tdj5 Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 we have recently purchased discus(5)all fine except the blue diamonds they seem to be going black yet no signs of illness help!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 if they are acting fine i would think its something internal. do you know if they were wormed etc before you got them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great White Hand Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Hi Sharn What do you worm with? How about medication for flukes? My discus have never been medicated. Regards, TGWH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I'll leave the in depth answers for those more in the know than me but i think the most common worms in discus are tapeworm and they are usually treated with prazi i think or maybe some sort of med in the food (no idea what though). Flukes are often treated with prazi also but there are several other meds people use too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Is the blue one still swimming the group? What part of the pecking order is it on? Could be just from stress, new tank, being picked on etc. How long have they been in the new tank for? Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I notice that the Turks that I have go dark when there are territorial issues going on in the tank, once over, they resume back to normal colour, moody buggers at times :lol: So it could possibly be what Frenchy says, I have one smaller one that is often dark because it seems to be of lower rank in the group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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