New Discus pair turning dark!!

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Argentum

Jack Dempsey
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Hello everyone,


First I will describe my tank setup its a 90 cm x 40 cm x 40 cm tall aquarium It has been running for more than a month I seeded it at the start with a filter from my established tank. and a 1" Angle fish and a black skirt tetra has been living in it since. It has two hang-on filter with total 750L/H. Black/Dark brown gravel substrate with some blue yellow stones scattered. No background yet and 2 plastic plants and 2 live plants.


water conditions before adding the discus and making a 70% water change:
pH= 6
NO2=0
NO3= 10ppm
GH= 13
KH= 6


I bought the pair of Mature Discus today they were kept in a small tank with no filter!! but showed nice pattern and activity, slightly dark tint at the center of the males body. When I arrived home after an hour of driving I found that the male turned really dark. the female only slightly dark.


Now I read that this could be due to two reasons a parasite or a virus (black plague) or it could be due to stress


How can I tell which is it and how can I let them restore their color back?
 
Discus turn dark when they are not happy. Most likely it is due to stress from the move. Give them some time, and their color should return.
 
Argentum said:
How much time should I expect? a day or two or something more?
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It depends on their new environment. Discus prefer a calm environment. Try to keep yourself and other people from approaching too close to the tank. Only go up to the tank to feed and change water. Keep the aquarium light off for 2 or 3 days. Provide cover for hiding such as plants and rocks and driftwoods. Remember that discus likes their water warm, around 82-84deg F. Feed them very lightly so as not to dirty the water should did not eat.
 
It all depends on the discus.I feed my new discus live flood worms the first few days. I feel it helps them get adjusted much better.
 
What made me worried so much is that one of the owners of an LFS store told me that if a discus turns dark it never returns to its original colors
 
Argentum said:
What made me worried so much is that one of the owners of an LFS store told me that if a discus turns dark it never returns to its original colors
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Then it means the discus never became comfortable with its environment. This stress will ultimately lead to death in a few weeks.
 
hello how do you manage to have ph 6 with gh-13 and kh 6 is your test ok or you have to add a lot of acid witch will drop down first kh hardness
and how you prep er you water for changes i think you water is no good to keep discus.
 
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