DiscusLoverJeff
10-26-2013, 06:27 PM
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?
Yesterday after doing a water change, I noticed these 2 white "pimple" looking marks on my Blushing red. Possibly thinking the beginning stages of Hole-In-The-Head? Although HITH is a sign of poor water quality, my fish get the best water and frequent water changes as possible. Not to mention the overload of filtration.
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).
Two white pimples (zits)
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
Started a round of Metro and raised temp to 90 degrees.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
Was in my 3 year established 90 gallon BB tank. Now in a 20 gal QT tank. There are 7 adult (5"+) in this tank with a couple plecos.
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
The tank gets two 40/50% water changes during the week and one 75% on the weekend.
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
Bare-Bottom, 3 years running. 90 gallon 48" length.
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
Aged 50% RO and 50% Tap. 24 hours aged. PH is stable at 7.0.
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 ___84__
- ph ____7.0_
- ammonia reading ___0_
- nitrite reading __2.5__
- 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 __50%__
- RO water ___50%_
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
Nothing added for 9 months. Tank has a Fluval 405 and an AquaClear 110 for filtration and 2 sponge filters.
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.
http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx161/DiscusJeff/Discus%20Tank/Discus%201-20-13/20131025_18480501_zpse2acb48a.jpg
http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx161/DiscusJeff/Discus%20Tank/Discus%201-20-13/20131025_1848050_zps81c79c16.jpg[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]
1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
Yesterday after doing a water change, I noticed these 2 white "pimple" looking marks on my Blushing red. Possibly thinking the beginning stages of Hole-In-The-Head? Although HITH is a sign of poor water quality, my fish get the best water and frequent water changes as possible. Not to mention the overload of filtration.
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).
Two white pimples (zits)
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
Started a round of Metro and raised temp to 90 degrees.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
Was in my 3 year established 90 gallon BB tank. Now in a 20 gal QT tank. There are 7 adult (5"+) in this tank with a couple plecos.
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
The tank gets two 40/50% water changes during the week and one 75% on the weekend.
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
Bare-Bottom, 3 years running. 90 gallon 48" length.
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
Aged 50% RO and 50% Tap. 24 hours aged. PH is stable at 7.0.
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 ___84__
- ph ____7.0_
- ammonia reading ___0_
- nitrite reading __2.5__
- 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 __50%__
- RO water ___50%_
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
Nothing added for 9 months. Tank has a Fluval 405 and an AquaClear 110 for filtration and 2 sponge filters.
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.
http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx161/DiscusJeff/Discus%20Tank/Discus%201-20-13/20131025_18480501_zpse2acb48a.jpg
http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx161/DiscusJeff/Discus%20Tank/Discus%201-20-13/20131025_1848050_zps81c79c16.jpg[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]