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mycross3
05-06-2010, 07:58 PM
I have 2 of my 18 discus not eating. So I put them in 20g long by themselves.
I added some salt, I bumped up the temp to 86F and I added some prazi.

I tried bloodworms, brineshrimp , Nls pellets and garlic and still nothing.
No signs of desease they both look good.


Any ideas?
DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE


Problem

1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started
Added 5 in Albino Turks to tank about 2mths ago. They never were agressive eaters. but in the 3 wks they wont eat.




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)

No symptoms Fish look fine






3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.
Prazipro dosage direction





Tank/Water

4. Tank size and age, number and size of fish

180g plant tank 3yrs running 18 Discus 5 to 3.5 in about 60 cardinal tetras, 5 clown loachs 4 to 3in, 3 bristle pleacos 3in, and 3 Sae 4in



5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?
30%-40%/ 3yrs/ gravel/ no



6 Parameters and water source;

- temp _82____

- ph _6.8____

- ammonia reading _0___

- nitrite reading __0__

- nitrate reading __10__

- well water _no___

- municipal water _y___

7. Any new fish/plants added recently
no

Eddie
05-06-2010, 08:09 PM
Need more info

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?t=38545

How old are the fish?

Eddie