Discus not eating

[Dentaldoc]

Help!

My discus has not been eating this past week. I have had him for about six weeks. This am I noticed a long light colored stringy substance hanging from his anus. Parasites? What is the best way to treat? All my other discus are happy eating like little piggies.
Thanks.

[dash]

Sounds like worms. You can you metro but there are more experienced guys here that will tell you how to do it. You are going to have to treat the hole tank as this may spread.

Increase your temp over time to about 31 c and keep water clean

[lipadj46]

Fill out the disease questionnaire first please.

[Dentaldoc]

1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
He has had no appetite for the past week. He is reculse in the corner or back of the tank. Previously he was more gregarious with his fellow tank mates

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).

Not eating, darker in color, white stringy substance from his anus this am.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
None


Tank/Water

4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
75 gallon tank started in SEP 2011, I have 7 discus and about six small tetras and 5 plecos

5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
50% weekly

6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
Planted take with fluorite covered with sand.

7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
No. I purchased my fish from San Diego Discus and he keeps the fish in the San Diego municipal water.

8. Parameters and water source;

Municipal water
Note: Water Parameters are important in diagnosing problems within a tank. If you don't own test kits for the following information, you can purchase them, test your parameters and post this info as soon as possible.


- temp __87___

- ph ___7.6__

- ammonia reading __0__

- nitrite reading __0__

- nitrate reading __0__

What type of water or combinations of water sources do you use? If it is an RO/tap/well water mix, please list percentages in the mix.

- well water ____

- municipal water _100%___

- RO water ____


9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
2 new discus that I recently added

10. Include any pictures or videos you have which shows the symptoms. If you can't add them to this post, please provide a link to them. device that i can email. https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#AH5oqs3qJHlMgU<https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#AH532ODWGKT4XX>

Thank you.

[lipadj46]

Test your nitrates before your next water change and see if it is high. You can up your water changes for the time being and see if that helps. Treating with metro in a planted tank with substrate and everything will not be as effective.

[Dentaldoc]

Should I isolate the fish and treat with metro?

[lipadj46]

Should I isolate the fish and treat with metro?

When you treat yes you should do it in a bare bottom hospital tank.

[Dentaldoc]

Thank you.

I do have 10 gallon hospital tank I will set up this evening. Would it be beneficial for me to treat my other fish who are eating with medicated food as well?
Thank you for the advice.