HITH Oscar...help please
- Thread starter PowerofPain
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The issue is the 8.0 PH. The only suggestion I have is to up the water changes to possibly keep HITH from getting worse. Do fin level wc's weekly.
What type of test kit do you use?
API masterkit.
The other fish are fine. Should I use discus buffer to try and lower the PH?
The other fish won't be effected because they are naturally from different regions. I wouldn't advise the Discus Buffer mainly because of the CA Pearsei.
I agree.
The JD, and pearsei, come from naturally high pH water in Central America, so have evolved to resist those higher pH loving bacteria.
Oscars normally don't have that immunity, the water is much softer and generally lower in pH in S America around 7 (or below), so less immunity to these chronic disease causing bacteria.
And the bacteria that cause HITH, thrive in pH above 7.5., not the bacterial species Oscars have a natural immunity to, like C Americans do.
To keep oscars free of HITH, more frequent and larger water changes are needed to prevent it.
To me 40% of the entire tanks water every other day would not be overkill.
I put the oscars in the 125 (alone full grown at 9" ) Ill use the neutral buffer for them....7ish PH should work...?
A very knowledgeable member stated that the Discus Buffers are used to add minerals back in water for those who use R/O systems. The product would increase TDS which will make matters worse.