What Stress Means, and Why it is Bad for Your Fish
Most fish can tolerate environmental conditions that differ somewhat from the natural conditions in which they evolved. This does not mean, however, that they will be as healthy or live...
Common Causes of Fish Stress in the Aquarium
In this section, we list some of the more common stress-inducing conditions. In all cases, the level of stress induced by a specific factor is highly species-dependent. You should be...
Symptoms That Your Discus Is Stressed
In short, stressed fish don't ``act normal'' (with ``normal'' defined according to the species of fish). Once you've had fish for a few weeks, you'll see that each species behaves...
Reverse Osmosis and Discus Fish
This article will explain the reverse osmosis water filtration process and how it is used in soft water species aquariums, including angel fish and discus fish. RO water is also...
Different Types of Water Changing Strategies
Nothing gets talked about in the Discus world more than changing water. There are more opinions on the frequency & size of water changes than most aspects of Discus keeping. ...
Drain & Fill Water Changing Method, Step by Step
I currently use the Drain & Fill method to change all water in my tanks. I prefer it because it wastes the least amount of water and doesn't require drilling...
Continuous Drip Water Changes, Step by Step
I use a continuous drip system to perform water changes on my growout tanks. It's a very cheap & simple system to install. It can get complicated depending on what...
Plans for a Custom Built Wet/Dry Filter
Here's the base for the wet/dry filter. It's really just an aquarium (36"x10"x18") with some glass panels siliconed inside to allow water to flow through the media. Right click on...
Beef Heart — Tapeworms, and other Nonsense
Let's put this intestinal worm business in perspective. If you're new to the hobby or even been in it for a while one of the great dangers you and your fish...
CO2 in a Discus Aquarium
O2 is the scientific formula for carbon dioxide and occurs due to a reaction between the elements carbon (C) and oxygen (O) . Carbon and oxygen are 2 of the...
