Blue Diamond Pair

[timmylucas]

Nice pair

[Discus-n00b]

It has nothing to do with hormones. Exporters haven't used hormones for years because they cause organ failure. Besides, hormones make a fish more intensly colored not less colored.

But wouldn't hormoned fish be more prone to color loss as they age because the new owner won't feed it to them? I don't know, just asking.

[William Palumbo]

IME...most hormoned fish lose color very fast once with new owners. I had large fish do this, and younger, ones just die off at their small size...Bill

[Chicago Discus]

Where did they come from?

Sorry I know Beals but what farm

[TNT77]

Where did they come from?

Sorry I know Beals but what farm

Jeffery Yang

[yim11]

Matt,

Any chance it may be tapeworms causing an internal/nutrition issue? 48 hr prazi bath might not hurt to try?

HTHs

[Discus-n00b]

Jeffery Yang

Thats what I would assume because thats the only person Mike gets fish from I think?

[Chicago Discus]

Jeffery Yang

Tara, you know what happened to me ( I'm not mentioning any names) but I purchased a large group of show grade Discus for a pretty good penny and after a few weeks they faded and I got burned. So it does happen so be careful people.....Josie

[Discus-n00b]

Matt,

Any chance it may be tapeworms causing an internal/nutrition issue? 48 hr prazi bath might not hurt to try?

HTHs

I mean at this point anything could be possible. They've been wormed before, and they don't seem to be losing any weight however I see them every day so it may be harder for me to notice. But I can try and see, worth a shot. Now I just have to find a spare tank to do it in haha.

Sending you a PM Josie.

[nc0gnet0]

I would just do the whole tank, prazi is pretty easy on the fish as medications go.

[Chicago Discus]

Just for information purposes its not any sponsors on Simply .......Josie

[Discus-n00b]

Sounds good to me, I believe I have some prazi left around here somewhere.

[LizStreithorst]

Only Prazi gets tapes. The other wormers have no affect on them.

[LizStreithorst]

Do you have any snails in your tanks, Matt? I have been told but don't know for sure that in fish the snail is the intermediary host. I bet Al would know.

[blueluv]

Matt,

Any chance it may be tapeworms causing an internal/nutrition issue? 48 hr prazi bath might not hurt to try?

HTHs

This would cause the color to fade?