Wild Tefe Green Discus

[mattlee]

ive kept discus for about 2 months now and all is well. i use normal tap water, have medium/hard water and do at least 1 x 50% water change per week. my fish seem to have adapted to my pH and tap water very well and are eating well and looking great. i want to add a couple more to my tank and have found some tefe green discus for sale at lfs, they are labeled as 'wild' and look amazing. lfs water is pH 7 and mine is about 7.6-7.8.

my question is would these fish adapt to my water conditions like my others seem to have done very well?

i know there are mixed opinions about not using RO water and people saying its a must thing to do with discus but i dont want to go down the route of arguments about that as ive been there before. i know many people who do not use Ro and keep discus very healthy including myself, so far.

if wild caught fish are much more sensitive i may give them a miss, just wanted your thoughts....

thanks, Matt.

 

[discus_lover]

your ph level is too high for discus fish. discus loves to live 6.5-7 ph level..try to cut your ph down...

 

[discus_lover]

your ph level is too high for discus fish. discus loves to live 6.5-7 ph level..try to cut your ph down...

 

[mattlee]

your ph level is too high for discus fish. discus loves to live 6.5-7 ph level..try to cut your ph down...

ive had my discus 2 months now and they ahve adapted to my water very well and have had no problems.

my question was - would wild discus adapt as well as the ones i already have?

my current discus are imported and not tank bred in the UK, and were bought from Midland Discus.

 

[MBOU]

Tank bred discus will be ok as you have found but wild caught are in a whole other league, they are far far more sensitive and dont acclimatise quite so readily as tank breds and will more than likely die.

Personally, unless you are setting up a species tank as close to a biotope as possible, i dont think wild caughts re for your average keeper... dont waste your money mate..

 

[mattlee]

Tank bred discus will be ok as you have found but wild caught are in a whole other league, they are far far more sensitive and dont acclimatise quite so readily as tank breds and will more than likely die.

Personally, unless you are setting up a species tank as close to a biotope as possible, i dont think wild caughts re for your average keeper... dont waste your money mate..

this is what i thought, thanks. i think ill stick to all albinos then from midland discus