On my Planted Discus page (link in sig) I have a list of plants that I am keeping successfully in elevated temperatures.
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I will be buying the heater soon and willbe trying to go for 2 500 watt titanium heaters. I will most likely go for them since 2 can always be better in may cases. Oh yeah, whats a good heater company? I'm looking at Pro Heat, but they can be expensive.
The discus right now are doing pretty good, except for 2 of the blue diamonds will barely eat.
The discus right now are doing pretty good, except for 2 of the blue diamonds will barely eat.
What temperature are they in tight now?
I'd be getting some kind/any kind of heater in there- I am sure they are very used to being warm. It would be a shame to lose expensive fish for want of a simple thing like a heater- was there a reason you put the fish in before getting one?
I have Pro-Heats in all my tanks and like them very much- the digital display is very convenient.
anonapersona said:
Sorry i didnt answer your questiion the first time. They are juveniles at 2-3".
To answer Cearbhaill's Q: We got the discus first since we got them on aquabid and that the seller that we wanted to get from(he was the nearest one to us) had a hard to find deal- 4 turqs and 6 assorted for $96 total. My discus right now are at 80-81° and when I get the heater(s) I will be raising the temp. to at least 85°
I would get heaters quick! Higher temperatures are needed especially for juveniles to help their immune systems since they are not up to par.. at least 84F, preferably 86F-88F when you first get them, at least. To be honest, you're lucky that you haven't had problems yet... and you're playing a fishy russian roulete(sp?) with them at lower temperatures, IMHO... I lost 15 discus because I didn't observe proper temperatures for them when I first got them, just trying to save you the headache and heartache that I experienced.
HTH
I just ordered a 500 watt titanium heater. It should be here by tomorrow. As of now, I transferred the heater from my 55 gal to try rasing it to at least 82º because one of my discus is sick. Also, I am saving up to get one of those Ocean clear 380 w/UV. Any reviews on this filter? I will also be posting a question about this filter in the DIY/Product topic. Hopefully I can post up pics soon if i can find a free pic hosting site that doesnt die after 30 days.
