Worms please help.

[jorge1845]

My discus are popping worms what to do?

[brewmaster15]

Hi Jorge,

You need to start here....http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...lease-complete

Give us back.round info.

Why do you think they have worms? And can you post pics of what you see.
Al

[jorge1845]

I will, soon as I get home.
Thanks.

[jorge1845]

1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
i first noticed some worms floating no top. but i though it was that they where not eating all there blood worms, then i noticed that they where pooping it.

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).

they are eating fine. and no other problems.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.

none yet.

Tank/Water

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

90 gallon, had them for 3 weeks ordered 4 inch discus, don't know the age, 6 of them
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
i do 60% daily.

6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
3 weeks on a bare bottom with driftwood and some plants.

7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
yes for 24 hours and there is 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 _84____

- ph __6.8___

- ammonia reading _0.12___

- 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 0___

- municipal water _10%___

- RO water _90%___


9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
no

10. Please tell us what you feed your fish and how often. This can be critical information for solving the problem so be as specific as you can.
frozen bloodworms, frozen beefheart ,freeze dried blackworms from Al course.


11. 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.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh_C_odvAOo

[brewmaster15]

Hi Jorge,
Your fish look very good and healthy. Sometimes when Discus eat blood worms they pass them thru with the exoskeleton undigested. I think thats what you are seeing. The fact that you saw them floating is also consistent with the blood worm exoskeleton.

Hth,
Al

[jorge1845]

Oh thank you sir, that's a relive.