siral
01-03-2016, 05:41 AM
250 litre tank
6 discus
1 Turq 7/8
1 cobalt 5/6
1 blue diamond %/6
1 white diamond 4/5
1 Dark angel/red melon 3/4
1 red melon
external 1400l/h uv filter
bio filter
20% water change every second day
tank been running over 9 months
plants and large branch of wood
The fish in question are in a 250 litre tank with no problems in the tank. There are 6 discus in total in this tank of varying size. They are fed Tetra Pro flakes and Prima granules twice a day and also given two blocks of bloodworm out of the blister pack twice a day Every second day i give them two cubes of beefheart. And once a week they get a muscle.
I have a 7/8 inch male turk who seems to rule the tank but i have noticed him getting more and more aggressive with one of my cobalts who is about 5/6 inch. Im still not 100% sure the sex of it but think it is a male.
I first noticed maybe a week ago a red melon about 3/4inch not going for her food and have been keeping an eye on her to try and see if she eats but she hasn't touched anything, so i started taking a closer look to make sure they were all eating and have now noticed my cobalt is also not eating.
At first i thought must be worms so i started worming the tank about a week ago and thought maybe that would be them, but still not eating.
I then thought maybe they might be bloated so have been trying to make sure even the flakes have been pre-soaked before feeding but still nothing occasionally i see them taking a small amount of food but this is very occasional.
I don't know if the bullying of the turk has majorly affected them into stop eating but the turk is my baby, i was wanting to see if anyone had any ideas before i end up putting the two fish that are not eating into a seperate tank on there own.
if anyone has any ideas thank you in advance
6 discus
1 Turq 7/8
1 cobalt 5/6
1 blue diamond %/6
1 white diamond 4/5
1 Dark angel/red melon 3/4
1 red melon
external 1400l/h uv filter
bio filter
20% water change every second day
tank been running over 9 months
plants and large branch of wood
The fish in question are in a 250 litre tank with no problems in the tank. There are 6 discus in total in this tank of varying size. They are fed Tetra Pro flakes and Prima granules twice a day and also given two blocks of bloodworm out of the blister pack twice a day Every second day i give them two cubes of beefheart. And once a week they get a muscle.
I have a 7/8 inch male turk who seems to rule the tank but i have noticed him getting more and more aggressive with one of my cobalts who is about 5/6 inch. Im still not 100% sure the sex of it but think it is a male.
I first noticed maybe a week ago a red melon about 3/4inch not going for her food and have been keeping an eye on her to try and see if she eats but she hasn't touched anything, so i started taking a closer look to make sure they were all eating and have now noticed my cobalt is also not eating.
At first i thought must be worms so i started worming the tank about a week ago and thought maybe that would be them, but still not eating.
I then thought maybe they might be bloated so have been trying to make sure even the flakes have been pre-soaked before feeding but still nothing occasionally i see them taking a small amount of food but this is very occasional.
I don't know if the bullying of the turk has majorly affected them into stop eating but the turk is my baby, i was wanting to see if anyone had any ideas before i end up putting the two fish that are not eating into a seperate tank on there own.
if anyone has any ideas thank you in advance