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20241112_151021.jpg 20241112_150402.jpg Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
Can you look at picture of the smaller juvenile in the pic w/ arrow pointing it out?
I'm growing this shoal out. Orig suspected potential hexamita & treated entire tank successfully ~ 5 mos ago.
This fish does not actively participate in feedings that I can detect.
- Should I separate to a hospital tank by itself & treat w/ Rx or treat the entire shoal together?
- I treated for Hexamita prev in June 24 & utilized Kanaplex after noticing white stringy scat & not eating of the same individual I blv. It worked before.
- Should I switch to a diff Rx such as Metro?
Or....
- What about the use of magnesium sulfate as a laxative & then treat with heat up to 89F & NaCl?
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).
Discoloration (lighter color), stunted size, hiding behavior during feeding.
N/A i don't see any white scat - only the not eating, runt sizing and color as seen in photo.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
Kanaplex,
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
90 gallon utilizing 3 XL sponge filters & Eheim 2262 (pimped out w/ biohome media).
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
Daily: 90% from aged h20
Utilize seachem safe w/ h20 change as insurance policy
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
Tank has been running for 1.25 yrs & Discus in tank since April ’24.
Bare bottom/No substrate
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
Yes it is aged for min 24 hrs (aeriated & heated).
No ph swing as result.
8. What type/brand water conditioner do you use? Do you add it to the tank or aging barrel? How much do you use?
Seachem safe
¼ tsp Safe at every h20 change
9. Parameters and water source;
Note: Water Parameters are important in diagnosing problems within a tank. If you don't own test kits for the following information, you can purchase them, test your parameters and post this info as soon as possible.
Source is municipal tap filtered thru effective coconut shell drinking h20 filter (Boogie Blue Plus).
- temp 86F__
- ph _7.8___
- ammonia reading __0__
- nitrite reading: 0 ppm
- nitrate reading: 0.5 ppm
What type of water or combinations of water sources do you use? If it is an RO/tap/well water mix, please list percentages in the mix.
- well water ____
- municipal water 100% filtered/aged/conditioned
- RO water ____
10. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
N/A
11. Please tell us what you feed your fish and how often. This can be critical information for solving the problem so be as specific as you can.
3 feedings per day:
1. Frozen recipe home made
2. Aquarem Freeze Dried blackworms
3. Vibra Bites mixed w/Brine shrimp flakes.
4. Once every 2 weeks I try do include a focus day on deshelled peas.
12. Include any pictures or videos you have which shows the symptoms. If you can't add them to this post, please provide a link to them.
Can you look at picture of the smaller juvenile in the pic w/ arrow pointing it out?
I'm growing this shoal out. Orig suspected potential hexamita & treated entire tank successfully ~ 5 mos ago.
This fish does not actively participate in feedings that I can detect.
- Should I separate to a hospital tank by itself & treat w/ Rx or treat the entire shoal together?
- I treated for Hexamita prev in June 24 & utilized Kanaplex after noticing white stringy scat & not eating of the same individual I blv. It worked before.
- Should I switch to a diff Rx such as Metro?
Or....
- What about the use of magnesium sulfate as a laxative & then treat with heat up to 89F & NaCl?
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).
Discoloration (lighter color), stunted size, hiding behavior during feeding.
N/A i don't see any white scat - only the not eating, runt sizing and color as seen in photo.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
Kanaplex,
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
90 gallon utilizing 3 XL sponge filters & Eheim 2262 (pimped out w/ biohome media).
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
Daily: 90% from aged h20
Utilize seachem safe w/ h20 change as insurance policy
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
Tank has been running for 1.25 yrs & Discus in tank since April ’24.
Bare bottom/No substrate
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
Yes it is aged for min 24 hrs (aeriated & heated).
No ph swing as result.
8. What type/brand water conditioner do you use? Do you add it to the tank or aging barrel? How much do you use?
Seachem safe
¼ tsp Safe at every h20 change
9. Parameters and water source;
Note: Water Parameters are important in diagnosing problems within a tank. If you don't own test kits for the following information, you can purchase them, test your parameters and post this info as soon as possible.
Source is municipal tap filtered thru effective coconut shell drinking h20 filter (Boogie Blue Plus).
- temp 86F__
- ph _7.8___
- ammonia reading __0__
- nitrite reading: 0 ppm
- nitrate reading: 0.5 ppm
What type of water or combinations of water sources do you use? If it is an RO/tap/well water mix, please list percentages in the mix.
- well water ____
- municipal water 100% filtered/aged/conditioned
- RO water ____
10. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
N/A
11. Please tell us what you feed your fish and how often. This can be critical information for solving the problem so be as specific as you can.
3 feedings per day:
1. Frozen recipe home made
2. Aquarem Freeze Dried blackworms
3. Vibra Bites mixed w/Brine shrimp flakes.
4. Once every 2 weeks I try do include a focus day on deshelled peas.
12. Include any pictures or videos you have which shows the symptoms. If you can't add them to this post, please provide a link to them.
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