jim LI
09-27-2018, 08:29 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?
2 weeks ago, i noticed a small hole at the bottom of the fish's fin. nothing out of the ordinary occurred
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).
stopped eating 2 days ago. hole seems to have some rot around the edges
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
kanamycyn sulfate. 500 mg/20 gallons every other day with w/cs, for 3 treatments
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
72 gallon, 5 adult discus, 3 to 4 years old, 5 1/2 to 6 inches
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
60% w/c every other day
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
tank running 4 years, sand substrate, 1 inch
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
age water for 24 hours. no .5 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 __7.6___
- ammonia reading __0.0__
- nitrite reading _0.0___
- 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.
- well water ____
- municipal water __X__
- RO water ____
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
nothing new added
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.
FDBW NLS pellets,, twice daily,
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 them.
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1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
2 weeks ago, i noticed a small hole at the bottom of the fish's fin. nothing out of the ordinary occurred
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).
stopped eating 2 days ago. hole seems to have some rot around the edges
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
kanamycyn sulfate. 500 mg/20 gallons every other day with w/cs, for 3 treatments
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
72 gallon, 5 adult discus, 3 to 4 years old, 5 1/2 to 6 inches
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
60% w/c every other day
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
tank running 4 years, sand substrate, 1 inch
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
age water for 24 hours. no .5 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 __7.6___
- ammonia reading __0.0__
- nitrite reading _0.0___
- 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.
- well water ____
- municipal water __X__
- RO water ____
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
nothing new added
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.
FDBW NLS pellets,, twice daily,
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 them.
118517