not eating

[dprais1]

DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE


Problem

1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started


3 of my 6 discus stopped eating 3 weeks ago +/-,


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)

poop when they do is white long, jellyish and "thick"...no clamping or other abnormal behaior except hiding, color is good






3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.

did another rounf of prazipro- 1tsp per gallon, 95% wc next day then repeat. skip 2 days. metro for 7 days. once a day 250 mg/10 gal, 3 of the seven days closer to 400mg/ 10 gal 2-3 times a day. skip 1 day. 1 day salt (NaCl) 2 tbsp per 10 gal. for 24 hours.




Tank/Water

4. Tank size and age, number and size of fish

50 gallon. 2 ac 70s with prefilters. # AC 70's sponge filters inside rinsed every other week in aquarium runoff water. 5 months running.
6 discus...(2) 4" plus, (1) 3"+, 3 are 2.5 "
6 corys
1 BN pleco (2")


5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?

when it started had been doing 50% wc daily and 3-4 times a week 2 50% wc with aged, aerated tap water after adding prime. 1/8" layer of pool filter sand. now BB. 2 weeks ago started doing 1 95% wc daily. 1-2 a week doing 2 95% wc. still aging aeraing and priming water. always heated water.

tank and water barrel are at 84-85


6 Parameters and water source;

- temp _____84-85

- ph _____ ???

- ammonia reading ____??

- nitrite reading ____??

- nitrate reading ____??

- well water ____

- municipal water ____yes

7. Any new fish/plants added recentlyBN pleco not QT but added after this started


They are fed bill's super beefheart flakes and als FDBW. Some are stunted. ok. until I got bills flake iwas feeding kens flake and FDBW (Als). the three that are eating...2 eat with increadible gusto and the one (the smallest in the tank) eats but not so much. sooory i don't have water parameters, but at the moment i don't.
pics are of fish that are not eating and one that is starting to pass Poop

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[Wjmulder]

I had 1 with the same symptoms for 2 weeks. I raised the water temp to 90 degrees for a week, now he's back to normal.

I'm not a fan of meds except as a last resort. jmho

[Eddie]

3 weeks without eating, I'd probably lean towards flagellates but thats just my somewhat educated guess. Metro would be fine and isn't harsh on the fish. There are about 5 million different protocols for treatment with metro, with the numbers going from 250-1000 mg, anywhere from 2 days to 14 days. Many people expect their fish to immediately start eating during treatment and think the treatment isn't working if the fish don't eat. Follow one protocol, don't expect them to eat and then wait it out to see if the fish turn around. My advice, follow Carol's regimen for intestinal flagellates on this link.

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...mon-Treatments

[dprais1]

I just finished a week of metro on saturday morning. everyday wc everyday 250mg. days 2, 3, 4 i treated heavier probably closer to 400mg 2-3x a day. did not raise temp since I think you've posted there was no need to increase temp with metro.

-should I re-dose or wait? or should I...

[Eddie]

I just finished a week of metro on saturday morning. everyday wc everyday 250mg. days 2, 3, 4 i treated heavier probably closer to 400mg 2-3x a day. did not raise temp since I think you've posted there was no need to increase temp with metro.

-should I re-dose or wait? or should I...

Nope, just wait it out. You can increase the temp to get their appetites up. Try some frozen bloodworms.

[dprais1]

Okay, Thanks Eddie. I will turn up temp and relax. I try some frozen bloodworms in a couplle of days if they don't start eating.

-dan

[dprais1]

Update. Raised temp to 90 and waited a few days still no eating.
Got some frozen bloodworms and offered morning and evening.
Still no eating.
Yesterday they started the eat and spit rountine.

This morning some more eat and spit and some eat
this evening some eating, a small but decent amount

Hoping all will be 100% in the morning

Thanks

[xxbenjamminxx]

Good to hear! Hope they come around for you.