XAnhLe
03-24-2016, 04:53 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?
- I started noticing the discoloration and inflammation today. It seems to be from both side, so the problem could be internally.
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).
Inflammation and discoloration near the anus/breeding tube area.
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.
55G, 7 Discus
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
90-100% every 1-3 days
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
For 3-4 months.
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
No.
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 __82___
- ph __7.2___
- 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 __x__
- RO water ____
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
No new fish or plant.
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://i.imgur.com/EnPlwcxl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/pL537Ljl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/jfYrO0nl.jpg
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 started noticing the discoloration and inflammation today. It seems to be from both side, so the problem could be internally.
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).
Inflammation and discoloration near the anus/breeding tube area.
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.
55G, 7 Discus
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
90-100% every 1-3 days
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
For 3-4 months.
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
No.
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 __82___
- ph __7.2___
- 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 __x__
- RO water ____
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
No new fish or plant.
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://i.imgur.com/EnPlwcxl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/pL537Ljl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/jfYrO0nl.jpg