my sicked discus. how? with pic..

[flyclassic22]

Hi, this discus looked sick, have some white dots (within red circle) and it turned very dark. It's normal color is abit lighter, not so dark. This is one of my pair which recently spawn. (not sure male or female).
And today, it has been moving very actively(compare to others), not sure because of skin irritation or something.

Please help.. thanks alot..

flyclassic22,
How much water are you changing and what is the frenquency? I had that once before in a tank that I only changed 25% daily. I up it to 75% and it cleared in two days.
I could be wrong but it is a sign of the tank being dirty. Not enough water being changed. You can also add salt but I would try more w/c's first.

IMO & HTH
Miles

[SnowCichlid]

looks like a sgn of ich. Thats easy to notice and easy to cure. Try some meds if what above does not work.

[Carol_Roberts]

That's not ick. Ick does not survive at correct discus temperatures. Those look like fungus or bacteria dots.

Miles is correct. Extra cleaning, water changes and salt should take care of it in a week or less.

Carol,

:thumbsup:

Miles