Discus Open Wound

[Reefwonderspa]

1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
Nothing unusual occurred I noticed to when I went in the room and Im sure it was not there long since I would of seen it likely sooner. He seems fine other then this wound on him, in the morning im going to make sure he is still eating.

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).

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

None

Tank/Water

4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
40 gallon
Breeding pair
6-7 inches

5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
50% every other day

6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
1 year ( Bare bottom)
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
Yes no 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 ___6.8__

- ammonia reading _0___

- nitrite reading __0__

- nitrate reading _0-5___

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 ____

- municipal water ____

- RO water __X__


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.


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[pcsb23]

Pics have gone awol.

Initial course of action is to maintain the highest water quality possible. Depending on the severity of the wound will depend if any other action is needed, if it is deep then adding salt @ 1 gram per litre will limit the amount of dehydration. That is approx. 150 grams of salt or 5 1/4 ounces.

[Reefwonderspa]

[Reefwonderspa]

Hope the photos showed up now photobucket put them in a different album so if anyone would help me that would be great.

[pcsb23]

That looks like damage around the vent. I'd be tempted to treat topically with iodine I've written a guide here http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...40#post1128140

A while ago I had some discus that developed similar looking wounds around the vent/belly area and suffered a number of losses. We were unable to find out what had caused it, even with the help of a fish vet. I hope this is not that, but just in case both fish need to be completely isolated from the rest of your stock. Make sure you use separate equipment on them and separate towels etc. Deal with your other fish first and see to these last, and always wash hands and arms afterwards.

[Reefwonderspa]

Something new popped up today any ideas its a bump on his upper body got a few photos hopefully it will give a idea. sorry these photos are not as good as the others.

[pcsb23]

Have you treated the open wound? If not treat that, maintain good water quality and keep a very close eye on it. Also pay heed to my previous observations.

Has the wound got worse or better? Any sign of necrosis at all?

[Reefwonderspa]

I put iodine on the wounds and 2 morrow i will see if it is beginning to look better.

[Reefwonderspa]

Better photos you can see the one larger bump then a smaller one forming

[pcsb23]

Are you re-mineralising your RO water? If so, how?

[nc0gnet0]

This fish really needs to be in a qt tank......

[nc0gnet0]

I have never seen anything like this on a Discus, it almost looks like Carp Pox...........sure it isn't but........

[Reefwonderspa]

I use ro right to remeneralize it sometimes or a little tap water till i get a gh of 2 kh of 3 and a ph of 6.8-7. All other discus are perfectly fine. The pair is seperated from all other discus they have their own tank. Anyone have any idea what could be causing this

[nc0gnet0]

I use ro right to remeneralize it sometimes or a little tap water till i get a gh of 2 kh of 3 and a ph of 6.8-7. All other discus are perfectly fine. The pair is seperated from all other discus they have their own tank. Anyone have any idea what could be causing this

Nothing conclusive but a guess yes...............

[brewmaster15]

How are the fish doing today?

question...


Has this ruptured and left a small sore/hole?

al