Is my discus deformed?

[ivo]

Received this new discus yesterday it is very thin but what also looks weird is its body. Hope you can see from photos. In the middle of its body it looks like it has been pressed in so the body is not even shape. Is it a genetic deformed or will the press in part grows out a bit more when it gets fatten up?
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[1funkymummy]

Do you know if he has been wormed? Tbh, I have not a clue but have read that a thin body is a symptom.

[Filip]

Ivo , this fish dont look deformed to me but just very emaciated . Thats why you see holes on some parts of the body where the tissue and flesh should be and a big bump in the middle which is a bone structure that is not affected from loosing flesh and tissue .
He is too far gone IMO , but maybe he will make it up somehow with optimal care .

[LizStreithorst]

I agree with Flip for the most part. Does this fish eat? Have you seen him poop? If so, what does his poop look like? Except for the fact that the fish is emaciated it looks otherwise healthy. I think that it stands a chance. I'd start by raising your tank temp to 90 degrees. It won't hurt and might help.

[ivo]

Ivo , this fish dont look deformed to me but just very emaciated . Thats why you see holes on some parts of the body where the tissue and flesh should be and a big bump in the middle which is a bone structure that is not affected from loosing flesh and tissue .
He is too far gone IMO , but maybe he will make it up somehow with optimal care .

Oh that is really bad news worse than if it was deformed. Would it be likely that it was due to worms and untreated which led to like you said very emaciated?

[ivo]

This fish has literally only just been released from quarantine so it was not a case that it has been in the aquarium shop for a while no one bought it until I did. It is not eating and both sides of body are pressed in like that. In your opinion how long on average does it take for a discus to get emaciated to this condition? I haven't seen it poo yet it hides in the corner most of the time.

[LizStreithorst]

Ivo, it would be helpful if you were to fill out the questionnaire.

[ivo]

Ivo, it would be helpful if you were to fill out the questionnaire.

Where can I find this questionnaire please?

[LizStreithorst]

It's in the health section.

[LizStreithorst]

Here ya go: http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...lease-complete

[ivo]

Here ya go: http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...lease-complete

Thanks. I will do that when I use the computer later. Just easier to cut and paste on computer than phone.

[CliffsDiscus]

What you got is a spinal deformation. I see this on
some inbred Blue Diamond more often because there is no pattern making it easy to spot.

Cliff

[LizStreithorst]

It could be, Cliff. It would be easier for me to tell if I saw a head on shot. The fish is still extremely skinny. It needs treatment if it is to survive. I won't know what he needs to treat for until he fills out the questionnaire.

[ivo]

I totally understand and agree with the reasons you need the questionnaire to be completed in order to help. However, in my situation I only have the discus for one day and it arrived skinny to the point that flesh has been pressed in. It's kind of slightly irrelevant in this situation, but may I emphasis that I do agree your questionnaire purpose but just not so much in my case.

[LizStreithorst]

Suit yourself.