lorrainel Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 hi all i've just brought home 2 x small discus from the tank at work. one of them is sooooo skinny its actually scary!! i've had it for a week and i've been feeding it heaps and heaps!! 2-3x daily but its still skinny. could it have worms or something? or just keep going feeding it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 where abouts is it skinny? all over including the head (look front on at it) or around the stomach area? how is he looking and acting? dark, hiding, skittish etc. how many friends does he have in with him and how many did he have in the tank before you got him? its possible he was bullied into not eating? normally skinniness is due to either not eating or some internal parasite. is the tank he is in able to be cleaned easily and often? if so perhaps get some high protein foods like beefheart recipies etc into him and see if that helps? because the foods may be messy and fed often the tank will need very frequent w/c's (daily). i would also up the feeding to around 6x per day, not large meals, just frequent smaller ones. the cleaner water will also make your discus feel better. sorry i cant be of more help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorrainel Posted December 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 oh he's skinny all over and his eyes are just HUGE they're so scary. there's only two discus at the moment they're from the tank at work and they had three at one stage but that's why i shifted them to my tank at home. will try ur idea of feeding him lots of little meals. i'll be getting him some more friends soon as i can get hold of some here in palmy!! i'm actually waiting for discus guru to come back from holiday hopefully i can get some fish off him!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 i would suspect the skinny one is getting picked on, you may find he perks up when he has more friends but he may stay at the bottom of the ranks (because he probably doesnt feel like taking anyone on as he isnt feeling well). in the mean time keep up with the clean water and good foods good to hear your getting some more too, they are really interesting fish to watch when it comes to working out the pecking orders and who ranks where in the tank, they are also more confident in larger groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorrainel Posted December 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 there's three now in the tank the skinny one is looking heaps better i've been feeding them 3-4 little teeny meals every day and even his colour is changing! he used to be quite a dark brown with v black stripes now his stripes have faded and he's looking almost reddish with his blue pattern coming out nicely! when i look closely i can almost see that he's growing bigger!! might be just wishful thinking tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Hi Lorrainel, sorry to hear about your problem with the discus. Just got back from M'sia and will try to catch up with all the posts that i miss out when things get back to normal. Like Sharn said try to keep the water in top condition with more WC. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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