Minh K
01-10-2006, 12:05 AM
Preapring the hospital tank as I type this thread. I have read that it can be a from of lymphocystus or somthing like that. It says it is incurable and if it pops the spores would spread... Im am going to quarantine her unti furter notice... please respond quick!
DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE
Problem
1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started
Bubble like cyst on body and fins... Lowered appetite and actions.
2. Symptoms (i.e. turning dark, excess slime, not eating, clamped fins, flashing, darting, clamped gills, white/yellow/green poop, hiding, headstanding or tailstanding, white on tips of fins, rotting or fungus, blisters/ white zits on fish, bloated, cloudy eyes, wounds)
see above
3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.
currently hospitalizing in another tank with warmer water and salt
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and age, number and size of fish
75 gallon, 8 discus around 4-5 inches.
5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?
Bare bottom, 2 30% changes each week. I have aged and resin softened water.
6 Parameters and water source;
- temp 86
- ph 6.8
- ammonia reading 0.0
- nitrite reading 0.0
- nitrate reading n/a
- well water n/a
- municipal water ____
7. Any new fish/plants added recently
about 3 weeks ago.
DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE
Problem
1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started
Bubble like cyst on body and fins... Lowered appetite and actions.
2. Symptoms (i.e. turning dark, excess slime, not eating, clamped fins, flashing, darting, clamped gills, white/yellow/green poop, hiding, headstanding or tailstanding, white on tips of fins, rotting or fungus, blisters/ white zits on fish, bloated, cloudy eyes, wounds)
see above
3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.
currently hospitalizing in another tank with warmer water and salt
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and age, number and size of fish
75 gallon, 8 discus around 4-5 inches.
5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?
Bare bottom, 2 30% changes each week. I have aged and resin softened water.
6 Parameters and water source;
- temp 86
- ph 6.8
- ammonia reading 0.0
- nitrite reading 0.0
- nitrate reading n/a
- well water n/a
- municipal water ____
7. Any new fish/plants added recently
about 3 weeks ago.