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sacgalle
10-23-2011, 06:23 PM
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Recently I brought this fish, and I am new to discus. Is this bad shape one? This one not eating well. Pls let me know
Altum Nut
10-23-2011, 06:58 PM
These threads/posts come up every so often...and the suggestions always mentioned is to do your homework first before getting into discus. It appears that your answer may be "NO". There is nothing positive to point out on this fish.
I hope you think I'm not being negative but just trying to help.
We are not sure how long you had this poor fish...but if it was recent, like yesterday or the day prior I would take it back to whom ever????
Give us some more info on what you did to prepare tank.....: Tank cycle, temp, tank mates if any etc...

...Ralph
Coffee1stLife2nd
10-23-2011, 07:00 PM
ohh poor thing...i cant really comment on the shape or coloring as i am still new to Discus but it would not have been one that i would have picked out...
Coffee1stLife2nd
10-23-2011, 07:01 PM
it kinda looks like a blood parrot and a discus mixed together....
TNT77
10-23-2011, 07:10 PM
it kinda looks like a blood parrot and a discus mixed together....
I was thinking that same exact thing.
Skip
10-23-2011, 07:55 PM
yes.. bad shape, on verge of deformed.. stunted .. probably very undernourished for along time.. what did fish like that run for..

ps.. its ok.. WE HAVE ALL done this at the start of our Discus Journey :)
sacgalle
10-23-2011, 08:19 PM
I have 60 gal tank. It was a African cichlids tank. I sold them all and put some discus. I wanted only one breading pair. But I found 7 discus 2 big, 2 medium and 3 small (7 or 8cm). All was in a 15 gal tank it is very poor water condition. I wanted to give them a good place and I thought if they can live in that small tank, they will live in my one very happy. But after buying second day small one dead and other 2 also (one is in that pic.) not eating. But adults are eating well.
Water temp 86 F, ph 7 Kh 180 (yesterday I put a buffer) NH4 0-.25, nitrite 0 nitrate 30.
I brought them 4 days ago.
Skip
10-23-2011, 08:23 PM
keep up water change.. remember it take a few days for fish to settle in..
Coffee1stLife2nd
10-23-2011, 08:24 PM
can you post pics of the other fish please...and please dont be offended this is also a learning for all of us newbies....
gavdeep
10-23-2011, 08:30 PM
If fish has been recently purchased, you must take it back immediately. Especially if you paid discus price for it.
Wes
10-23-2011, 08:34 PM
sacgalle "(yesterday I put a buffer)" why are you adding a buffer??????? what is ph without adding?
sacgalle
10-23-2011, 08:57 PM
ph was 7 and GH was 180. I went to local pet store and they gave6995069951699526995369954 me a buffer. They told ph should be 6.5 and that buffer will reduce Gh also. So i used it.
Skip
10-23-2011, 09:02 PM
ok.. don't use the buffer..

just use good clean water.. so fish can have most CONSISTENT parameters.. swinging pH is asking for trouble..
Wes
10-23-2011, 09:09 PM
+1 Water chemistry is always trial and error. Fish don't like the error part.

Some great reading http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?86009-Beginner-s-Guide-to-Getting-Started-with-Discus

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?46982-What-not-to-buy
sacgalle
10-23-2011, 11:03 PM
Pls let me know is this some kind of worms? his poop are white.
pls tell me a post that how I treat him.


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Bill63SG
10-23-2011, 11:24 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong,but time for some metro.And depending wich side of the fence your on,keep the temp the same or rasie it to around 91.I'm in the rasing it camp.