Just Three Quick FH Questions

[littlewangzfan]

It is not advisable to perform such big WC not even to your other tanks. If you have good filtration and do not overstock just do 20%/30% Weekly WC and that's it.

When your setup is new what you have to do is cycling it before adding your fish. You can do it just by letting the filters do their job per a month.

Google "nitrogen cycle" and make some reading, the fact that you ask aboutr acclimatation makes me think you dont even know about this.



Cheers.

He'll be going in a fully cycled tank and don't worry I fully understand nitrogen cycle and acclimation. I only asked because it was mentioned that they are weaker and more sensitive to water conditions and I was thinking that certain procedures should be followed in acclimating them. Cheers.

 

[littlewangzfan]

What Armand just said about your water change schedule is a bunch of bs. If your water params are the same coming out of your tap and in your tank then changing large amounts of water is NOT bad. FH are genetically weak fish. They are more prone to diseases, even if you keep your water good and feed a good diet. This is the main reason I got out of the hybrid game. I had so many FH's, and I always did at least 30% every 2-3 days to make sure the water quality was top notch, but they still came down with hex/internal parasites. Discus breeders do 100% water changes on their fry tanks and nothing bad comes from it, only good. If anything, you should change as much water as possible a week. 50% a week will suffice. As far as acclimating goes, treat them like you would any other fish when you acclimate.

Thank you for giving straightforward answers and explaining it very well.

 

[BTK]

as far as w/c goes Water is correct if your tap water is as good as ur tanks 50% should be cool but if you have to treat ur water 20%-30% is safer...btw armand with the modern chemicals of today you can have ur tank cycled in one day
something you could try if your fh is very sensitive to w/c is treat the water day b4...make sure the water is perfect b4 you put it in...ph dechlorine and right temp...i personally think thats a lil overboard but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do...lol

 

[HokieFish]

Sorry if my comments about my experiences with my FH and water changes have confused you. When I do extensive cleaning, vacuuming, and a large water change (over 75 gallons) he can act stressed out, but it's nothing major. I think it is all of the activity in his "house" that bothers him, not the actual water changing. I usually do three, 15% changes per week and spot vacuum when needed to remove waste (usually nothing left after the cleanup crew comes out at night).

 

[littlewangzfan]

as far as w/c goes Water is correct if your tap water is as good as ur tanks 50% should be cool but if you have to treat ur water 20%-30% is safer...btw armand with the modern chemicals of today you can have ur tank cycled in one day
something you could try if your fh is very sensitive to w/c is treat the water day b4...make sure the water is perfect b4 you put it in...ph dechlorine and right temp...i personally think thats a lil overboard but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do...lol

Thanks.

Sorry if my comments about my experiences with my FH and water changes have confused you. When I do extensive cleaning, vacuuming, and a large water change (over 75 gallons) he can act stressed out, but it's nothing major. I think it is all of the activity in his "house" that bothers him, not the actual water changing. I usually do three, 15% changes per week and spot vacuum when needed to remove waste (usually nothing left after the cleanup crew comes out at night).

Thank you, I'll keep this in mind.

 

[BTK]

Thanks again. I will buy him, actually he was priced at $250 but the lfs owner needs to make room for an upcoming shipment hence the price drop. He'll be going to my 120g (4x2x2) that I recently moved the stock to a bigger tank but is now holding my pal's convicts just to keep it cycled (they will be served an eviction notice and will be sent back to their orginal owner). I'm pretty excited! Hope he's still available. I appreciate all your inputs.

you should keep a few of them convicts to breed I here they make great feeders...but dont tell ur buddy lol it might hurt his feelings

 

[littlewangzfan]

you should keep a few of them convicts to breed I here they make great feeders...but dont tell ur buddy lol it might hurt his feelings

Lol. I'm sure he wouldn't mind. His pair produced approx. 400 frys in like 3 months. I have eighteen 1 inchers in my 120 right now and yes, they might end up as feeders for my other fishes if he turns them down.

 

[Saboon]

1. How hardy are they compared to oscars?
2. What is the recommended tank size? (just the right size please, not too big nor too small)
3. Are they jumpers?
They are pricey over here and I don't want my money going down the drain.
Thanks.

1. How hardy are they compared to oscars?
They are very hardy as long you change water weekly.
Water temp to be set at 26-28.
Just dun over feed them as they are always looking for food.

2. What is the recommended tank size? (just the right size please, not too big nor too small)
I would say a 3ft X 3ft X 2ft.

3. Are they jumpers?
No.

 

[Water]

You have just said..."IF" param are the same.

But what happens when your tap water contains chlorine in a quantity that your fish and your bio media couldnt deal with????...If you make a 30% weekly WC that chlorine in the water wouldn't represent a big issue but what happens if you just refill half of your tank with chlorinated water? maybe that would be more than your fish and bio media could take....

Totally missed this, but if you know theres chlorine in the tap water then it would be common sense to add dechlorinator?