JamesW
04-06-2019, 05:01 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?
After an extended vacation (no waterchanges) I noticed ragged fins. After upping the w/c back to normal I treated with kanaplex however. This solved the issue however one discus fins became ragged again.
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).
Always been the runt, darker and picked on, still eats, bickers, and has a full belly after eating but his head is starting to get pinched
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
Kanaplex used according to seachem instructions dosed four times every third day, this cleared up the fins on everyone else (it may also have been the return to normal w/c schedule) but not this guy.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
90 planted with 29 gallon sump. 8 adult (2+ year old)
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
30% twice 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, sand bottom, planted
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
No swing but mix tape and ro so that is heated and aged for two days between w/c
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 ___27.5 c__
- ph ___7.4__
- ammonia reading _0
- nitrite reading _0___
- nitrate reading __20__
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 ___1 part_
- RO water _3 parts___
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
No new fish, plants or inverts 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.
Mysis shrimp, NLS pellets, northfin krill gold, repashy gel food. The sick guy only eats the krill gold and mysis shrimp
11. Include any pictures or videos you have which shows the symptoms.
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?
After an extended vacation (no waterchanges) I noticed ragged fins. After upping the w/c back to normal I treated with kanaplex however. This solved the issue however one discus fins became ragged again.
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).
Always been the runt, darker and picked on, still eats, bickers, and has a full belly after eating but his head is starting to get pinched
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
Kanaplex used according to seachem instructions dosed four times every third day, this cleared up the fins on everyone else (it may also have been the return to normal w/c schedule) but not this guy.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
90 planted with 29 gallon sump. 8 adult (2+ year old)
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
30% twice 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, sand bottom, planted
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
No swing but mix tape and ro so that is heated and aged for two days between w/c
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 ___27.5 c__
- ph ___7.4__
- ammonia reading _0
- nitrite reading _0___
- nitrate reading __20__
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 ___1 part_
- RO water _3 parts___
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
No new fish, plants or inverts 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.
Mysis shrimp, NLS pellets, northfin krill gold, repashy gel food. The sick guy only eats the krill gold and mysis shrimp
11. Include any pictures or videos you have which shows the symptoms.