Discus Fish Feeding How do I know if my pet fish are happy?
I have some pet discus fish, i feed them every day and clean the water every month and i want to how i can tell if they are happy or not. Also does it matter what kind of fish type you have to tell if they are happy or sad.
It’s more about fish being healthy.
If they are healthy they will be active, alert, swimming about and looking for food when you approach the tank.
Now if normally active fish are hiding or gasping at the surface with fins clamped into their body that indicates they are sick or being harrassed by tankmates. That would count as ‘unhappy’.
Discus require very clean water to stay healthy. Get a water test kit and try to keep the nitrate level down below 10. That will make them happier as well.
Breeding Discus Fish Tank can you use filter jug water?
can you use filter jug water or distilled water in my discus tank i tested jug filter water and the ph is 6 which is what i want to breed so is it safe to use either waters as ph lowering chemicals havnt worked i want the best water for my fish thanks ant help grateful
Well that is the more expensive way. It would work wonders for your discus. But cost effective not worth it. I buy the 5 gallon buckets with lids and I fill them with water and I let them sit for acouple of days then there good to use. It may be more cost effective if you do it that way. The ph ends up about 6.0 in about three days. Give it a shot but make sure you keep those buckets for fish use only.
