Madaboutdiscus
08-04-2013, 08:53 PM
Problem1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?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).3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.Tank/Water4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.8. Parameters and water source;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 _____- ph _____*- ammonia reading ____- nitrite reading ____- nitrate reading ____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 ____- RO water ____9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.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.Last edited by Second Hand Pat; 05-09-2013 at*02:44 PM.Reason:*Added a little Toni/Pat
Ok so first thing my discus are not showing any signs of problems they are eating well and doing great. 2I have not used any treatments thus far. I have a 40 gallon column tank with 5 2 inch discus in it. Water is changed every other day about 30%. The tank has been running for 8 months now had the discus for about a month and its barebottom. I use tap water with prime in it the nitrates and nitrites are good ph is 7.2 water is soft. The discus are the only things in the tank and they are fed store bought frozen beefheart cubes twice per day. My problem is not really in the tank it was found on the tank lid in the water the filter was throwing up. I found this black worm looking things that move around like actual worms but have legs that look like hairs all down their body and antenna on one end. They weren't in the filter or the water just th the underside of the tank lid. So I saved a couple to see what happens and rinsed the filter and lid off with tank water of course. Now this tank has had a problem with harmless nnematodes since ive had it I bought it used with cichlids and when I found homes for them discovered hundreds of the nematodes under the gravel. Cleaned all that up threw away the gravel and used boiling water to clean the tank. I even bout a new filter. I still see some occasionally but the fish enjoy eating them so its not a big deal. The main thing are these new worm things. Im worried theyll harm my fish but I did get one on me and it didnt seem to do anything but anyway I cant post pics ffom my mobile so ill try and get on my computer and post one. Thanks for your help.
Ok so first thing my discus are not showing any signs of problems they are eating well and doing great. 2I have not used any treatments thus far. I have a 40 gallon column tank with 5 2 inch discus in it. Water is changed every other day about 30%. The tank has been running for 8 months now had the discus for about a month and its barebottom. I use tap water with prime in it the nitrates and nitrites are good ph is 7.2 water is soft. The discus are the only things in the tank and they are fed store bought frozen beefheart cubes twice per day. My problem is not really in the tank it was found on the tank lid in the water the filter was throwing up. I found this black worm looking things that move around like actual worms but have legs that look like hairs all down their body and antenna on one end. They weren't in the filter or the water just th the underside of the tank lid. So I saved a couple to see what happens and rinsed the filter and lid off with tank water of course. Now this tank has had a problem with harmless nnematodes since ive had it I bought it used with cichlids and when I found homes for them discovered hundreds of the nematodes under the gravel. Cleaned all that up threw away the gravel and used boiling water to clean the tank. I even bout a new filter. I still see some occasionally but the fish enjoy eating them so its not a big deal. The main thing are these new worm things. Im worried theyll harm my fish but I did get one on me and it didnt seem to do anything but anyway I cant post pics ffom my mobile so ill try and get on my computer and post one. Thanks for your help.