GivensOU
07-12-2017, 09:08 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?
Discus 1, He was in the corner with his head facing up. I did a massive water change, and he died the next day. I didn't put a lot of thought into him dying kind of figured it was a freak accident.
Discus 2, He quit eating and just hung out in the corner, shortly after a water change he died. (Picture below)
I have a few discus that arent eating and one of the discus is now in the corner with his head up, like discus 1
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).
They aren't eating, and they are in the corner with their heads up (Picture below)
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
Haven't treated. Been doing large water changes
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
150 Gallon, 14 discus
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
80/90% water changes 3-4 times a week
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
2.5 Years, and it has a sand bottom
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 __81___
- ph __7.6___
- ammonia reading __0__
- nitrite reading __0__
- nitrate reading __.25__
These reading might be a off, because I have been doing a lot of water changes.
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.
New Discus from Uncle Sams about 7 months ago
10. Please tell us what you feed your fish and how often. This can be critical information for solving the problem so be as specific as you can.
Frozen Blood worms, Beef Heart and FD tubifex
11. Include any pictures or videos
I'm attaching photos, I can take any photos or video you would like. I froze the dead discus, so I can also take more photos of him if needed.
1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
Discus 1, He was in the corner with his head facing up. I did a massive water change, and he died the next day. I didn't put a lot of thought into him dying kind of figured it was a freak accident.
Discus 2, He quit eating and just hung out in the corner, shortly after a water change he died. (Picture below)
I have a few discus that arent eating and one of the discus is now in the corner with his head up, like discus 1
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).
They aren't eating, and they are in the corner with their heads up (Picture below)
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
Haven't treated. Been doing large water changes
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
150 Gallon, 14 discus
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
80/90% water changes 3-4 times a week
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
2.5 Years, and it has a sand bottom
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 __81___
- ph __7.6___
- ammonia reading __0__
- nitrite reading __0__
- nitrate reading __.25__
These reading might be a off, because I have been doing a lot of water changes.
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.
New Discus from Uncle Sams about 7 months ago
10. Please tell us what you feed your fish and how often. This can be critical information for solving the problem so be as specific as you can.
Frozen Blood worms, Beef Heart and FD tubifex
11. Include any pictures or videos
I'm attaching photos, I can take any photos or video you would like. I froze the dead discus, so I can also take more photos of him if needed.