Thats fine.
DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE
Problem
1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started
Not really problem with fish, but i think 1 or 2 of the fishes feces are red. From what i seen they are normally black. It was first time seeing red feces today, just wondering if something is wrong or is this normal.
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)
Everyones doing good, not scared, all eating well, swimming everywhere.
3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.
Tried nothing yet, expect during my night time maintance of 60% water changes from my 32 gallon Brute trash can.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and age, number and size of fish
50 Gal
age: probably 1 year
Number- 4 Snakeskin, 4 Turq 2.5inch to 3inch ( i believe) measurements include tail fin.
5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?
Bare bottom, been running 1 month now, well aged filter media.
Yes on aging water.
6 Parameters and water source;
- temp __86-87___
- ph __7.6___
- ammonia reading __0__
- nitrite reading _0___
- nitrate reading _5-10___ (5 comes with the tap)
- well water ____
- municipal water ____
7. Any new fish/plants added recently
Just added a piece of driftwood 2 days ago.
-Kevin
40 Breeder Growout Tank-3 TRSG, 2 Red TQ, 2 Red SS
Thats fine.
o o o ok thanks eddie. (Sigh of relief) So what are the color poops that are "ALLOWED" in discus keeping?
Black, red, any other color?
So pretty much if anything is wrong with the discus is it usually white and clear?
-Kevin
40 Breeder Growout Tank-3 TRSG, 2 Red TQ, 2 Red SS
My fish have red poop due to the food coloring in the flake food...
Eric
Yes, and as well, I'm convinced that FBW and Tetra Color Bits have a hand in turning it brownish-red.
Any colored food will make their poo similar to that color. The Garlic flake from Angel Plus has my fish pooping green, its a green flake.
I don't think I like that much food coloring... Fortunately Ken has made his next brine shrimp flake batch (arriving this week - so I'm ordering in a week or two) without food coloring (it made the water red too).
I don't think I care what color it is... and for the most part, people who buy their food online (usu. for price and/or quality) probably don't either.
It is nice somewhat in helping distinguishing at a glance which flake food I have though...
Eric
so to clarify for future reference if the poop is white then they have internal parasites?
-Kevin
40 Breeder Growout Tank-3 TRSG, 2 Red TQ, 2 Red SS
ah ok. Thanx eddie!
-Kevin
40 Breeder Growout Tank-3 TRSG, 2 Red TQ, 2 Red SS
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