Discus with extreme bloat

[Top_Dog]

Hi,
I have a discus with a very very bloated belly. I have tried epson salt baths but not helped.

Any recommendations?
The discus is not eating been nearly 2weeks and keeps its self in one corner away from the rest.

[rickztahone]

Do you have any pictures? Is it a blue diamond? Have you filled out the disease questionnaire?

[Top_Dog]

How do i upload pics please. Not not a blue diamond, he a yellow collar. Should i fill out questionaire and post on here?

[Second Hand Pat]

How do i upload pics please. Not not a blue diamond, he a yellow collar. Should i fill out questionaire and post on here?

Yes please, here's a link to the questionnaire http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...lease-complete. Use the Insert Image icon above this reply box. Your pics need to be 2MBs or less.
Pat

[RogueDiscus]

Hi Top Dog,
As Pat mentioned, in the reply window, the third icon from the right on the top menu bar lets you select and upload a pic. I always have it on my computer to select. If it's to big you have to resize it first.
The questionnaire helps give better idea of your tank.

[Top_Dog]

Yes please, here's a link to the questionnaire http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...lease-complete. Use the Insert Image icon above this reply box. Your pics need to be 2MBs or less.
Pat

Hi Top Dog,
As Pat mentioned, in the reply window, the third icon from the right on the top menu bar lets you select and upload a pic. I always have it on my computer to select. If it's to big you have to resize it first.
The questionnaire helps give better idea of your tank.

Will upload the quetinaire now, but im using an iphone 7 plus phone friendly forum version. Im not on a laptop so cant the menus mentioned to upload pic :-/

[Top_Dog]

Yes please, here's a link to the questionnaire http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...lease-complete. Use the Insert Image icon above this reply box. Your pics need to be 2MBs or less.
Pat

Hi Top Dog,
As Pat mentioned, in the reply window, the third icon from the right on the top menu bar lets you select and upload a pic. I always have it on my computer to select. If it's to big you have to resize it first.
The questionnaire helps give better idea of your tank.

Also do i need to have atleast 10 posts before uploading a pic?

[Top_Dog]

DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE


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?

Been 2 weeks the discus has not eaten and been in one corner of tank. Now he has a very swollen belly.


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).

Swollen belly and not eating. Stayin in one corner of tank.

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

Tried to give esphson salt baths with no sucess

Tank/Water

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

All different size discus in tank. Around 14 discus in a 750 litre tank.

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

50% every two days.

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

Been 6months running and a bare bottom.

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

No straight from tap to tank with declointaor added to tank. Obviously at the correct temp.

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 _____ 30c

- ph _____

- ammonia reading ____

- nitrite reading ____

- nitrate reading ____

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 ____


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.

Beefheart once morning then discus gold plus and zm granuales twice in day

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.

Will upload as soon as i know how to

[Second Hand Pat]

Hi Top-Dog, you have 10 posts now. Use the insert image (third icon in from the far right). Once you click on the icon click on from computer and the basic uploader in the bottom right corner. This will allow you to select a picture and then upload the pic to the forum. Be sure the picture is 2MB or less.

[Filip]

What dose and duration of Epsom have you administered ?

[Top_Dog]

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[Top_Dog]

What dose and duration of Epsom have you administered ?

5 Teaspoons of ephson salt to 8 Litres of tank water for 30mins. Had a airstone in but made not difference after 5 days.

[Paul Sabucchi]

Holy guacamole! My gut feeling (sorry for the lame pun) is that is some kind of tumor rather than bloat

[Top_Dog]

:-(
He has'nt eaten in over a month and the bulge is HUGE!

[brewmaster15]

Im sorry but this fish will almost certainly not recover. It could be a tumor of some kind of infection internally but its hard to tell. Im very surprised its still alive.

If it were mine I would euthanize it at this point given its not eating and so badly distended.

Al