[QUOTE=kerrie6703;1345456]Hi all, I'm a newbie to this site, have kept discus for four years.
1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
Suddenly I seem to be having issues with 2 of my pidgeon bloods.
1. One has stopped eating - 4 days now, all other behaviour normal, although at times quiet.
2. One has begun headstanding with bottom fins clamped - 2 days now, all other behaviour & eating normal.
Both are and have always been the dominant fish in 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).
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
No treatments as yet.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
180L x 4yrs old. 3x discus (nose tip to end of tail 14cm)
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
Once per week - 40-50%. Daily vacuum.
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
4yrs running, gravel bottom - small river stone x 1/2 - 1in deep.
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
No.
8. What type/brand water conditioner do you use? Do you add it to the tank or aging barrel? How much do you use?
Seachem Prime - added to tank at water change.
9. 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 ___28 celsius__
- ph ___6.0__
- ammonia reading ___0_
- nitrite reading ___0_
- nitrate reading __5-10__
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 __Y__
- RO water ____
10. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
No
11. 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.
'Tropical' Discus Gran. 'Tetra' TetraMin tropical crisps.
12. 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.