kmwcane
07-24-2019, 09:39 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?
As you will see in the pictures, cloudy eyes and some protrusion on two of my discus that I first noticed 5 days ago. Nothing unsual happened that I can recall, other than the addition of a new piece of driftwood; the driftwood was throughly sanitized. Eye issues began perhaps two or more weeks after the introduction of the driftwood.
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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).
Eye issues shown in the pictures; otherwise the affected fish are eating, not dark, etc. They seem to be slightly more lethargic at times than their companions but that may just be me over analyzing and looking for issues.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
I added salt (3 tablespoons per 10 gallons) 5 days ago after I first discovered this issue; have not added any medication yet. I have Seachem Paraguard, metronidazole and minocycline on hand for use if necessary.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
125 gallons. 10 discus between the sizes of 4" and 5", 17 cardinal tetras, 8 rummynose tetras.
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
75% 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 has been up and running since December 2018 (discus added in March); 2" layer of pool sand; driftwood, anubias barteri and 2 amazon swords.
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
No - the ph between .4 and .5 degrees lower after 24 hours out of the tap and aerated.
8. What type/brand water conditioner do you use? Do you add it to the tank or aging barrel? How much do you use?
API tap water conditioner
9. 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 84F
- ph 6.0
- ammonia reading 0
- nitrite reading 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 ____
10. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
Nothing new other than the driftwood noted above.
11. 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.
2-3 feedings per day; FDBW, hikari frozen bloodworms, NLS flake, beefheart
12. 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.
See above.
General comments: I am quite perplexed by this situation as the water parameters seem perfectly fine and nothing has changed in the aquarium. This is my first attempt with discus and everything has ben going well until now. I mainly kept Tanganyikan cichlids prior to this (Tropheus, Cyphotilapia gibberosa, Cyprichromis, etc.). Any help will be greatly appreciated!
1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
As you will see in the pictures, cloudy eyes and some protrusion on two of my discus that I first noticed 5 days ago. Nothing unsual happened that I can recall, other than the addition of a new piece of driftwood; the driftwood was throughly sanitized. Eye issues began perhaps two or more weeks after the introduction of the driftwood.
124362
124361
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).
Eye issues shown in the pictures; otherwise the affected fish are eating, not dark, etc. They seem to be slightly more lethargic at times than their companions but that may just be me over analyzing and looking for issues.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
I added salt (3 tablespoons per 10 gallons) 5 days ago after I first discovered this issue; have not added any medication yet. I have Seachem Paraguard, metronidazole and minocycline on hand for use if necessary.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
125 gallons. 10 discus between the sizes of 4" and 5", 17 cardinal tetras, 8 rummynose tetras.
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
75% 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 has been up and running since December 2018 (discus added in March); 2" layer of pool sand; driftwood, anubias barteri and 2 amazon swords.
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
No - the ph between .4 and .5 degrees lower after 24 hours out of the tap and aerated.
8. What type/brand water conditioner do you use? Do you add it to the tank or aging barrel? How much do you use?
API tap water conditioner
9. 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 84F
- ph 6.0
- ammonia reading 0
- nitrite reading 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 ____
10. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
Nothing new other than the driftwood noted above.
11. 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.
2-3 feedings per day; FDBW, hikari frozen bloodworms, NLS flake, beefheart
12. 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.
See above.
General comments: I am quite perplexed by this situation as the water parameters seem perfectly fine and nothing has changed in the aquarium. This is my first attempt with discus and everything has ben going well until now. I mainly kept Tanganyikan cichlids prior to this (Tropheus, Cyphotilapia gibberosa, Cyprichromis, etc.). Any help will be greatly appreciated!