nazangels
02-03-2003, 08:00 PM
I have a red turquoise snakeskin male discus, about 5 1/2" that I've had nothing but trouble with for about a year now. I got him as a youngster at a lfs and he's grown into a nice looking fish. He's recently been hospitalized for what looked like a fungal infection, but seems to be recovering after being quarantined in a 10-gallon tank at 90 F with 2 tbs salt/gallon and 50% water changes daily. He has some other health problems including hole-in-the-head which seems to be healing slowly. My question is this...how long should I keep him in the warm water with salt? Seems that every time I put him back in the big tank with the rest of my discus, he comes down with something else. The others seem to stay healthy. I'm worried about him this time because he's paired up and spawned several times, but after each spawning he comes down with something that requires me to take him out of the big tank. I hate to leave him in such a small tank for too long, but he is definitely feeling better in there. Any help would be appreciated! Beth