Discmaniac
03-30-2003, 09:49 PM
Does anyone have any ideas on what killed my fish?
I had four Discus (two now). Three in a 29g tank and had one BD in a 10g hospital tank. The BD in the hospital tank was being treated for internal parasites since it quit eating a few weeks ago. It died this AM. I found it swimming upside down so I put it out of its misery.
Yesterday I noticed the other of my Blue Diamonds hanging at the back of the 29g tank. It looked like it was constipated (big feces stuck) so I did a treatment of Epsom salts @ 2 tsp/10 gallons of water after a 33% wc. The fish was doing better and ate like a pig that evening.
Then, this AM I noticed it breathing really hard, but not the other two which are Turquoise. I did a 50% WC and fed them when they calmed down. The BD didin't eat at all so I tried another Epsom salt treatment. About an hour ago I came downstairs and noticed this fish swimming all over the place upside down, right side up and gasping for air the whole time.
I checked the water and all is ok.
What kind of illness could hit so suddenly? I've been feeding the same food to them for months with no problems except for the one that was in the hospital tank which just stopped eating.
Could it be the food? I feed frozen bloodworms and live blackworms that are rinsed every day. I have a feeling that even with judicious rinsing that the blackworms from the LFS could harbor pathogens. Any ideas?
I do 33% WC's every day with aged, aerated RO water reconstituted w/RO right.
Your ideas will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Bill :'(
I had four Discus (two now). Three in a 29g tank and had one BD in a 10g hospital tank. The BD in the hospital tank was being treated for internal parasites since it quit eating a few weeks ago. It died this AM. I found it swimming upside down so I put it out of its misery.
Yesterday I noticed the other of my Blue Diamonds hanging at the back of the 29g tank. It looked like it was constipated (big feces stuck) so I did a treatment of Epsom salts @ 2 tsp/10 gallons of water after a 33% wc. The fish was doing better and ate like a pig that evening.
Then, this AM I noticed it breathing really hard, but not the other two which are Turquoise. I did a 50% WC and fed them when they calmed down. The BD didin't eat at all so I tried another Epsom salt treatment. About an hour ago I came downstairs and noticed this fish swimming all over the place upside down, right side up and gasping for air the whole time.
I checked the water and all is ok.
What kind of illness could hit so suddenly? I've been feeding the same food to them for months with no problems except for the one that was in the hospital tank which just stopped eating.
Could it be the food? I feed frozen bloodworms and live blackworms that are rinsed every day. I have a feeling that even with judicious rinsing that the blackworms from the LFS could harbor pathogens. Any ideas?
I do 33% WC's every day with aged, aerated RO water reconstituted w/RO right.
Your ideas will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Bill :'(