krislewis3
03-25-2012, 10:08 AM
I have 4 juvi discus in a 40 gallon tank.....I've had them for 6 weeks and all seemed good until this morning when I noticed one of them scratching himself fairly often on my air tubing! I suspect flukes! I htreated with quick cure according to the directions of 1 drop per gallon. I am not clear on how to progress .....any help would be appreciated!!!!!!!:(:laugh:Please complete the questionnaire if your fish are sick (copy and paste)
DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE
Problem. I suspect flukes
1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started
2. Symptoms (i.e. turning dark, excess slime, not eating, clamped fins, flashing, darting, clamped gills, white/yellow/green poop, hiding, headstanding or tailstanding, white on tips of fins, rotting or fungus, blisters/ white zits on fish, bloated, cloudy eyes, wounds)
scratching
3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.
Quick cure, 1 drop for each gallon. I've done this once, and am awaiting further advice from you guys!
Tank/Water: city water
4. Tank size and age, number and size of fish
40 gallon, has been set up for 3 months, 4 juvenile
Discus, 2 Bolivian rams, 2 Cory cat fish
5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?
50% water change every other day
6 Parameters and water source;
- temp
84
- ph
7
- ammonia reading
0
- nitrite reading
.2
- nitrate reading
20
- well water
no
- municipal water
yes
7. Any new fish/plants
added recently
No
DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE
Problem. I suspect flukes
1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started
2. Symptoms (i.e. turning dark, excess slime, not eating, clamped fins, flashing, darting, clamped gills, white/yellow/green poop, hiding, headstanding or tailstanding, white on tips of fins, rotting or fungus, blisters/ white zits on fish, bloated, cloudy eyes, wounds)
scratching
3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.
Quick cure, 1 drop for each gallon. I've done this once, and am awaiting further advice from you guys!
Tank/Water: city water
4. Tank size and age, number and size of fish
40 gallon, has been set up for 3 months, 4 juvenile
Discus, 2 Bolivian rams, 2 Cory cat fish
5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?
50% water change every other day
6 Parameters and water source;
- temp
84
- ph
7
- ammonia reading
0
- nitrite reading
.2
- nitrate reading
20
- well water
no
- municipal water
yes
7. Any new fish/plants
added recently
No