santeclaws
08-03-2012, 05:06 AM
DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE
Problem
1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started
About beginning of the month, fish started dying, Jumpers, and other issues. 4/8 remaining. Lack of eating... etc etc.
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)
2/4 of the remaining fish turn dark constantly, look great when they sleep though! No vigorous eating anymore.
hiding all day at the back corner near the intake, there are worms in the gills of one of my eruptions, and my turq seems to have a flared gill and excessive breathing. No external issues seen on my other eruption, or snow white. All 4 seem to sleepswim into the open at night though!
3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.
Daily WC's 50% for the last week or so, and PraziPro yesterday (July 31st) just as a preventative... seems to have brought out the worms tonight, only day 2!
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and age, number and size of fish
85, about 8 months now, 4 discus remaining, and the fish are all about 3.5-4 inches
5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?
Only yesterday did I go back to gravel from bare bottom. Was doing 50% water changes everyday almost before the change and saw no improvement in the fish, and even lost a few. Tank was going for about 8 months now. Tried tap water WC first, then now using aged water as of 2 months ago, no noticeable difference.
6 Parameters and water source;
- temp ___84__
- ph __7___
- ammonia reading __0__
- nitrite reading __0__
- nitrate reading _0___
- well water _nope___
- municipal water __yes!__
7. Any new fish/plants added recently
I recently merged all my tanks together, I added 7 cardinals 4 siamese algae eaters and 7 bristle noses from other tanks around the house. All these fish had absolutely no issues for about 2 months, whereas the discus had the most issues. Went from bare bottom to heavily planted as shown in the picture below.
Problem
1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started
About beginning of the month, fish started dying, Jumpers, and other issues. 4/8 remaining. Lack of eating... etc etc.
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)
2/4 of the remaining fish turn dark constantly, look great when they sleep though! No vigorous eating anymore.
hiding all day at the back corner near the intake, there are worms in the gills of one of my eruptions, and my turq seems to have a flared gill and excessive breathing. No external issues seen on my other eruption, or snow white. All 4 seem to sleepswim into the open at night though!
3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.
Daily WC's 50% for the last week or so, and PraziPro yesterday (July 31st) just as a preventative... seems to have brought out the worms tonight, only day 2!
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and age, number and size of fish
85, about 8 months now, 4 discus remaining, and the fish are all about 3.5-4 inches
5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?
Only yesterday did I go back to gravel from bare bottom. Was doing 50% water changes everyday almost before the change and saw no improvement in the fish, and even lost a few. Tank was going for about 8 months now. Tried tap water WC first, then now using aged water as of 2 months ago, no noticeable difference.
6 Parameters and water source;
- temp ___84__
- ph __7___
- ammonia reading __0__
- nitrite reading __0__
- nitrate reading _0___
- well water _nope___
- municipal water __yes!__
7. Any new fish/plants added recently
I recently merged all my tanks together, I added 7 cardinals 4 siamese algae eaters and 7 bristle noses from other tanks around the house. All these fish had absolutely no issues for about 2 months, whereas the discus had the most issues. Went from bare bottom to heavily planted as shown in the picture below.