Hey Michael! I’m thrilled with the discus I’ve gotten from you, still. A quick question for you: I’m not sure why, but my discus keep peppering a lot. I wish they wouldn’t. Especially the silver pigeon that I got from you. It came in beautifully and so light. My tank has a white sand substrate, fully planted and good lighting. There’s no background on the tank, and the room it is in is usually dark, but the wall behind it is light grey. Do you have any suggestions? Photo attached for reference. Thanks! From Michael: I would try using even stronger lighting by increasing the wattage. Also, if you truly wish to focus on removing peppering, you need to remove the plants and decor from your tank and go with bare-bottom or a very light substrate.

I guess they’re still stressed out from travel. Hopefully they start to look better than what they do. And they mostly pick at each other back-and-forth is that normal?