nicmack Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 I noticed oneof my discus had lost quite a bit of colour and was hanging out at te back of t tank for a copule of days - its red doll (think it looks quite close to a red melon) anyhow i have cheked ph, ammonia, and nitrates and they are all at zero but today she was sitting on the bottom kind of gasping, i rang the goldfish bowl yesterday and was told to put some formulin in the tank? any ideas/suggstions what may be wrong??? some of my other fish look a little dopey at the moment : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Just a quick question, what temp is your tank sitting at? I know discus can tolerate higher temps, but just thought I would ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicmack Posted March 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 The temp is sitting around 29 I believe, i was toldto turn it up a bit for the discus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 What is the airation like in your tank, good water movement that breaks the surface? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicmack Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 i am using the standard aqua one 980 setup i looked at getting another filter but was tld the standard filtration was okay? i do weekly water changes of 20% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Having a higher temp in your tank it reduces the amount of oxygen available in your tank.. compared to say one of a lower temp or a cold water tank, I was just wondering if you had sufficient water surface movement which oxygenates the water... also how well stocked do you have your tank? I am not saying this is your problem at all, but pays to ask anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicmack Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Thanks for your help , I have two smaller discus, 3 scissor tails, 3 cardinal tetras, 2 platties, 2 dwarf gourami, 3 danios, 1 baby brittlenose 2 rosy barbs and 2 glowlight tetras and 2 penguin tetras i am wondering if my ovrgrown plants are causing stress?? I ma quite upset about it! especially since it lost all colour so quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicmack Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 I don't know if this info helps but the discus have been in there for about 6 months and the tank setup for about 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Hey nicmack how you doin? sorry to hear about the discus. Has it been scratching up against other objects at all? Any other external signs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Aged water change at the same temp or pm Discus Guru promptly. Do not add "cures " indiscriminately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicmack Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Hi Luke its a total bummer alrigh she appears to sometime rub up against the driftwood and then take off in a hurry, the goldfish bowl told me to tey whitespot cure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicmack Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 she is out a little bit more tonight but still hanging out at the back of the tank no other signs apart from loss of colour she is almost white now with the orange just around the edges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 How are your other fish now? You were saying they seemed rather dopey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicmack Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Hi Afrikan The others seemed to of perked up a bit however i did lose a rummynose that completly lost colour and started swimming upside down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 i would up your w/c's a bit and see if that helps, if in doubt do a w/c is my motto :lol: discus LOVE clean water and in most tanks a couple of 50%ers a week is sufficient depending on what you are doing (keeping, breeding, growing out etc). if she is scratching heaps and breathing heavily she may have gill flukes. when she breaths is she using one gill more than the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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