Discus-n00b
12-07-2012, 10:04 PM
DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE
Problem
1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started
Fish are losing weight, getting fairly skinny. Just not looking right.
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)
Color seems to be ok, not amazing but not dark. Fish are still flaring at each other and acting normal. All show good appetites. One doesn't seem to always hold the food down, the others do fine just won't gain weight.
3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.
Done one full treatment of Prazi tablets, and one treatment with Vermisol. Prazi was recommended dosage on the package, I don't remember. Vermisol was 1/2 teaspoon per 20gal (40gal QT tank). Neither showed any worms dropping or on the bottom of the tank.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and age, number and size of fish
Were in my 100gal with other healthy fish. Now in a 40gal QT with 2 others.
5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?
Daily water changes, bare bottom. No water aging.
6 Parameters and water source;
- temp __84___
- ph __7.2___
- ammonia reading ____
- nitrite reading ____
- nitrate reading ____
- well water ____
- municipal water ____
7. Any new fish/plants added recently
Nope
I hate even coming to this section. But I have to if I want to save these fish. Got 2 on the real skinny side, one headed that way. They aren't dark, still have color, no clamped fins, still picking at each other like usual, shows some appitite but not going crazy for food....one spits it back out sometimes. Like said above I tried Prazi tablets and Vermisol.....nothing seems to be dropping from them. Unfortunently I don't have a microscope yet to check feces but the poo is dark and looks normal to the human eye. Been trying to feed them some worming flake, but they don't take to it very well. Daily water changes and fish in the same tank couldn't be healthier. I suspect worms which is why I started with Prazi and Vermisol....where should I go next? Keep hitting them with wormers? I didn't include my water readings because I don't believe they are a factor and frankly I don't know.
Problem
1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started
Fish are losing weight, getting fairly skinny. Just not looking right.
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)
Color seems to be ok, not amazing but not dark. Fish are still flaring at each other and acting normal. All show good appetites. One doesn't seem to always hold the food down, the others do fine just won't gain weight.
3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.
Done one full treatment of Prazi tablets, and one treatment with Vermisol. Prazi was recommended dosage on the package, I don't remember. Vermisol was 1/2 teaspoon per 20gal (40gal QT tank). Neither showed any worms dropping or on the bottom of the tank.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and age, number and size of fish
Were in my 100gal with other healthy fish. Now in a 40gal QT with 2 others.
5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?
Daily water changes, bare bottom. No water aging.
6 Parameters and water source;
- temp __84___
- ph __7.2___
- ammonia reading ____
- nitrite reading ____
- nitrate reading ____
- well water ____
- municipal water ____
7. Any new fish/plants added recently
Nope
I hate even coming to this section. But I have to if I want to save these fish. Got 2 on the real skinny side, one headed that way. They aren't dark, still have color, no clamped fins, still picking at each other like usual, shows some appitite but not going crazy for food....one spits it back out sometimes. Like said above I tried Prazi tablets and Vermisol.....nothing seems to be dropping from them. Unfortunently I don't have a microscope yet to check feces but the poo is dark and looks normal to the human eye. Been trying to feed them some worming flake, but they don't take to it very well. Daily water changes and fish in the same tank couldn't be healthier. I suspect worms which is why I started with Prazi and Vermisol....where should I go next? Keep hitting them with wormers? I didn't include my water readings because I don't believe they are a factor and frankly I don't know.