Smoke to Fire
06-15-2008, 05:01 PM
Hi, sorry I dont have any pics as of just yet to post up, but camera has taken a turn for the worst. Anyways, today I noticed that one of my discus appeared to have what looked like a small area about mid way down the body towards the fin on top (sorry dont know the proper term). When I got closer and looked I could see two areas close to each other, about as big around as the circumference of a ball point pen. Another one of my discus showed an even larger area lower on the body roughly 3/4 dime size. At first it looked like it was white but now kind of appears more like the clear coat coming of a car (for lack of a better analogy). The body is metallic except for the dull spots on the two fish. I have not added any new fish to the tank in approx one month, and water params are 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 10 nitrate, temps sitting at 86 degrees. Water change is done 50% every 6 days on the dot. Carbon changed every two weeks and sponges monthly in rotation. Filters are a penguin 350 biowheel, and an aquael unimax pro 150 canister with uv light, light on for approx 3 hours following water change. The current load in the tank is 11 cardinal tetras, 4 discus, 1 bamboo shrimp, and 2 bristlenose plecos (newest fish in there, approx 1 month).
So question being, does this sound more like a disease that I should be worried about? or more like the plecos have taken a liking to the side of my discus? I will try to get some pictures up later tonight if I can get another camera somewhere. I read that the shrimp wont bother anything at all so I doubted it would be him, though who knows. This just appeared today.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Post pics later hopefully.
So question being, does this sound more like a disease that I should be worried about? or more like the plecos have taken a liking to the side of my discus? I will try to get some pictures up later tonight if I can get another camera somewhere. I read that the shrimp wont bother anything at all so I doubted it would be him, though who knows. This just appeared today.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Post pics later hopefully.