New fish floating towards top sideways

[Triciagl]

Problem

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

Got 8 discus from a sponsor on here on Sunday. One has not been eating but seemed fine. Today white poop hanging out and floating towards the top sideways. Will resume normal position when I approach the tank.

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).

See above

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

N/a


Tank/Water

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

29 gallon quarantine tank. 8 new discus, all from same place.

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

Did a 50% today. Aged water, aqueon water treatment. Sunday before I got them did a 90%.

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

Month running. Fish less cycle. Gravel bottom. 2”

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

Water ages for over 24 hours

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 __82___

- ph __7___

- ammonia reading __0__

- nitrite reading _0___

- nitrate reading __10__

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 _X___

- RO water ____


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

No, quarantine tank

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.

Beef heart. Hikari. Clean up extra with net after. 2x

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.

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[brewmaster15]

Tricia,
Welcome to the forum. Sorry to.hear of the problems. The first thing you should do is contact the seller and explain whats going on with the fish. Its important to keep them in the loop. They may have suggestions for you.

It sounds like the fish may have a bacterial infection. Do you have another tank to use as a hospital tank? If not even a plastic tub or garbage can will do. You really dont want it shedding pathogens into the tank so it should be separated. You can try epsom salt (magnesium sulphate) from the drug store at 1 tablespoon per 10 gals that may flush out its gut. You will probably need to use an antibiotic.. maracyn 2 is a good choice and usually found at petshops...alternatively kanamycin sulfate can be used or furan 2 as a last option.

hth,
al

[Triciagl]

So I called the storefront and they suggested using prazipro. Thoughts?

[brewmaster15]

So I called the storefront and they suggested using prazipro. Thoughts?

Hmmm, Im honestly not seeing this as being something Prazi pro will treat. Im going to double down on my previous advice regarding possible bacterial infection.

Al

[Triciagl]

Al I hadn't seen your thoughts on the prazi before I listened to the suppliers instructions.

I dosed with prazi and he seems a little better in that he is swimming around more and fins aren't clamped. Still won't eat though. How long can he go without eating? Do I need to dose again? When I purchased the prazi at lfs he suggested its because he's being picked on, which doesn't sound right to me. There are two discus that are aggressive towards the others though. Especially during feeding. I turn off the hob and put food on both sides of the tank to help resolve that issue.

Received an email from where I purchased. Wasn't to thrilled with it. Said they were eating fine and had no white poop prior to my pickup. Its a little irritating considering I've had them for 2 days. Is it really possible that my quarantine tank caused this? and in such short time? Ive never even seen the one fish eat.

Should I wait it out or try your suggestion now? I don't want to over medicate and make things worse. Thanks for your help btw

[Triciagl]

So excited! He’s eating frozen blood worms. Since I got them on Sunday this is the first time he’s eaten.