Help identify this immediately!!!

[Allwin]

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=1hs3m1&s=6

What to do for this?

[Bill63SG]

You need to fill out the questionnaire.Did you just do a water change?

[Wes]

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Looks like slim coat comming off due to winter water not beaing aged.

[Bill63SG]

Thats exactly what I was thinking.Now Allwin,answer us immediatly!!!

[Allwin]

DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE


Problem

1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started
some white slime coat on the fish, started from yesterday night.



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,

fish is active and eating at this moment






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

None..


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

55 gal , cycled tank. 11 3-4'' discus,4 1.5'' plecos and 2 blue-ram

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

80% every other day, last night the water is aged for 6 hours with prime added and 6hours of aeration.

6 Parameters and water source;

- temp ___83.5__

- ph __7.6___

- ammonia reading ___0_

- nitrite reading __0__

- nitrate reading _5___

- well water __no__

- municipal water _yes___

7. Any new fish/plants added recently
no

[Allwin]

Do i need to separate the fish to QT?

[Bill63SG]

Did this happen right after a water change?

[Allwin]

Yes i believe, some other fishes are also stressed right from my yesterdays water change..

[Allwin]

And this blue cobalt is darkened and looks stressed..
http://i47.tinypic.com/2nr1pg.jpg

[Bill63SG]

Just a reminder Al,after we talked,Age your water 24hrs,and try to do water changes every day for awhile.If you cant,focus on the aging,I think your having a ph swing.Also,Chicago messes with thier water,especially in the winter in preperation of the lake freezing.

[Allwin]

Sure Bill, will follow the aging and checking the ph now..

[Allwin]

ph - 7.4

[Bill63SG]

To really check your ph,fill a 5 gal bucket,check it,areate it for 24hrs,then check again.

[Allwin]

Took 5ml water from the fish tank - ph 7.4

Then 5ml from my aging container - ph 7.6

is 5 gal bucket makes a difference?

[Bill63SG]

Greater volume of water is more stable.Unless you just filled your aging barrel,dosent really tell you anything except its a little higher.

[Allwin]

Will have eye on PH, looks ok to me.But not sure whether i added more prime to the storage water, it can impact as well?

[Allwin]

All the fishes looks stressed and not asking for food in the morning, specially the blue cobalt with slime coat coming if its tail.. Looking for the water change this evening.. :whip:

[troysdiiscus]

Dont think prime would create that slime build up. You can dose it in extreme conditions up to 5x the doseage. I think the advise given is right. Age water 24 hours with airstone and or power head or pump. Stay up on WC everyday...

[Allwin]

My prime bottle smells rotten , is this the actual smell? else this bad prime caused the fish to stress..

[cjr8420]

yep it is suppose to stink like that lol

[Allwin]

Thx for the info. Fingers crossed, since theses fishes suddenly got stressed and not eating well..