01-21-2003, 12:00 AM
Physical condition of the fish
1. visible parasites (describe)=not visible but evidently they are there...
2. stringy feces=no
3. head standing=no
4. bloated/ constipated=no
5. Hole in the head, lateral line erosion=no
6. spots, salt like flecks, velvety appearance,cotton like growths etc.=no
7. excessive slime production=no
8. labored breathing, disfunctional gill=no
9. cloudy eyes=no
10.darkened color=no
11. faded color= some they are not as viberent
12. other unusual changes...= they scratch and dart and some have clamped fins
Water parameters
1. pH?=6.8
2. Temperature=84
3. hardness=?
4. conductivity=?
5. TDS=?
6. R/O (reverse osmosis) filtered, or Tap (well or chlorinated city water), rain water=well
7. Water change regime? ( example .. 30 % daily, weekly monthly etc)=50% daily
8. appearance (cloudy, green , clear, yellowish etc)=clear
9. Odor (smells clean or sulfur-lit match smell-anaerobic indicator)=smells clean
Tank parameters
1. Size in gallons/liters?=37 gal.
2. Substrate.? (bare glass, gravel, sand..)=bare
3. Planted?=no
4. Drift wood?=no
Filter types
1 Wet/dry?=no
2. Canister?=no
3. hanging box( aquaclear whisper etc)?=AC 300
4. sponges?=no
5. supplimental Peat filter?=no
6. supplimental air?=airstone
7. Carbon, resin exchanges, ammo-chip?=no
General….
1. Diet(what and how often do you feed you fish?=beefheart,tetrabits,krill,spirulina, feed 3 times a day
2. Other tank occupants than discus?=no
3. How many Discus in your tank?=3
4. How long have you had them?=2 months
5. Where did you get them (breeder/ Local Fish Shop -LFS)=breeder
6. Tank and filter cleaning schedule?=weekly
7. Medications/ salt treatments recently used or tried to treat this problem?=Jungle's Parasite Guard(i don't beleive it works to well)
1. visible parasites (describe)=not visible but evidently they are there...
2. stringy feces=no
3. head standing=no
4. bloated/ constipated=no
5. Hole in the head, lateral line erosion=no
6. spots, salt like flecks, velvety appearance,cotton like growths etc.=no
7. excessive slime production=no
8. labored breathing, disfunctional gill=no
9. cloudy eyes=no
10.darkened color=no
11. faded color= some they are not as viberent
12. other unusual changes...= they scratch and dart and some have clamped fins
Water parameters
1. pH?=6.8
2. Temperature=84
3. hardness=?
4. conductivity=?
5. TDS=?
6. R/O (reverse osmosis) filtered, or Tap (well or chlorinated city water), rain water=well
7. Water change regime? ( example .. 30 % daily, weekly monthly etc)=50% daily
8. appearance (cloudy, green , clear, yellowish etc)=clear
9. Odor (smells clean or sulfur-lit match smell-anaerobic indicator)=smells clean
Tank parameters
1. Size in gallons/liters?=37 gal.
2. Substrate.? (bare glass, gravel, sand..)=bare
3. Planted?=no
4. Drift wood?=no
Filter types
1 Wet/dry?=no
2. Canister?=no
3. hanging box( aquaclear whisper etc)?=AC 300
4. sponges?=no
5. supplimental Peat filter?=no
6. supplimental air?=airstone
7. Carbon, resin exchanges, ammo-chip?=no
General….
1. Diet(what and how often do you feed you fish?=beefheart,tetrabits,krill,spirulina, feed 3 times a day
2. Other tank occupants than discus?=no
3. How many Discus in your tank?=3
4. How long have you had them?=2 months
5. Where did you get them (breeder/ Local Fish Shop -LFS)=breeder
6. Tank and filter cleaning schedule?=weekly
7. Medications/ salt treatments recently used or tried to treat this problem?=Jungle's Parasite Guard(i don't beleive it works to well)