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Discus and me don't seem to work. I am down to one after starting with 8 discus.

I finally got a KH/GH test kit. My tap water is 8.0 pH, ~35 ppm KH and ~53 ppm GH. The tank's pH is 6.5, no...

Anyway, just a little update. 2 of the discus died. They started to behave stressed: dark color, no eating, hovering in the corner. No signs of infection--gills looked clean. Another one was...

Are you going to work a RO unit into the refill part of your system?


I think the reason why some people are suggesting more than just an airstone/sponge-filter is because power-filters provide...

Allan Davis got 2nd today in Milan San Remo!

I know this is a little off subject, but... the oval? Is that rugby? Cricket? In America, no one really says, "I've gotta get down to the oval." Just wondering what that means.

So, I figure...

Robdog,

Yeah, in America, we call the S. jardini an "Australian arowana" and, more specically, a pearl Australian arowana. I think they call the S. leichardi a spotten Australian aro... but you...

Just got the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate test kits.

As for my discus tank: 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 10ppm nitrate. That is the high end of accepted limits for discus, correct?

Time to do a...

Thanks! I'm already on the forum on planetcatfish.com

I haven't been on there in quite some time. I should see if there are any other L-204 owners/breeders on there since I last posted there.
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Yes, I just caught your last post on the emergency room section today. Sorry to hear about losing the lot. At least we all learned something there: don't use Panacur. Still very sad to see.

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Hahaha! Awesome! That is so cool! I love the pics--they must be tiny! Hopefully this happens with my L-204's one of these days.

I have three pieces of advice that I'm not sure anyone posted...

Eric,

Good to hear that your main tank is doing okay. Another piece of advice with the hospital tank--keep it dark most of the time. Only put on the light maybe an hour before feeding. The dark...

No, clown loaches are fine with a small concentration of salt in the water. I usually put about half a cup (or a 4 oz. measuring cup filled) of salt per 50 US gallons of water in most of my tanks. ...

Sorry about the ignorance, but what's a RGD?

MAC,

I caught glimpses of what has been going on in the discus emergency room section. That must be as stressful as ****. Thankfully, it looks like you got a lot of help.

Still, it was...

Hello all! I just put a couple close-up pics of one of my L-204's on the pictures section. You can see them in this thread here:

http://www.discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11783

Sorry...

I know this isn't exactly the answer to the question you're asking and this is kind of long so bear with me. I will color the part that is most applicable to your post, though.

In my Uaru...

Sorry, sorry. You know how us boys can get, though. Especially in this day and age of differing opinions and the internet. I'm on quite a few doctor-only forums and the same stuff goes on from...

Eric,

How is the prazi tx going? Are you treating the affected discus in a separate tank?

Also, I saw no one answered your question about treating the main tank too. I do not have a...

He's healed up fine. No more lesion today. Rock.

The German! Oh no! Haha, kidding, Michael!

Yeah, I was referring to just completely killing everything in the tank by saying "nuke" it. Bang bang! It's short for nuclear--not "new-cue-lar" as...

Correction: That is your opinion of the matter.

I will try to get some good shots of the L-204's--fingers are crossed.

Just about all of those fish in that 55gal will eventually go into a bigger tank. Only the congo tetras and L-204's will...

Dude, too old to rock and roll? Never!

Anyway, great pics and great fish. I really like the red colored discus varieties. Actually, I really like all the varieties. But your both of those look...

Wow! I like that red rose.

-Greg

Nuke the tank!

Seriously, though, Andrew is completely correct. It is possible to get something so nasty in your tank that the best solution is to completely tear it down, sanitize everything,...