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    Hello? Is anybody out there? Is there anyone at...

    Hello? Is anybody out there? Is there anyone at home? I'll need some information first. Just some basic facts.
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    Can you venture a gender on the two? Or, anything...

    Can you venture a gender on the two? Or, anything more detailed?

    I think I have two males or two females, but can't tell (they don't mate, although it may be because I suck at keeping discus,...
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    Hobbist here, but critique please

    These two are about 14 months old (if what my seller told me is correct when I got them as juvies), and I got them at six months. I'm thinking about getting another school of juvies, but I wanna know...
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    Reading the comments for the pictures, I think it...

    Reading the comments for the pictures, I think it is a hotel for people built into a discus shape. I don't think it has anything to do with discus fish.
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    I find that a lot of sellers, even the reputable...

    I find that a lot of sellers, even the reputable importers, don't know the exact age of their fish. And, I don't think it's all their fault, since the seller that they are getting their stock from...
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    This is an update on a post earlier. I had...

    This is an update on a post earlier.

    I had nine originally in a purposely overstocked 60 gallon tank (to see how the denitrator functioned under different bio loads). The result was nil ammonia,...
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  8. Thread: Tart

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    I think "Tart" predates "groovy." Very...

    I think "Tart" predates "groovy." Very interesting...the fish.
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    What's a good concentration to dose in a...

    What's a good concentration to dose in a quarantine tank or a bucket, if the fish don't eat for deworming medication? Since the medication will affect the concentration, could you also give the name...
  10. I have tried to upload photos to my personal...

    I have tried to upload photos to my personal album and give myself a proper introduction to this forum but the upload doesn't work: The titles and comments go up, but there is a image logo where the...
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    I had (I think) intestinal worms in my discus...

    I had (I think) intestinal worms in my discus that wiped out all of them one by one eventually, and I had the fish in a quarantine tank giving them food basted in the deworming medication. They never...
  12. I found one judging guide for ideal shape here...

    I found one judging guide for ideal shape here, but it gives the criteria categories but not a description of ideals in each category. I really tried the search (and I couldn't find the Discus...
  13. I guess I'm fussing because I had orange pigeon...

    I guess I'm fussing because I had orange pigeon blood mating pair laying eggs a few times but almost all of the clutch died by turning white. I tried everything: anti-fungal medication, kept them...
  14. That's helpful too, actually. The way people were...

    That's helpful too, actually. The way people were talking about TDS, I thought it was the IT water parameter.
  15. Ok, found my own answer about TDS overall and how...

    Ok, found my own answer about TDS overall and how it affects fish here.

    The site doesn't seem to be written by an authority on fish, but rather on chemistry in general, however.
  16. So, TDS is not as important as the kH and gH...

    So, TDS is not as important as the kH and gH breakdown? That's what I got from the article, but just wanted to get my homework checked. :wink:

    This raises another question: Is it possible to...
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    I have a business of my own (not fishkeeping),...

    I have a business of my own (not fishkeeping), but I would say that if you were starting in any business, you can't JUST breed discus and focus on such a narrow market

    (unless you are willing to...
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    I used one that tested pH, ORP (Oxidation...

    I used one that tested pH, ORP (Oxidation Reduction Potential), and temp. Total waste of money. pH is much easier to measure with an accurate liquid test, and I don't need pH accuracy to a hundredth...
  19. Kind words, Hooked. Another question, however:...

    Kind words, Hooked.

    Another question, however: What the hey, does TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) have anything to do with fishies keeping? Affects gas exchange in the gills for the fish? I read...
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    Update, I separated the team since my large tank...

    Update, I separated the team since my large tank is overcrowded (5 in large 200 liter tank and the 4 runts in the other 100 liter one), and then the two groups got a lot more agitated and started...
  21. I read somewhere else here (I can't remember the...

    I read somewhere else here (I can't remember the post to cite it) that many institutional breeders use HCl and the poster said that hobbyists with huge tanks should do the same, but cautioned that...
  22. Ok, I just saw in the other post, "Best pH...

    Ok, I just saw in the other post, "Best pH buffer?" that the best recommended there is
  23. So, ILLUSN, you use pH buffers? Which are good?...

    So, ILLUSN, you use pH buffers? Which are good? Not necessarily brands, but the chemical composition is fine too. I'm kinda worried about byproducts being bad, but carbonic acid is soda water!! I'm...
  24. RO water use, pH Buffer use, pH crashes, TDS, what the hey?

    Lots of posts about pH recently, but didn't want to hijack someone's thread with a question of my own:

    1) low KH could cause a pH crash,
    2) RO (Reverse Osmosis) water is used to reduce KH so that...
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    This post...

    This post on another forum I found while cleaning was very helpful with all the pictures, and I keep it open when I clean.

    Specifically, there is very good advice at the end about how to get all...
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