Appreciate it!

White is the one off in my fish room. I usually use black. With discus I have talked to other breeders locally that use white paint on their tanks. Reasoning I have been told is that when the discus breed and if the parents raise them the white paint allows the fry to find the parents as the parents will be darker against the white paint.

Lighter color paint also lessens the peppering (the black specks on the white part of the Discus) of the pigeon blood strains of Discus. In a darker tank they will pepper up to blend in with their surroundings.

Amazing what you can do with a little stability and patience in this hobby.

To have this quality of discus in the fish room is still mind blowing to me. Really hoping we can spawn these and have success.

@@WeldonTanks I'm stoked to see your passion Trent! I also am hoping to see some spawns out of these guys!

off course it's already well known to never chase chemistry or parameters besides some exceptions but the few exceptions also proof this general rule. Nothing really new here, to be honest.

It is the Fluval E Series heater. I really like these heaters but they are difficult to find right now.

@@WeldonTanks Thank you I want to make sure I get a high quality heater for my build.

@@WeldonTanks I've never tried those but have seen in reviews they get an error sometimes due to lack of water flow...have you had any issues with them?

If you put the heater at a 45 degree angle you will not get an error It is how the heater is actually designed to be used

@@WeldonTanks Thank you. I will see if I can find one.

Gave the comment a heart for the severum! We appreciate the support. If you have the ability to I would reccomened removing the Acara into its own quarantine tank and dosing with Ich x or medication of your choice and following the instructions on the med. Raising the heat can assist in speeding up the life cycle of the ich but it is after they drop from the fish that you need to terminate them before they can attach back to a host.

@@WeldonTanks thank you! We moved them and hope they aren't too sick to make the move, but they just weren't getting better. Love to support local and as a fellow KZfaqr, I'll definitely have to support the channel!

I'm no expert but one other thing that I've heard from Dan's Fish is to add the Ich-X or whatever med you're using in the evening prior to lights going off. Ich seemingly drops off more-so when lights are off so if you do that, it's ensuring optimal potentcy since the med was just added. May not be truth to this just something I remember hearing. Good luck!

get ich x. Its the cure

Sounds like you are having good starting success and proving that it is working well for you

Hello, just wondering if had ant luck with fry yet. Thanks.

Unfortunately I am moving and the company that these fish came from wanted them returned before I had success

@@WeldonTanks that's a bummer but it would have been interesting. Thanks for responding. 👍

I agree with you that chasing PH is a recipe for disaster. I can tell you from experience with the L333 that I have local breeders having success in our hard water. And it is my goal to have them breeding soon.

It is my opinion that water quality and food are the most important for fish to breed. Take the stress away and let them naturally do their thing. Everyone said I would not breed wild caught plecos in hard water and I did.

I have since moved out of state and no longer have these fish in my possession. I would say the stigma of discus is starting to go away and you will find success with clean water and good diet

Well water vs tap water, I do not see much difference there. Now, I can say yes and if the the fish die then you can come back and blame me. So, yes, I do think they could do well in your well water, what I would recommend though is doing your research of where you are purchasing them from. It may need to be that for a time you are mixing ro with well water to adjust water parameters.

@@WeldonTanks thanks I'm going to research

I had the female lay eggs once but I have since actually moved states and no longer have this pair. I would say focus on clean water and you will find success

@@WeldonTanks okay, thanks a lot i'll give it a try

I know so many people want to keep discus but are afraid to. Hoping to help change that.

Question. How would you recommend acclimating discus with a PH at 8.3?

If the PH range is similar you should be ok. If the PH is much lower going into that range you can do a drip acclimation to help the fish.

@@WeldonTanks thanks

I do have them If you want to send me your address I am sure I can mail some out

I unfortunately did not get the time to work with them properly.

No excuses flow🤣

One day I will get to try it lol no serious though....

@@WeldonTanks lol only try if you in South America lol you know it’s fresh

Ha we will see. I want the knowledge of knowing how to breed them and offering good discus in the hobby.

This guy needs to learn what Tourette’s syndrome is...

@@WeldonTanks oh my bad, didn't know that's what it was

@@WeldonTanks Thank you for the extra confidence to try Discus in my water. I also looked up Tourette syndrome and learned a lot! ❤

And your comment does not prove that it does not….so?

@@WeldonTanks I’ve been trying to get a good fry batch to hatch for 2 months straight. I’d love to see proof that you’ve successfully hatched fry in a ph that high or even had your fish lay eggs

@@exvandal187 proof is in the videos. Plenty of fish spawning in high PH

@@WeldonTanks your discus aren’t hatching fry in that