[AquaticLife] is RO water absolutely necessary for Discus?
being a discus breeder and one that raises discus as well as angelfish both do better in ro only for breedeing but if you are just going to keep them then dechlorinated tap water since the ph is 6.5 then you should have no problem with the discus.But I suggest that you get a school of rummy nose tetras if their is something wrong the rummy nose tetras will tell you long before the discus do, what strains are you plannig to keep?
“sim.amaranth” wrote: I have recently splashed out (excuse the pun) on a Aqua One Regency 80 180l tank - i have planted it up and am in the process of fishless cycling it. I would dearly like to keep around 3 discus, a large shoal of neon or cardinal tetras and a pair of kribensis - but i am panicking about the Discus. I have never kept discus before and the more i read the more i am confused and nervous about it.
My basic tap water conditions appear favourable with low KH and GH and a PH of around 6.5 - but everything i read (apart from the last article on the Devotedly Discus website) is telling me to use RO water. But to be honest i’d rather not, we have a modest house and a young family and the (to be honest) hassle involved really puts me off - plus (although i don’t know what other nasties are lurking) my basic water appears suitable. However i am aware that you should also match the water conditions of your fish supplier - i fear though that most of these will also use the dreaded RO water.
Can any of you offer some advice, i’d greatly appreciate it!!
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