dimebag Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 hey there 8) one of my discus has been wounded quite badly fighting over a female, and i was wondering what the best way to treat is? around the mouth is very raw looking and has heaps of scrapes along the sides. will be getting a spare tank to put him in tonight coz hes still wanting to fight :roll: any advice greatly appreciated cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandS Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 I have used tonic salt with great success, put the wounded discus in a Q tank and add tonic salt as per instructions. I im interested to see what others would do in this situation, but as i say, tonic salt has worked for me HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 id do nothing if the wound/scratches isnt looking angry, extra water changes to keep the water super clean while hes healing will do the trick IME. my discus have had a few good scratches from fighting and flying into the top of the tank and they healed up no sweat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted February 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 hey sharn do u take your wounded ones out to heal or just leave em be? just wondering cause the pair have laid, but the two males are still scrapping it out. and if your wondering antwan your one is a female and has paired up with the solid blue one. the turk has been hammered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 nope, they stay in there but the aggression in my tank isnt ongoing- its just every now and again when theyre spawned or having a moody round dinner time :lol: if hes in that tank, beaten up and is still getting harrassed or fighting then i would probably move him out- hes not gonna heal as well when hes stressed out even if the water is nice and clean. how many discus do you have in the tank? is the aggression spread out onto other fish or is it just the turq and the blue fighting with each other and ignoring everyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quack Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 id do nothing if the wound/scratches isnt looking angry, extra water changes to keep the water super clean while hes healing will do the trick IME yeah thats what i would do to. if you cant move it them you could add a divider, this also will keep stress down from changing tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted February 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 theres 7 discus in the tank, and yea the fighting is only between those two. will see what happens today if theyre still fighting ill move him out to a sparetank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 just wondering cause the pair have laid, but the two males are still scrapping it out. and if your wondering antwan your one is a female and has paired up with the solid blue one. How are the parents doing with the eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted February 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 the eggs are still there now, but time will tell ay. there not too much chance with those b/n and rainbows in there, soon as i feed them they will probably be gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 You're better off removing the pair to a breeding tank. As soon as you remove the injured discus another one will take it's place. There will always be fighting when you have a pair spawning in the com tank. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted February 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 cheers ron for the advice, unfortnately i have no space to have a breeding tank at the moment. not until i get my garage up anyway. the fighting seems to have eased off now and the wounded one is keeping away from the eggs which is promising last time i removed a pair into a barebottom to breed they sulked in a corner for 3 months until i put them back into the community where they instantly went back to normal- swimming around happily and eating hungrily. would this be because of the change between planted and barebottom? or the lack of other discus to chase away?kind of annoying as they spawned 2 weeks after being returned to the community :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 just a change of environment. Try to fill the breeding tank with water from the com tank and putting the tank in a place with the least traffic help them settle in better. You just have to let them get use to the BB tank. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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