discus staying in top left corner of tank

[nc0gnet0]

I would be carefull if your going to gravel vac right now, be every so carefull as not to disturb any debris into the water column. And you do realize you are going to need to loose the gravel once you get thru this don't you?

[kitykatfunkiehat]

They get really picky at eachother when eating the beefheart so I have to give them their own cube. I usually clean it up after but I wasn't home last night to do it. And the cubes are small, like .5" x .5". It's beefheart I got from meijers, and I forgot what kind :/

[kitykatfunkiehat]

Wait, why loose the gravel entirely? I seriously have like a .5" layer on the bottom. I just really really really do not like BB and when I w/c every other day I vaccum it like crazy.

[Eddie]

They get really picky at eachother when eating the beefheart so I have to give them their own cube. I usually clean it up after but I wasn't home last night to do it. And the cubes are small, like .5" x .5". It's beefheart I got from meijers, and I forgot what kind :/

I'd feed cleaner foods during this time, flakes or worms. Skip the beefheart at this point.

Eddie

[kitykatfunkiehat]

Okay I have both flakes and worms.
Ps Eddie isn't it like 5 am?

[Eddie]

Okay I have both flakes and worms.
Ps Eddie isn't it like 5 am?

Yup, working 7pm to 7 am for the next few days.

[kitykatfunkiehat]

Rough. Okay...going to water change. I'll get back to you in a few.

[kitykatfunkiehat]

K-
Changed about 75% of the water and skimmed the gravel. Added the 2 tbsp/10 gal of salt. Retested nitrites: .25 ppm. It's a start. I'll skip feeding til morning.
The BD is more active but still sort of clamping fins. RM has relocated to the bottom of the tank and is upright but still clamping all fins. They are both kinda twitching..

[joanr]

Jenna, are these the fish you just got in? If not, have you possibly used the same equipment on both tanks?

[kitykatfunkiehat]

Just like my water changing hose/syphon. :/

[joanr]

Ok, that's all it would take to cross contaminate. Your new guys in QT are in the 29 gal? These sick guys are in the 55 gal? You really need to use separate hoses and everything when you bring in new fish. I'm not saying this is what made the fish sick, but it is a possibility.

[nc0gnet0]

Should'nt a bleach water dip and good rinse suffice?

[kitykatfunkiehat]

Nitrites are back to 0 when I checked this morning. Both the blue diamond and and red marlboro are still kinda dormant in the corner, but the RM is showing way less activity. No other physical symptoms still. I have yet to water change again today and maybe they'll be better off afterwards? If nitrites are not the cause of this problem, what do I look to next?

[nc0gnet0]

Recovery from a nitrite spike will not be instantaneous with getting the water back to good levels, it could take a few days. Keep up with the water changes and monitor closely for any changes or additional symptoms.

[kitykatfunkiehat]

Ooohhh. That would make sense! I'll give them a few more days then. I did notice better breathing this morning, it is not as slow as yesterday. Are nitrite spikes in an established tank caused by excess feeding then?