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01-23-2013, 03:27 PM
DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE
Problem
1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started
I have a problem with a few white dots showing up on my Discus' fins. It's been persistent for over a month. I first noticed it on one of my 4 adult discus (only 4 or 5 little dots). First step was to treat the tank with salt. After 2 weeks that cleared in up on the one fish that had it. A week later I noticed it had moved to a second fish. I decided to take more direct action and treated the entire tank for one week with Furan-2. That cleared it up on the second fish but 1/2 way through the Furan-2 treatment I noticed it has now jumped to a 3rd fish. This 3rd fish only has 3 small dots on it's tail fin but I'd like to see this gone from the tank completely.
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)
Only see the small white dots mentioned above. Other than that the fish are happy and healthy.
3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.
Salt & Furan-2
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and age, number and size of fish
65 gallon tank. Four 5' fish. (Getting 2 more as soon as I clear this issue up) 3 are around 10 years old & one is 2 years old.
5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?
BB tank, water aged and conditioned in 55 gallon drum, 75% every day. (normally every other day)
6 Parameters and water source;
- temp 31 Celsius
- ph 6.8
- ammonia reading 0
- nitrite reading 0
- nitrate reading 5-10ppm
- well water no
- municipal water yes
7. Any new fish/plants added recently - no
I'd like to avoid using Quick Cure because I don't want to stain the silicone in my tank. It's only a year old so. That being said, if it's the best plan of attack I'll suck it up and use it.
Problem
1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started
I have a problem with a few white dots showing up on my Discus' fins. It's been persistent for over a month. I first noticed it on one of my 4 adult discus (only 4 or 5 little dots). First step was to treat the tank with salt. After 2 weeks that cleared in up on the one fish that had it. A week later I noticed it had moved to a second fish. I decided to take more direct action and treated the entire tank for one week with Furan-2. That cleared it up on the second fish but 1/2 way through the Furan-2 treatment I noticed it has now jumped to a 3rd fish. This 3rd fish only has 3 small dots on it's tail fin but I'd like to see this gone from the tank completely.
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)
Only see the small white dots mentioned above. Other than that the fish are happy and healthy.
3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.
Salt & Furan-2
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and age, number and size of fish
65 gallon tank. Four 5' fish. (Getting 2 more as soon as I clear this issue up) 3 are around 10 years old & one is 2 years old.
5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?
BB tank, water aged and conditioned in 55 gallon drum, 75% every day. (normally every other day)
6 Parameters and water source;
- temp 31 Celsius
- ph 6.8
- ammonia reading 0
- nitrite reading 0
- nitrate reading 5-10ppm
- well water no
- municipal water yes
7. Any new fish/plants added recently - no
I'd like to avoid using Quick Cure because I don't want to stain the silicone in my tank. It's only a year old so. That being said, if it's the best plan of attack I'll suck it up and use it.