Mugwump's Fish World
THE POND-THE FRESHWATER PLACE => Discus => Topic started by: LizStreithorst on December 11, 2016, 03:19:47 PM
first some of my 13
Some more from the same parents. They are attached to dad.
And finally the PBs
Everything is orange due to the Rooibos tea.
Quote from: LizStreithorst on December 11, 2016, 03:25:16 PM
Everything is orange due to the Rooibos tea.
...how much are you using?...(Rooibos tea)
I cut back on it by half because they were asking for pics on Simply and the water saw so dark it was hard to see the fish. Pat suggested 1 T per 10 but for the pics I cut it down to a T per 20.
Looking good Liz, your patience has paid off. |^| |^|
I have been using 1 tbsp. per 30 or even 40 gallons... it seems like enough for the appearance of it anyway. The angels won't do anything so maybe more tea along with the right prayers. I think the wild rams like it. They are skittish and hide a lot, so wild guess maybe having colored water gives them a sense of security.
I put one of the pictures into my photo software and tried to subtract the tea color out. It didn't look any better.
I have basic photo software but I never came close to getting rid of it. I don't mind it except when it's so dark that it's hard for me to see the fish. For now I will stick with the half dose. It ain't much fun if you cant see them, is it?
I don't know if it will help your Angles breed. I don't even know that it did the trick on my Discus. I changed several small things. I can tell that the fish like it so I will keep using it.