galdadi
12-18-2022, 12:53 PM
Hi .
My old discus fish become stress and swim weird and his scale looks weird after introducing new discus fish
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Problem
1. One of my old fish become stressed after introducing new discus fish to the tank. The then he started having signs on his skin like it start to fall. And sometimes he swim in a weird angle. I just move him to a different tank- small one, with aeration and heat and I wonder what medication should I use. IT all started after the introduction of new discus fish, and the selle tole me that there may be a phenomenon of stress and this symptom can occur and that I should treat with copper
2. Turning dark, scale look weird and like going to fall, the discus swimin a weird angle.
3. none
Tank/Water
4. 300L with 2 old mature discus fish and 6 new very small discus fish
5. 15% daily
6. 50 cm deep with lots of plants and substrate, runs CO2 and daily dosing of fertilizer
7. PH is constant, water are going threw filter that removes chlor/chlorine and heavy metals
8. I’m not using since I have a filter for my tap water that removes chlor/chlorine
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 _8-.7 F7.7____
- ph _____
- ammonia reading ____
- nitrite reading ____
- nitrate reading ____
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 __yes__
- RO water ____
10. Yes 6 small discus fish, looks healthy
11. I feed tetra bits 6 times a day small amount
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.
Ill try to take a picture
please help me!
My old discus fish become stress and swim weird and his scale looks weird after introducing new discus fish
This is the form-
Problem
1. One of my old fish become stressed after introducing new discus fish to the tank. The then he started having signs on his skin like it start to fall. And sometimes he swim in a weird angle. I just move him to a different tank- small one, with aeration and heat and I wonder what medication should I use. IT all started after the introduction of new discus fish, and the selle tole me that there may be a phenomenon of stress and this symptom can occur and that I should treat with copper
2. Turning dark, scale look weird and like going to fall, the discus swimin a weird angle.
3. none
Tank/Water
4. 300L with 2 old mature discus fish and 6 new very small discus fish
5. 15% daily
6. 50 cm deep with lots of plants and substrate, runs CO2 and daily dosing of fertilizer
7. PH is constant, water are going threw filter that removes chlor/chlorine and heavy metals
8. I’m not using since I have a filter for my tap water that removes chlor/chlorine
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 _8-.7 F7.7____
- ph _____
- ammonia reading ____
- nitrite reading ____
- nitrate reading ____
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 __yes__
- RO water ____
10. Yes 6 small discus fish, looks healthy
11. I feed tetra bits 6 times a day small amount
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.
Ill try to take a picture
please help me!