Uneven breathing

**krislewis3** · 01-16-2013, 05:31 AM

I've been concerned about two of my discus. They are about 8 months old, and there is a difference in the way they breath, compared to my other discus! One of them has bouts of very heavy breathing, or heaving! His gills plump out significantly with each breath. The other one does the same thing but only on one side, the other side is normal. I purchased both of these fish together from Hans, and this behaviour has been there since I first got them. They look good in every other way, good growth etc. And there are no other symptoms, such as flicking etc, and they don't seem to be lacking air.,. And they eat well. Is there any way this could be considered normal? I have not seen this behavior in my other three discus that are older. I would appreciate any advise!! Kris