nicole5085
08-22-2016, 10:37 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?
Rapid breathing, 45 angle darker
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).
Headstanding, very little appetite, clamped fins ,dark
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
Hospital tank PP 4 hours 2 days ago light pink solution. Used it before with good results for this fish a couple months ago.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
He is normally in a 55 gallon tank.5+ years, 2 other mature discus
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
80% every other days
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
5+ years thin 1 inch sand substrate
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
Aged ro 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 ____82_
- ph ____6.6_
- ammonia reading ___0_
- nitrite reading __0__
- nitrate reading __5.0__
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 ____
- RO water ___pure ro_
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
No
I have him in hospital tank since 2 days. No other medications since PP two days ago.
Don't know if I should try something else or wait. Temp in the hospital tank is 85 same aged ro as the community tank. Hope you can see the attached picture it is daylight and too bright to get a good one.
Thanks in advance for advice.
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.
Last edited by rickztahone; 09-28-2015 at 11:09 AM. Reason: Added a little Toni/Pat magic. Typo fixed rick
08-08-2004, 12:09 AM #2
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This is great! You can copy the above questionaire, paste it in your thread, fill in the blanks and anything other information you think we might need, then post ;D
1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
Rapid breathing, 45 angle darker
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).
Headstanding, very little appetite, clamped fins ,dark
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
Hospital tank PP 4 hours 2 days ago light pink solution. Used it before with good results for this fish a couple months ago.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
He is normally in a 55 gallon tank.5+ years, 2 other mature discus
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
80% every other days
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
5+ years thin 1 inch sand substrate
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
Aged ro 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 ____82_
- ph ____6.6_
- ammonia reading ___0_
- nitrite reading __0__
- nitrate reading __5.0__
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 ____
- RO water ___pure ro_
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
No
I have him in hospital tank since 2 days. No other medications since PP two days ago.
Don't know if I should try something else or wait. Temp in the hospital tank is 85 same aged ro as the community tank. Hope you can see the attached picture it is daylight and too bright to get a good one.
Thanks in advance for advice.
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.
Last edited by rickztahone; 09-28-2015 at 11:09 AM. Reason: Added a little Toni/Pat magic. Typo fixed rick
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Default Re:Disease Questionnaire - please complete
This is great! You can copy the above questionaire, paste it in your thread, fill in the blanks and anything other information you think we might need, then post ;D