elbeeaz
03-13-2016, 03:43 PM
Thank you in advance for all of input / suggestions / questions and expertise. I have two female discus in my 125 (I am adding more but they are in quarantine) and one discus has a clamped gill on one side only. I am hoping some of you can point me in the right direction for treatment. Thank you SO VERY MUCH! Below are the answers to the questionnaire.
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?
I noticed a clamped gill on one of my discus on March 7. On March 8 it also had a small, white thing hanging from it (I have a video). Other Discus is unaffected. The tank also houses 2 angelfish and one of them recently passed after a very red, inflamed gill plate. I noticed the swollen gill plate on the Angel on March 4 and he died on March 6.
2. Symptoms (i.e. turning dark, excess slime, not eating, clamped fins, flashing, darting, clamped gills, white/yellow/green poop, hiding, head standing or tailstanding, white on tips of fins, rotting or fungus, blisters/white zits on fish, bloated, cloudy eyes, wounds).
The Discus was hiding more and seemed to have less of an appetite than normal. I did not see any other symptoms and up until March 7 the gills appeared to be working normally.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
I placed both Discus in a brand new BB 20 gallon hospital tank March 11. There is one airstone, the heater and nothing else. I have covered 3 sides of the tank and the only light is natural light from the window (not direct sunlight). I added Aquarium salt to the tank (per directions on box - 1 tbl per 5 gallons) and temp is at 84. I am keeping them on their regular feeding schedule. I have done two 80% wc since March 11th with no change in the gills. Appetite of the one with the clamped gill seems to be back to normal.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
Tank is 125 gallons.
2 female discus (Ill discus is approx. 2 years old and other Discus is approx. 1.5 years old)
Tank also houses 2 adult Angels (one recently died as listed above). Age of Angels approximately 2.5 years
1 pair of Bolivian Rams approx. 2 years old
3 Cory catfish approx. 2 years old
3 plecos (1 Rubberlip and 2 clowns) approx. 3 years old
5 Netrite Snails
2 Tetras approx. 2 years old
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
Weekly 50% wc has been regime for the last year but more recently I've done an intermittent 30% change in the middle of the week.
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
Tank has been running since June 2015 and has been BB.
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
I age my water overnight however recently I've begun aging it only 5 hours (I fill the bucket in the morning, aerate it for 5 hours and then perform my wc). I began this shortened aging process March 4 after running an experiment to see what the PH difference was between my tap and tank water. Tap water is 7.2 Tank was 7.6 I took some tap water, swirled it in a glass jar for approx 30 seconds and tested it....it was closer to 7.6 than 7.2.
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 __7.6___
- ammonia reading __0__
- nitrite reading _0___
- nitrate reading _5-10___
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.
Nothing has been added since last November 2015. 1 pair of Bolivian Rams were added to the tank in November after a 3 week quarantine.
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.
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?
I noticed a clamped gill on one of my discus on March 7. On March 8 it also had a small, white thing hanging from it (I have a video). Other Discus is unaffected. The tank also houses 2 angelfish and one of them recently passed after a very red, inflamed gill plate. I noticed the swollen gill plate on the Angel on March 4 and he died on March 6.
2. Symptoms (i.e. turning dark, excess slime, not eating, clamped fins, flashing, darting, clamped gills, white/yellow/green poop, hiding, head standing or tailstanding, white on tips of fins, rotting or fungus, blisters/white zits on fish, bloated, cloudy eyes, wounds).
The Discus was hiding more and seemed to have less of an appetite than normal. I did not see any other symptoms and up until March 7 the gills appeared to be working normally.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
I placed both Discus in a brand new BB 20 gallon hospital tank March 11. There is one airstone, the heater and nothing else. I have covered 3 sides of the tank and the only light is natural light from the window (not direct sunlight). I added Aquarium salt to the tank (per directions on box - 1 tbl per 5 gallons) and temp is at 84. I am keeping them on their regular feeding schedule. I have done two 80% wc since March 11th with no change in the gills. Appetite of the one with the clamped gill seems to be back to normal.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
Tank is 125 gallons.
2 female discus (Ill discus is approx. 2 years old and other Discus is approx. 1.5 years old)
Tank also houses 2 adult Angels (one recently died as listed above). Age of Angels approximately 2.5 years
1 pair of Bolivian Rams approx. 2 years old
3 Cory catfish approx. 2 years old
3 plecos (1 Rubberlip and 2 clowns) approx. 3 years old
5 Netrite Snails
2 Tetras approx. 2 years old
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
Weekly 50% wc has been regime for the last year but more recently I've done an intermittent 30% change in the middle of the week.
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
Tank has been running since June 2015 and has been BB.
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
I age my water overnight however recently I've begun aging it only 5 hours (I fill the bucket in the morning, aerate it for 5 hours and then perform my wc). I began this shortened aging process March 4 after running an experiment to see what the PH difference was between my tap and tank water. Tap water is 7.2 Tank was 7.6 I took some tap water, swirled it in a glass jar for approx 30 seconds and tested it....it was closer to 7.6 than 7.2.
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 __7.6___
- ammonia reading __0__
- nitrite reading _0___
- nitrate reading _5-10___
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.
Nothing has been added since last November 2015. 1 pair of Bolivian Rams were added to the tank in November after a 3 week quarantine.
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.