![]() Echinodorus (Swords)įrom doing my research, I must say that Amazon Swords (Echinodorus Bleheri) plants are probably the most common. Know that there are way more varieties that will also work great in Discus aquariums. Wendtii, but here are some other names that I’ve heard Discus keepers specifically recommend: The most common Crypt variety undoubtedly is called C. In my opinion this is always the best way to learn in our hobby. The plants on this list all work in Discus tanks, and I’ve made sure to check first hand and create the list based on the experience of others. Check it out here on Amazon!įor a planted aquarium, between 82☏ and 84☏ should give you plenty of plant choices. It’s not expensive and significantly increases the chance to let your plants thrive. A big tip I always give to my readers is to use a quality all-in-one liquid plant fertilizer such as Flourish from Seachem. Keeping plants in a Discus tank is challenging, so make sure to don’t run into other beginner mistakes. Many experienced Discus keepers keep their fish at 82☏ or even at 80☏ and have managed to breed them at that temperature too. They keep their fish in a temperature that’s a bit lower for them but a bit higher for plants. When you’re looking to create a planted Discus plant, the thing that most people do is making a temperature compromise. While aquarium plants are great at adapting to new environments, temperatures this high can be severely limiting their growth. What makes an aquarium plant suitable for Discus?ĭiscus fish love their higher temperatures, and most people keep their water between 82☏ and 88☏ (28☌ – 31☌). ![]() Do discus need live plants in their aquarium?.What makes an aquarium plant suitable for Discus?.These are some ways to reduce pH but to reiterate i would not worry that much about pH, at least not in the 6-7.5 range. Faster plant growth and low pH in one package It doesn't have to be 30ppm CO2, just moderate values if you want it. CO2 injection can help plants and also lower the pH. Tannins and other organic acids will slowly lower the pH. The good part is that when the KH is lower it's easier to lower the pH. PH will likely stay at 7-7.4 if you have a decent KH and not a lot of acids in the tank. The reason for that KH is not pH itself but having enough bicarbonates to allow ammonia conversion between water changes. With a discus bioload 3 °dKH is a good minimum to have. For plants I would strive to have at least 3mg/L Mg in the water. A GH of 5-6°dH is a good general target, lower it if you want. I would suggest pursue a good desired GH and KH first, pH will come afterwards. Just to say there is no magic number that needs to be achieved or else. Issue with harder water is more with breeding as is the case with many SA Cichlids, but can't imagine softer water being an issue in any case. I am not a discus expert but had them in both types of water. What is the right thing to do? Thanks so much everyone ! ![]() I am lost on how my PH is still high but my KH is low? How does that work. Everything has been going smooth so far and they seem happy but now my KH value being come low every week is starting to worry me. The reason I am using the RODI is my fish tanks were not doing good with tap and a friend told me RODI is the way to go and so far it has worked great. I do not want to harm my plants or fish by using the RODI. Should I do that or just cut tap water with it and then use Prime?. My ideal with by using acid buffer, alkaline buffer, and equilibrium in the RODI water, I can create the perfect water for my plants and discus. Again i have not been re-mineralizing with anything yet I understand that to be bad. There are plants in there so I don’t want my fish or plants to die by using water changes with RODI water. I feel that i may be overthinking all this. Do I add Acid buffer in the that alkaline buffer to make the ph go to where I want it? I am so lost on what to do. I know that I can use an alkaline buffer to help with my KH but won't that make my PH go up? I am concerned that my KH will continue to drop causing an issue with my PH being unstable. I understand that I should be adding Minerals back into the water before adding strait RODI water in my tanks correct? My concern is that if I do that using a product like Equilibrium that it will make my GH go up. I understand that my GH and KH should be softer for discus than most. And the water parameters have not changed other than my KH is becoming lower but not my GH or PH. I have been doing weekly water changes of 23 gallons a week. My water parameters in my discus tank are The first fill was with strait tap water. I have been using strait RODI water in it. 125 gallon discus planted tank with some other fish that go well with discus in it. Hey everyone! I having been battling with myself on what is the correct thing to do.
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