Pisces
12-17-2002, 02:40 PM
??? I have a fish not eating, with stringy white
feces, and I can't determine whether it's bacterial
or parasitic.
My tank is 45 gallons, I have 3 discus, (medium sized at best-all are young) 3 congo tetras, and 3 rummynose. The temp is now 88, PH 6.4, no ammonia or nitrates. I do 2 WC a week, about 20%, and have had no fluctuations. All were well--this sick discus was eating frozen shrimp and blood worms hungrily from my fingers twice a day. Then I ran out of Hikari frozen shrimp and since one of my fish only eats shrimp, I bought another brand from Pet LAnd. This melted on the way home and I refroze it thinking that Discus had a different constitution than humans. I was wrong, wasn't I? First I lost two congo tetras. Their lower half turned whitish, and they looked a little bloated. And then my discus stopped eating and his intestinal area looks uneven, as if it's sunken in a little maybe (he doesn't really look bloated, but I can't really tell).
I've treated for five days (every other day with Hexamite) and two teas. salt to each 10 gallons. Last night I replaced carbon and did a water change which seemed to stress him more. At this point I don't know whether to try fluke tabs, or continue with Hexamite. Or try penicillan.
Is there anyway to determine more precisely what is ailing my fish?
Please help. Thanks. Wendyb
feces, and I can't determine whether it's bacterial
or parasitic.
My tank is 45 gallons, I have 3 discus, (medium sized at best-all are young) 3 congo tetras, and 3 rummynose. The temp is now 88, PH 6.4, no ammonia or nitrates. I do 2 WC a week, about 20%, and have had no fluctuations. All were well--this sick discus was eating frozen shrimp and blood worms hungrily from my fingers twice a day. Then I ran out of Hikari frozen shrimp and since one of my fish only eats shrimp, I bought another brand from Pet LAnd. This melted on the way home and I refroze it thinking that Discus had a different constitution than humans. I was wrong, wasn't I? First I lost two congo tetras. Their lower half turned whitish, and they looked a little bloated. And then my discus stopped eating and his intestinal area looks uneven, as if it's sunken in a little maybe (he doesn't really look bloated, but I can't really tell).
I've treated for five days (every other day with Hexamite) and two teas. salt to each 10 gallons. Last night I replaced carbon and did a water change which seemed to stress him more. At this point I don't know whether to try fluke tabs, or continue with Hexamite. Or try penicillan.
Is there anyway to determine more precisely what is ailing my fish?
Please help. Thanks. Wendyb