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From: richard@gryphon.UUCP
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.pets
Subject: Re: Experience in raising Discus fish.
Message-ID: <2413@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Date: Thu, 26-Nov-87 14:48:49 EST
Article-I.D.: gryphon.2413
Posted: Thu Nov 26 14:48:49 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 29-Nov-87 16:53:43 EST
References: <2277@ihuxy.ATT.COM> <2861@cbmvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton)
Organization: Trailing Edge Technology, Redondo Beach, CA
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Keywords: Discus, Fish, aquarium
Xref: hoptoad alt.aquaria:24 rec.pets:1982
Summary: Nothing to do with Amiga's

In article <2861@cbmvax.UUCP> sterling@cbmvax.UUCP (Rick Sterling QA) writes:
>
> Jeff, I'd recommend reducing your water changes to 20-25% once a week and
> take it easy on the bottom filter... give it a chance to mature and your
> cloudy water will get crystal clear. I assume you're using #3 natural
> gravel, right? ;-) I'd keep wood out of the tank as suggested but a bit of
> sphagnum peat moss might lower the PH a bit and make your Discus happier.

I'd just like to point out that ceder ROOT will do the same trick, lower
the phm and impart a nice "black water" tint to the water. It also
has antibiotic properties, which, considering the close proximity
to tubifex (NOT 'flex' :-) might be a plus.

I've read willow root and bark have the same properties, but I've
had no direct experience with this, just the ceder root.

Recommended.



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