Thread: dark discus
View Single Post
Old 03-28-2008, 04:57 AM   #8 (permalink)
bsmith782
Anubis-X
 
bsmith782's Avatar
 
PTrader: (90)
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: St.Louis, MO
Posts: 2,746
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by crazie.eddie View Post
Just because they show their stress bars, means they are stressed or something is wrong. I think of them as mood bars.

What other fish are with it? What type of discus?


As everyone else stated, discus are best kept in groups. They are shy, nervous fish and are usually raised in groups. If kept singly, they may hide often and not eat, become ill or even die. Just think of it in safety in numbers.
That is not entirely true. Snakeskins almost always have some banding, espicially ones from less then stellar stock, that does become much more prominent during times of stress. Also, if the fish as a whole is looking darker (not more vibrant, more dull) that could be the onset of a more serious problem.
__________________
FilStar proponent #91 XP1 & XP3
I have a 2213 and a 2222 too, my Eheim # is 299. What now?

cube and mini-m
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/pl...be-mini-m.html

VP Member #4 "Regulator's Mount Up" VTS-253A
bsmith782 is online now   Reply With Quote