SOS! Discus refusing to eat !

[Jeff]

Great Tri. Like I said these are starter discus to get the tank going and to get you into the hob by. As I said 1 or two discus will not do well by themselves. That is why I said you had to get at least 2 but 6 is the magic number. I'm confident they are healthy, but just shy by themselves in a new area. Don't overfeed, keep up on the water changes and they should come around ok for you.

[VicM]

My Breeding pair tried to breed for the 6th time. This time the eggs hatched but the fries are too weak. After Breeding, my pair lost their apetite. Its been almost a week now and i still cant see any improvement in their apetite. I am feeding them frozen bloodworm. Help me out please.

[Carol_Roberts]

Hi Vic:
First thing I do when I see a problem with my discus is check the water.

Check for ammonia and nitrIte in case filter has been compormised.

Does the tank water smell almost good enought to drink? If not do more water changes and clean the filters (in dechlorinated water) and clean inside the tank.

Has your city changed from chlorine to chloramine?

Have you bought any new fish - are your other tanks healthy? Could this be a bacterial infection?

[VicM]

I think my water condition is pretty good. The other discus seemed to be unaffected by any water condition. But lately i noticed that the un eaten blood worms are easily contaminated by fungus. Are fungus a factor in the loss of apetite of my Breeding Pair?

[Carol_Roberts]

How long does it take for the bloodworms to fungus in the tank?