RO water gives a clean slate to the hobbyist and will give MUCH better chances of the tank really taking off (compared to just surviving).5am;2545190; said:
-Ryan