darkening discus, white growth/slime on side

[stone]

DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE


Problem

1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started
Fish has been doing really well, today I noticed he was pretty dark.

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)
Fish is darkening, and has white growth. possibly a little lethargic


3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.
Have started raising temperature to 84F to 90F No medications yet


Tank/Water

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

55 gallon show tank 5 discus some neons, bn pleco.

5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?

75% change once a week

6 Parameters and water source;

- temp ____84_

- ph ___7.2__

- ammonia reading _0___

- nitrite reading __0__

- nitrate reading __trace__

- well water _NO___

- municipal water _YES___

7. Any new fish/plants added recently
Added some frogbit from another of my aquariums.

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[Chicago Discus]

He does not look that bad to me I would lower the Temp. back down to normal and start doing more water changes then 75% a week. Do smaller water changes several times a week. his tail looks from this angle like someone might be beating him up.

[lipadj46]

I see tattered or rotted fins, up the water changes

[stone]

Sorry I should have specified that, his tail and fins are still tattered from shipping. They've improved quite a bit actually.

[Brokenrack]

Is the white cotton looking growth that looks like it's on it's pectorial fin on the fin or the side? Any pics from the side?
Scott

[Skip]

water change DAILY.. 50%..

come back update in a week..

make its NOT water quality.. since you are not changing ENOUGH when they are ILL/ACTING funny..