Treatment for headstanding discus?

[jeff12]

I already tried Epson salt for 1 week, nothing changed? What else should I do?

[sayid]

I just lost a blue torq to swimbladder infection which started 3 month ago with head-standing ,i think if i had diagnosed correctly and acted early i might have had some chance ,i am sorry but it is a hard disease to cure ,i wish you success .

[seanyuki]

Just sharing.
In this article Jim Quarles talks about possible causes of swimming disorders, including intestinal blockages, infections, or sudden changes in water temp. Treatment may include lowering the water level to just cover the fishes back, salt at 2 teaspoons/10gal, gentle aeration, 90 F, Epsom salt for intestinal blockage at 2 tsp/10gal. Antibiotics if it is bacterial, and clean water conditions.

http://www.simplydiscus.com/library/...standing.shtml

[tolga]

Hi, I've found this article in another discus forum from holland. It has helped me to understand the problem in the past. The link is as follows: http://www.dph.nl/article/cat-02/swimblader.shtml
I hope the link will work.
Good luck
Tolga