Quiting aquaria after discus experience

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Fish die sometimes for no apparent reason, sometimes they catch things, sometimes they make the leap of death. When I first started I listened to everyone at the LFS and bought a bunch of crap that honestly didn't work.

I use accu-clear and stress coat when I do my water changes (1x a week) and only test if it looks like something's wrong. That's it.

Sorry about your loss and I understand from experience how frustrating it can be. I also understand that people handle loss differently.

I hope after you have had time to grieve that you see things in a different light.
Good luck in your future ventures.

Melissa
 
discus are tough, I don't care how many cocky people want to say they are easy.

bettas = easy

goldfish = easy

convicts = easy

discus are not easy. In fact your best bet is to just read anything and everything jack wattley writes and you will be better off.

Good luck with life, there are other fun things to do like video games and skateboarding and stuff. Or I heard some people like to put their cars in drive, blast music, and then get out follow their car while no one is driving it dancing. You could do that for the rest of your life.
 
There was a time that I kept Tropheus Moorii's. I had 27 specimens in my tank everything seemed alright for about the first 6-7 months. Then I noticed one day that one had stopped eating and was bloated, then another and another. Dead, dead, dead. I tried everything, medicines Even called a vet that supposedly worked with fish.
No good. By the time it was done I lost 22 of them. Well over $500 worth. Not counting
Medicines in a large tank.
Long story short, after that I went on to raise and breed over the next 6-7 yrs many
batches of fry.
Moral, If you are committed to something you don't give up. I guess you were not committed to this endevor.
To kill your fish like this for this reason is rediculous and poor and irresponsible ownership
of a pet. These fish were dependent on you as their caretaker!
All I can say is I hope you show better RESPONSIBILTY AND RESPECT for whatever animal you decide will be your next pet.
 
ShadowStryder;1249447; said:
There was a time that I kept Tropheus Moorii's. I had 27 specimens in my tank everything seemed alright for about the first 6-7 months. Then I noticed one day that one had stopped eating and was bloated, then another and another. Dead, dead, dead. I tried everything, medicines Even called a vet that supposedly worked with fish.
No good. By the time it was done I lost 22 of them. Well over $500 worth. Not counting
Medicines in a large tank.
Long story short, after that I went on to raise and breed over the next 6-7 yrs many
batches of fry.
Moral, If you are committed to something you don't give up. I guess you were not committed to this endevor.
To kill your fish like this for this reason is rediculous and poor and irresponsible ownership
of a pet. These fish were dependent on you as their caretaker!
All I can say is I hope you show better RESPONSIBILTY AND RESPECT for whatever animal you decide will be your next pet.
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Dude, you used to keep african cichlids? :ROFL: I'm glad you got some sense into you!! Haha
 
dont give up!!, i had a piranha break thru a divider (the egg crate style) and bite my oscar in half. i came home, walk in my room and see the poor oscar trying to swim up to the glass and greet me (wanted food). i didnt give up on P.s, i learned...

PS, shadowstryder, that fish in ur avatar is friggen saaweeet!
 
PoopSmart;1248939; said:
discus are tough, I don't care how many cocky people want to say they are easy



That statement is pure nonsense. What is so frigging tough about giving your fish warm, clean water, and good food? That's all that Discus demand from us to stay alive. If one can't do these simple things, then they should not be in the hobby at all IMO.
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Discus are a little harder to keep than most other tropical fish. First you need a fairly large aquarium. Discus should be stocked at 1 adult discus per 10 gallons of water. You need good filtration(the more the better). The water temperature should be kept between 82-84 degrees. The pH should be acidic(5.8-6.5). The discus should be kept in groups of 5 or more since they are shoaling fish. They also should be fed quality food. You do not have to do massive water changes for discus. 15-20% water changes twice a week is fine as long as you have good filtration and don't over stock or over feed the fish. Finally you need to find quality stock to begin with. It's probably best to start out with discus that are around 3 inches in size. Unfortunately, most discus in pet shops are of poor quality. The pet shops don't take the time to properly care for discus(giving them the right water parameters or food) and they wind up slowly dying off in a few weeks. If you can follow the above advice, then you should be able to successfully keep discus.
 
Agreed with golfhacker

Quality discus from a discus specialist or from a large retailer who deal in a plenty of 'hard to keep' fish, like he says, give them what they want and they'll be fine.

I take it you keep discus? any pics?
 
The pH should be acidic(5.8-6.5)
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Lower PH is not required, Whats more important is consistency. Some people keep them successfully with a PH of 8.0+.
They really do not like changes.
And you are right, They are not that hard to keep as long as they have clean stable water.
 
discus are fine in +6.5ph, you need to keep them in lower ph water if you want them to be happy and breed, you have zero chance of either if you keep them in water this high. The most important thing is to keep them in what they have been bred in, discus want a ph of 5.8-6.5in the wild, tank bred will be fine in much higher ph but will not breed, it depends on what you want to do with them
 
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