Discus fin rot ? or just damage ?

[forevaufo]

1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?

This guy is new, I just got him from Josie's ChicagoDiscus few days ago.

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).

His pectoral fin is not normal, I am not sure if that is a fin rot or just damaged during transportation. He sometimes just clamp that fin and swim with just the other pectoral fin, but sometime he swim with both pectoral fin.

3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.

Nothing yet.

Tank/Water

4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.

1 year+ old 55 gallons. 3 discus, 3-4 inches.

5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).

Did a 50% yesterday.

6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?

about 3 inches of sand

7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.

Nope

8. Parameters and water source;

Note: Water Parameters are important in diagnosing problems within a tank. If you don't own test kits for the following information, you can purchase them, test your parameters and post this info as soon as possible.


- temp __82-83___

- ph __6.8___

- ammonia reading __0__

- nitrite reading __0__

- nitrate reading __0__

What type of water or combinations of water sources do you use? If it is an RO/tap/well water mix, please list percentages in the mix.

Dechlorinated tap water

9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.

Nope


10. Include any pictures or videos you have which shows the symptoms. If you can't add them to this post, please provide a link to them.







Any help will be great. Thanks in advance guys

[pcsb23]

Looks like a bit of shipping damage. Plenty of clean water and it should recover fine. Do keep an eye on it.

If I've understood correctly you did not qt this fish before adding to your existing stock, this can often lead to all sorts of pain, always better to qt.

[forevaufo]

Thanks pcsb23 glad it is just damage and not something i have to treat.
They are my first batch of discus so I didnt bother with the qt

[forevaufo]

Please help the fin on the little guys seems to be getting worse. The white-ish stuff got alot bigger... I am not sure if those are really fungal or just slime-coat. But that fin is always clamped and he is just swimming with the other pectoral fin.
I duuno what to do with this little guy

[Second Hand Pat]

What is your water change schedule? How much percentage wise and how often?

[forevaufo]

I got this little guy on Tuesday, I did a 50%-60% on Friday and a 30% Sunday.

He dose seem to be eating, I am not too sure... is the first time i see them got interested in the food.
He's swimming around pecking at one other discus tho, just with 1 pectoral fin.

[Second Hand Pat]

I would suggest doing at least a 50% WC daily until the fin clears.

[Second Hand Pat]

Also since you recently added fish you should check ammonia to see if a mini-cycle is occurring. I noted you did not test your water parameters and record it in your questionnaire.

[forevaufo]

Are they fungal ?
Should I use any medicine to treat the tank?

[Second Hand Pat]

No, do 50% or greater daily water changes and check your water parameters (ammonia, nitrite and nitrate), with the fish you added I willing to bet you have a mini-cycle happening.

[forevaufo]

Also since you recently added fish you should check ammonia to see if a mini-cycle is occurring. I noted you did not test your water parameters and record it in your questionnaire.

Ah.. will do that right now.
Everything was 0 before, but I should have did another one by now

[Second Hand Pat]

If you have a cycled tank nitrates are never zero.

[forevaufo]

I just tested again, here are the result.
Could be because I am under stock and have somewhat a lot of plants ?
The tank had been running for almost an years now if not more, it only have 6 neon , 6 siamese algae eater, 2 small pleco and 1 German blue ram
and I run UV 12 hours a day

Nirtate reader are not totally yellow yellow but is not orange too... I think is in between, I am not sure
I tested High Ph too because the normal Ph is off the chart

[Second Hand Pat]

What exactly does the tank have now fish wise? Also please check the date on your test kit.

[forevaufo]

I just check the date, they exp 2017.

6 Neon tetra
6 siamese algae eater
1 GBR
1 1"-2" bristlenose pleco
1 1"-2" clown pleco
2 3" yoyo loach

2 2" red turq
2 4" blue diamond
1 3" Super Golden
1 3" Sliver pigeon
1 3" WP/CB mix