Gill issues ........ soon I will have no discus left :(

[ShowDogGal]

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

My snakeskin discus was acting sluggish. after having lost 6 of the 9 discus I bought in the last 3 months I am VERY sad. I quarentined him immediately to TRY keep my others alive. I added salt to the Q tank, been changing 50% daily. Then white has developed on gill plate. Body seems to have excess slime now also.


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).

White on gill plate on one side. excessive body slime. Still eating well & active.


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

placed in Q tank been treating with Salt & changing 50%+ daily


Tank/Water

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

Q tank is 15 Gal - display is 125 gal. in Display tank there are 2 other 2" discus. a syndontis cat, jaguar cat & amano shrimp


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

Q tank 50% + daily Display tank 25% - 50% every 2 - 3 days.


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

Display tank up since July - substrate, planted lightly, 2 - 3 inches deep substrate
Q tank - bare bottom


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

No need to age on well water minimal PH swing


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 _____ 83

- ph _____ 7.2

- 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.

- well water ____ all Well water

- municipal water ____

- RO water ____


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

None


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.
http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/Sh...library/Fishes


Video - I hope - https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v...type=2&theater

[ShowDogGal]

I have photos but do not know how to upload them here ............ Please help

[nc0gnet0]

Get a photobucket account and then post image link

[Second Hand Pat]

Here are your pictures

[ShowDogGal]

thanks, i also posted a link to a video on FB

[musicmarn1]

whats your FB name if you want anyone to go to it and see?

[ShowDogGal]

This should link directly to the video also at the end of the original post

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v...type=2&theater

[musicmarn1]

nope

[Second Hand Pat]

Shelly, unless we were on your friend list I sort of doubt it can be viewable here. Is it possible for you to upload it to youtube?

[Second Hand Pat]

Here's a thread on how to create a YouTube account and upload a video http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...How-to-and-FAQ.

[ShowDogGal]

no matter, he was dead this morning. from 9 to only 2 left in just 3 months. I am SICK to my stomach. Maybe seeing the vid can help someone else. I had it set the wrong setting. See if it works now. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v...type=2&theater

[musicmarn1]

Poor Lil guy, honestly I'm so so sorry we could not help you much sooner

[Second Hand Pat]

Hi Shelly, I am sorry for your losses but since you are down to two discus perhaps it is a good time to step back and take a look at your husbandry. Do you get healthy stock to begin with?

[John_Nicholson]

Sorry that you are having problems. It is hard to tell now but it appears you made a lot of rookie mistakes. I always peach that new folks need to grow out their discus in a bare bottom tank and do daily water changes. The vast majority of people that try to start with a plented tank end up in exactly the same place that you are. If you want to have success I can tell you how. Get a 75 gallon tank and clean it well. Set it up with a couple of sponge filters and a heater. Set it to 82. Not sure where you got your discus from but this time make sure you get them from a good source. Feed them a quality food twice a day. I prefer a good homemade beef heart mix. Change 1/2 the water daily. After about 12 months you should have some great fish that your friends will rave about. At that point move them to a planted tank.

-john