Jonessr20
11-13-2017, 12:31 PM
DISEASE 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? 4 days ago small sore has turned into eating him up. Have red discus that has killed every other discus pretty sure it all started from being nipped.
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). Skin being eaten he’s no just laying on side.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment. On day 2 started Melaflix tank dosing and salt bath. This morning I applied some melafix directly to the wound.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish. 55 gallon 2 1/2 years planted, 15 neon tetras,2 glass cats, 6 bamboo shrimp, 1 elephant nose, 1 anglefish about 7 inch, and now only 2 discus
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).75% daily 100% through out a day one a week by 3 50% water changes that day.
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it? 2 1/2 years planted with eco complete 2 inch deep
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the 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_____83
- ph _____ 7.4
- ammonia reading ____0
- nitrite reading ____0
- nitrate reading ____about 2-3ppm at time 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.
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. Cobalt Discus Flakes some times beef heart cubes I thaw and strain with aquarium water
11. 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 them113201
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? 4 days ago small sore has turned into eating him up. Have red discus that has killed every other discus pretty sure it all started from being nipped.
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). Skin being eaten he’s no just laying on side.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment. On day 2 started Melaflix tank dosing and salt bath. This morning I applied some melafix directly to the wound.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish. 55 gallon 2 1/2 years planted, 15 neon tetras,2 glass cats, 6 bamboo shrimp, 1 elephant nose, 1 anglefish about 7 inch, and now only 2 discus
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).75% daily 100% through out a day one a week by 3 50% water changes that day.
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it? 2 1/2 years planted with eco complete 2 inch deep
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the 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_____83
- ph _____ 7.4
- ammonia reading ____0
- nitrite reading ____0
- nitrate reading ____about 2-3ppm at time 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.
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. Cobalt Discus Flakes some times beef heart cubes I thaw and strain with aquarium water
11. 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 them113201