What is wrong with my fish?

[Kristin]

A couple of days ago one of my discus stoped eating, is hiding and his bowel movements are not dark anymore they are long and clear. What is going on. please help
thanx

[Kristin]

and if one fish is infected do i need to treat the entire tank?

[Eddie]

Hi there Kristin,

Sounds like a case of hexamita. Do you have any metrodizanole on hand? Do you have a quarantine tank available to put him in?

Thanks
Eddie

[Kristin]

i do have a 30 gal. med tank i can set up and we have parasite clear witch has metrazone in it. Will that work?
thanks kris

[MostlyDiscus]

Could be hex. What are the water parameters, ie temp,ph. What are you currently feeding your discus?

Ed

[Eddie]

i do have a 30 gal. med tank i can set up and we have parasite clear witch has metrazone in it. Will that work?
thanks kris

The 30 gallon would be fine, a 10 is better. How big is the main tank he is in now? How many other discus are in the tank? Do the others have any symptoms? Do you have a filter for the quarantine tank?

Sorry, lots of Qs

People have had success with Parasite Clear, yes. You could use it if thats all you have.

Eddie

[Kristin]

I have four discus in an eighty gallon tank 6.8ph at 84 deg. and two of the fish are showing the symptoms.

[Kristin]

what all do i need to test for in the tank, i only watch the ph and the temp.
oh, we feed them frozen brine shrimp, blood worms, and flakes.

[MostlyDiscus]

Parameters sound good. Any white stringy poo?

[Kristin]

yes, the bowels are long, stringy and clear!

[MostlyDiscus]

Sounds like some sort of gut irratation to me. How long have you had the fish?

[MostlyDiscus]

I kind of asking to find out the cause so that you dont have these problems later on

[Kristin]

the two that are sick we have had for about 7mo.

[MostlyDiscus]

And the other two?

[Eddie]

Kristin,

Does the poo look like the pictures in this?

(Picture was taken from http://www.discusnada.org/)

Eddie