abdiel.villalobos
01-08-2021, 05:56 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?
Okay, I know I made a big mistake by adding these two new wild caught Discus fish to my Discus colony without quarantine them, I was going with the premises that since I know the LFS where I purchased them, which is were I have purchased all my Discus, and I have been keeping an eye on them for the past 3 months and they seemed to be fine, that I concluded quarantine was not necessary, "Big Mistake”.
So, I purchased the 2 wild caught Discus on Friday afternoon, they looked fine. On Sunday Morning I noticed one of them had develop a small white growth on the left side of its head, this was concerning but I decided to monitor it to see if it goes away or if I should reach out for help. That same day, late afternoon I went to check on the fish and noticed that the little white growth had spread into 2 slightly bigger growth ball looking things, so my go to reaction to stress was I "freaked out”, and started calling everyone I knew in my fish Club asking for advice, that's how landed here, one of the members knew a member of Simply Discus and put us in contact and I was referred to the website, now Im here pleading my case to you all for assistance.
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).
The fish actually looks fine (not counting the big gash on its head), no changes in coloration, fins are not clamped, swimming fine, I have not witnessed the fish poop (yet), I have noticed that it is not going after food and it stays at the back corners of the tank for extended periods of time.
The diagnosis that I was given was that it was “Discus Pimples”. I was told this was nothing serious and with time and correcting the water quality would fix the problem. That there was no need to QT since all the other fish had been exposed and if this was something serious it was curtain that all the fish were exposed to it by now. So I put the affected Discus back in the tank and continued making 50% water changes.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
In my panic attack Sunday evening, I took the discus out of the tank and placed it in a QT and began treating with "All Cure", a product I got from Aquarium Coop, for the possibility of this being Hole-in-the-head, but when I was told that it was Discus pimple and that it was not serious, I went and returned the fish with the others in the main display. The affected area has grown incrementally since!
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
I own a 240 gallon tank that has been home for 11 Discus for the past year and a half and all ii of them are between 4..5 to 5.5 inches. Recently I committed the cardinal sin of adding a pair of wild caught Discus to this already establish and pristine tank!
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
Well, I was do 30% water changes once a week until last Monday, Now Im doing 50% water changes every day!
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
The tank has been running since May of 2018, Its a planted tank with about 1 to 3 inches of gravel substrate throughout the scape, depending on the location of the tank, some parts are deeper then others.
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
I use RO water for my water changes which was usually aged for a week, but since Ive started changing water every day I don’t have the luxury to age it!
8. What type/brand water conditioner do you use? Do you add it to the tank or aging barrel? How much do you use?
I use Brightwell Discus Code and it is added to the tank.
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: 86 degrees Fahrenheit
- ph: Last time I checked it was 7.1
- ammonia reading 0.00
- nitrite reading 0.00
- nitrate reading 0.10, I know this is high, but in a planted tank and being that’s so densely populated its to be expected.
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 ____
- RO water: 100% RO water
10. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
Yes, 2 new wild caught discus which one is the subject of this inquiry. The other integrated nicely with the other 11 Discus.
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.
Breakfast meal: Frozen Beef-heart (4 cubes) and frozen bloodworms (1 cube)
Lunch meal: Discus flake food (2 pinches )
Dinner Meal: Viber Bits (2 Pinches)
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.
I apologize, I don't know why my computer loads the pictures upside-down!
This was this morning:
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This next one was just a few minutes ago!
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This one is where it hangs out in the back of the tank, as you can see it has grown significantly since this morning!
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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?
Okay, I know I made a big mistake by adding these two new wild caught Discus fish to my Discus colony without quarantine them, I was going with the premises that since I know the LFS where I purchased them, which is were I have purchased all my Discus, and I have been keeping an eye on them for the past 3 months and they seemed to be fine, that I concluded quarantine was not necessary, "Big Mistake”.
So, I purchased the 2 wild caught Discus on Friday afternoon, they looked fine. On Sunday Morning I noticed one of them had develop a small white growth on the left side of its head, this was concerning but I decided to monitor it to see if it goes away or if I should reach out for help. That same day, late afternoon I went to check on the fish and noticed that the little white growth had spread into 2 slightly bigger growth ball looking things, so my go to reaction to stress was I "freaked out”, and started calling everyone I knew in my fish Club asking for advice, that's how landed here, one of the members knew a member of Simply Discus and put us in contact and I was referred to the website, now Im here pleading my case to you all for assistance.
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).
The fish actually looks fine (not counting the big gash on its head), no changes in coloration, fins are not clamped, swimming fine, I have not witnessed the fish poop (yet), I have noticed that it is not going after food and it stays at the back corners of the tank for extended periods of time.
The diagnosis that I was given was that it was “Discus Pimples”. I was told this was nothing serious and with time and correcting the water quality would fix the problem. That there was no need to QT since all the other fish had been exposed and if this was something serious it was curtain that all the fish were exposed to it by now. So I put the affected Discus back in the tank and continued making 50% water changes.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
In my panic attack Sunday evening, I took the discus out of the tank and placed it in a QT and began treating with "All Cure", a product I got from Aquarium Coop, for the possibility of this being Hole-in-the-head, but when I was told that it was Discus pimple and that it was not serious, I went and returned the fish with the others in the main display. The affected area has grown incrementally since!
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
I own a 240 gallon tank that has been home for 11 Discus for the past year and a half and all ii of them are between 4..5 to 5.5 inches. Recently I committed the cardinal sin of adding a pair of wild caught Discus to this already establish and pristine tank!
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
Well, I was do 30% water changes once a week until last Monday, Now Im doing 50% water changes every day!
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
The tank has been running since May of 2018, Its a planted tank with about 1 to 3 inches of gravel substrate throughout the scape, depending on the location of the tank, some parts are deeper then others.
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
I use RO water for my water changes which was usually aged for a week, but since Ive started changing water every day I don’t have the luxury to age it!
8. What type/brand water conditioner do you use? Do you add it to the tank or aging barrel? How much do you use?
I use Brightwell Discus Code and it is added to the tank.
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: 86 degrees Fahrenheit
- ph: Last time I checked it was 7.1
- ammonia reading 0.00
- nitrite reading 0.00
- nitrate reading 0.10, I know this is high, but in a planted tank and being that’s so densely populated its to be expected.
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 ____
- RO water: 100% RO water
10. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
Yes, 2 new wild caught discus which one is the subject of this inquiry. The other integrated nicely with the other 11 Discus.
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.
Breakfast meal: Frozen Beef-heart (4 cubes) and frozen bloodworms (1 cube)
Lunch meal: Discus flake food (2 pinches )
Dinner Meal: Viber Bits (2 Pinches)
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.
I apologize, I don't know why my computer loads the pictures upside-down!
This was this morning:
130125
This next one was just a few minutes ago!
130126
This one is where it hangs out in the back of the tank, as you can see it has grown significantly since this morning!
130127