mattyb
09-09-2013, 01:45 AM
Problem
1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
a)I have just noticed that 3 of 9 of my fish have started to have what it looks like swollen gills in the past few days, my 5 inch golden yellow is most noticeable, is still eating and acting as normal (who is in my small tank atm and been in there for 4 weeks)
B) while I have transferred 4 4 inch discus into my main tank, and they have not eaten and stayed hiding for 6 days now which im little worried about as well.
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).
a)dark looking at the gills, I am guessing swollen? still eating and acting normal.
b) not eating at all, fins are up which I thought was weird, is 6 days bit excessive for not eating or getting used of the tank?
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
all discus have been fluked and wormed over a month ago, 3 day duration. again for one day 1 week later.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
a) 70L tank, 5 discus all between 5 and 6 inches.
b) 300L tank 4 discus between 4 and 5 inches, 30 neon tetras, 6 bristle noses and 4 algae eaters
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
a) 2 30% water changes daily
b) 30% once a week
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
a) bare bottom tank been running 3 months
b) planted tank, small amount of drift wood, 3mm gravel that's 1 inch thick
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
I do not age my water, no 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: 30 degrees Celsius and 28 degrees Celsius
- ph: 7.4 and 7.4
- ammonia reading 0 and 0
- nitrite reading 0 and 0
- nitrate reading 0.5 and 0.25
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.
Normal Tap water
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
in 300L 3 albino bristle noses
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.
be putting some up in 5 mins
1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
a)I have just noticed that 3 of 9 of my fish have started to have what it looks like swollen gills in the past few days, my 5 inch golden yellow is most noticeable, is still eating and acting as normal (who is in my small tank atm and been in there for 4 weeks)
B) while I have transferred 4 4 inch discus into my main tank, and they have not eaten and stayed hiding for 6 days now which im little worried about as well.
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).
a)dark looking at the gills, I am guessing swollen? still eating and acting normal.
b) not eating at all, fins are up which I thought was weird, is 6 days bit excessive for not eating or getting used of the tank?
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
all discus have been fluked and wormed over a month ago, 3 day duration. again for one day 1 week later.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
a) 70L tank, 5 discus all between 5 and 6 inches.
b) 300L tank 4 discus between 4 and 5 inches, 30 neon tetras, 6 bristle noses and 4 algae eaters
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
a) 2 30% water changes daily
b) 30% once a week
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
a) bare bottom tank been running 3 months
b) planted tank, small amount of drift wood, 3mm gravel that's 1 inch thick
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
I do not age my water, no 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: 30 degrees Celsius and 28 degrees Celsius
- ph: 7.4 and 7.4
- ammonia reading 0 and 0
- nitrite reading 0 and 0
- nitrate reading 0.5 and 0.25
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.
Normal Tap water
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
in 300L 3 albino bristle noses
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.
be putting some up in 5 mins