blesser13
08-11-2011, 11:47 AM
Problem
1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started
Hello
I have a small discus about 2.5 inch. I noticed that his breathing doesn’t look normal and his gills are very red, 1 side look more swell. He is dark also, he eat only FBW. At the feeding time he go hide. This started since 1 week, other 4 discus are fine, eat normally, healthy. 2 discus are about 4 inch and 2 others 3 inch.
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)
breathing doesn’t look normal and his gills are very red, 1 side look more swell. He is dark also, hide during the feeding time
3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.
No treatments yet, because he eat FBW but i have to feed him where he hide whit my fingers. Otherwise he don't eat
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and age, number and size of fish
tank about 4 months old (Used already cycled filtration 1 year old and old water from a old tank 15 gallons), 55 gallons, 5 discus , the sick one is about 2.5 inch. I have 20 tetras cardinals all healthy
5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?
Water change every 2 days 30%. Tank well planted with drift wood . I use a Eheim 2217 for my 55 gallons
6 Parameters and water source;
- temp _____86F
- ph _____ 7.0
- ammonia reading ____0ppm
- nitrite reading ____0ppm
- nitrate reading ____5ppm
- well water ____
- municipal water ____neutral
7. Any new fish/plants added recently
Yes, i added 2 new discus, but the sick fish already had symptoms before. The news discus are very healthy
I have a 15 gallons tank low light with drift wood, ready for him. I am just not sure if moving him its a good idea
1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started
Hello
I have a small discus about 2.5 inch. I noticed that his breathing doesn’t look normal and his gills are very red, 1 side look more swell. He is dark also, he eat only FBW. At the feeding time he go hide. This started since 1 week, other 4 discus are fine, eat normally, healthy. 2 discus are about 4 inch and 2 others 3 inch.
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)
breathing doesn’t look normal and his gills are very red, 1 side look more swell. He is dark also, hide during the feeding time
3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.
No treatments yet, because he eat FBW but i have to feed him where he hide whit my fingers. Otherwise he don't eat
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and age, number and size of fish
tank about 4 months old (Used already cycled filtration 1 year old and old water from a old tank 15 gallons), 55 gallons, 5 discus , the sick one is about 2.5 inch. I have 20 tetras cardinals all healthy
5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?
Water change every 2 days 30%. Tank well planted with drift wood . I use a Eheim 2217 for my 55 gallons
6 Parameters and water source;
- temp _____86F
- ph _____ 7.0
- ammonia reading ____0ppm
- nitrite reading ____0ppm
- nitrate reading ____5ppm
- well water ____
- municipal water ____neutral
7. Any new fish/plants added recently
Yes, i added 2 new discus, but the sick fish already had symptoms before. The news discus are very healthy
I have a 15 gallons tank low light with drift wood, ready for him. I am just not sure if moving him its a good idea