chrisa Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 A Discus I've had for about 2 weeks seems to be having trouble staying down in the tank. when it swims it points its head down and uses it fins and tail to swim frantically rather than glide. it stays mostly at the top of the tank.This appears to have happened over night as it was fine yesterday. I've been feeding them ox heart 2 x daily to put a bit of weight on the smaller one that I got when I bought that one and it has been a bit of a pig as its the biggest in the group. Could it be bloat how can I fix it if it is? Colour is good. Should I feed today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Feed it blood worms to clear its gut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 don't feed ox heart 2 times a day. i fed my breeding pair ox heart once a dday for 6 weeks and they both died of ''HEX hole in the head''. because there is too much fat in it which is not good for them. so only feed ox heart every 2nd or 3rd day of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Hex don't come from ox heart. It's bad water conditions and stress that causes it. Feed your breeder plenty of bloodworms to condition them. Chrissa, put some epsom salt in the tank. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisa Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I went out to get some bloodworms and gave some to him he didn't seem particurlaly interested but did eat some. 2 Hrs later he does look heaps better already swimming almost normally. i didn't give a lot though. But for future reference if epsom salt works as well, how much epsom salt per litre? I have a 200 litre tank. so to give discus some condition. What do you feed and how often? As I thought ox heart was good for growing and making them nice and healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I went out to get some bloodworms and gave some to him he didn't seem particurlaly interested but did eat some. 2 Hrs later he does look heaps better already swimming almost normally. i didn't give a lot though. But for future reference if epsom salt works as well, how much epsom salt per litre? I have a 200 litre tank. so to give discus some condition. What do you feed and how often? As I thought ox heart was good for growing and making them nice and healthy. I use bloodworms twice a week, JBL Gala (flake with dried bloodworms) as a staple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 White worms are the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 2 tablespoon will do for 200ltrs. I feed tetra colorbits as stable food. One feeding of bloodworm and ox heart daily and colorbits in between. For breeders plenty of bloodworms. When feeding ox heart, daily waterchange is a must especially if you're using commercially prepared ox heart mix. If you have no time to do waterchange, stay away from ox heart. Your discus will still grow without it. Plenty of waterchange is the key. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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