traco
11-02-2005, 05:31 PM
Hi all
I have been having trouble with my discus as noted in my other threads with ick. Treated for it, then came back when heat lowered. Just did a 7 day treatment of Furan 2, double dose, with high salt, w/c daily as thought it was bacterial or fungal.
This is the second day of no treatments. There are still spots on some of the fish that are still coming up. A few of the small fish are twittering their bottom fins again as before. Obviously, it was not bacterial or fungal (never saw the spots as fuzzy or fungal looking); if so, the treatment would have eradicated the spots.
I should have on hand something to treat parasites? I need to order whatever is needed. Fluke tabs? I have been reading everything trying to get some idea of what I am dealing with. They are eating fine, pooping fine, no soreness around the gill areas, just these spots which, on some, look like a scale is raised or roughed up.
I am not going to treat for a couple of days to give the fish a rest. Will keep up with the w/c. Not a problem with my water, PH is same in aged and straight from tap, I add Prime when doing water changes. Water temp does not fluctuate when added to tank. Tank parameters are good zero for ammonia and nitrite and nitrate is around 5 ppm.
Barb
I have been having trouble with my discus as noted in my other threads with ick. Treated for it, then came back when heat lowered. Just did a 7 day treatment of Furan 2, double dose, with high salt, w/c daily as thought it was bacterial or fungal.
This is the second day of no treatments. There are still spots on some of the fish that are still coming up. A few of the small fish are twittering their bottom fins again as before. Obviously, it was not bacterial or fungal (never saw the spots as fuzzy or fungal looking); if so, the treatment would have eradicated the spots.
I should have on hand something to treat parasites? I need to order whatever is needed. Fluke tabs? I have been reading everything trying to get some idea of what I am dealing with. They are eating fine, pooping fine, no soreness around the gill areas, just these spots which, on some, look like a scale is raised or roughed up.
I am not going to treat for a couple of days to give the fish a rest. Will keep up with the w/c. Not a problem with my water, PH is same in aged and straight from tap, I add Prime when doing water changes. Water temp does not fluctuate when added to tank. Tank parameters are good zero for ammonia and nitrite and nitrate is around 5 ppm.
Barb