I am embarking on breeding hastatus but am at the beginning only. I have done a simple water change as LonetCrystal described but will be doing another tomorrow and the next day. It is raining here so I am simulating a rainy season by doing rain water changes of cold water. The rain will probably continue for a while as the hurricane will end up coming through here as a good thunderstorm that lasts a day or two a day or two after it gets through Texas. The fish have been conditioning for some time now so I expect things to go well if I can get the fish interested. In my case I am using a mixed sex colony of 13 adult fish so all I need to find is one of each that is interested. It sounds easy but these guys have been together in my tank for well over a month with no hint of breeding interest. The tank is heavily planted so that part is taken care of.