armorex
08-11-2016, 06:47 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 recently decided to keep discus after spending time in the marine and freshwater hobby. I recently got four 5 inch discus. It was an 8 hour long transport after which i put them in the tank. All of the discus look a little afraid and not eating but i guess this is normal behavior right now. They do get a little active when i turn off the lights. But one of the fish, a really beautiful red checkerboard isn't doing so well. The fish can swim normally and stays with the shoal but when it is idle it turns its head down with the mouth facing the sand. I am very scared now. Since i just started keeping them :-/ It has been one day since they have been in my tank. Tried pellets, freeze dried blood worms and frozen brine shrimp. They aren't eating any. The head down seems to be bothering me a lot
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).
There is excess slime in the aquarium water i saw that floating. No poop. Ok now i just read the keyword, yes it is "headstanding", no rotting, no cloudy eyes nothing else.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
Seachem Stability and Seachem discus trace
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
4 x 1.5 x 1.5 feet
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
No schedule started yet, although i have done 3 water changes in one month. 20%
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
One month, 2 cm
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
No, the ph varies from 7.2 to 8
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 celcius
- ph _____ 8.0
- ammonia reading ____ 0
- nitrite reading ____ 0
- nitrate reading ____ 5
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.
Tap/ RO mix, 50/50.
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
No, Other fish include. 10x neon tetras. 2 x Albino shark 2 inch, 4x mollies
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.
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 recently decided to keep discus after spending time in the marine and freshwater hobby. I recently got four 5 inch discus. It was an 8 hour long transport after which i put them in the tank. All of the discus look a little afraid and not eating but i guess this is normal behavior right now. They do get a little active when i turn off the lights. But one of the fish, a really beautiful red checkerboard isn't doing so well. The fish can swim normally and stays with the shoal but when it is idle it turns its head down with the mouth facing the sand. I am very scared now. Since i just started keeping them :-/ It has been one day since they have been in my tank. Tried pellets, freeze dried blood worms and frozen brine shrimp. They aren't eating any. The head down seems to be bothering me a lot
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).
There is excess slime in the aquarium water i saw that floating. No poop. Ok now i just read the keyword, yes it is "headstanding", no rotting, no cloudy eyes nothing else.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
Seachem Stability and Seachem discus trace
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
4 x 1.5 x 1.5 feet
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
No schedule started yet, although i have done 3 water changes in one month. 20%
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
One month, 2 cm
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
No, the ph varies from 7.2 to 8
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 celcius
- ph _____ 8.0
- ammonia reading ____ 0
- nitrite reading ____ 0
- nitrate reading ____ 5
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.
Tap/ RO mix, 50/50.
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
No, Other fish include. 10x neon tetras. 2 x Albino shark 2 inch, 4x mollies
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.