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Hiding not eating and dark
Hi guys,
I recently bought 6x 4.5-5in discus from a reputable breeder (5 weeks ago) 1x is eating great and only a little skittish 1x less brave but 4 are not eating, hide and are dark in color. Please advise a solution.
Trying to feed: frozen bloodworms, frozen brine shrimp, beefheart, flake. Brine shrimp are fed best.
Water parameters:
Ph 6.8 in morning 6.1 with co2
Amonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 5-10
Kh 1
Gh 4
Temp 88
Filtration:
Oase biomaster thermal 850 full of matrix
1 gal reactor with mechanical only running infront of UV inline sterilizer
Moderate / high % planted. with dwarf hairgrass carpet
Automated ferts.
Light: chihiros rgb pro @ R 35%, G 27%, B 30%
Light heirachy interaction
Tankmates: cardinal tetras, corys, ottos, 1x dwarf gourami 1x pleco.
It was suggested by breeder to medicate with Metronidazole @ 1gram per 10 gal did for 5 days
Water changes 30% min weekly with 87f water and .5ml prime per 5 gal.
I have also raised temp to 90 for a few days on advice from many individuals to increase metabolism.
Does it just take this long sometimes and am i over reacting? Have kept discus for many years a decade ago in Australia and have never had this issue. They are a little thin but dont look ( sick) but tgey are definitely not the energetic, bright fish i have had in the past. Please help me out i dont want to loose them 5weeks seems too long for this to be going on.
I recently bought 6x 4.5-5in discus from a reputable breeder (5 weeks ago) 1x is eating great and only a little skittish 1x less brave but 4 are not eating, hide and are dark in color. Please advise a solution.
Trying to feed: frozen bloodworms, frozen brine shrimp, beefheart, flake. Brine shrimp are fed best.
Water parameters:
Ph 6.8 in morning 6.1 with co2
Amonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 5-10
Kh 1
Gh 4
Temp 88
Filtration:
Oase biomaster thermal 850 full of matrix
1 gal reactor with mechanical only running infront of UV inline sterilizer
Moderate / high % planted. with dwarf hairgrass carpet
Automated ferts.
Light: chihiros rgb pro @ R 35%, G 27%, B 30%
Light heirachy interaction
Tankmates: cardinal tetras, corys, ottos, 1x dwarf gourami 1x pleco.
It was suggested by breeder to medicate with Metronidazole @ 1gram per 10 gal did for 5 days
Water changes 30% min weekly with 87f water and .5ml prime per 5 gal.
I have also raised temp to 90 for a few days on advice from many individuals to increase metabolism.
Does it just take this long sometimes and am i over reacting? Have kept discus for many years a decade ago in Australia and have never had this issue. They are a little thin but dont look ( sick) but tgey are definitely not the energetic, bright fish i have had in the past. Please help me out i dont want to loose them 5weeks seems too long for this to be going on.