Likoma Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 As mentioned in another post we had some discus arrive that were emaciated and had white stringy faeces. Our conclusion was that it was internal flagellates of some sort. Normally these exist within the intestine of many fish. When immunity levels of fish are impacted due to poor water conditions occur of high levels of stress are experienced. The flagellates increase in number and damage the internal organs if the fish. This is similar to bloat in African cichlids and very common for discus. Normally I would reach for Metro(available from vet). A little bit of reading and I decide to raise the temperature to 33c. Which increased the metabolism of the fish and allowed the immunity of the fish to bounce back. I added Epsom salts to the aquarium to aid in digestion( natural laxative). Keep this up fro 7-10 days. Once they were feeding I used food that had been soaked in 3%solution of Epsom salts. Additional Reading http://www.aceforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=52488 This has occurred in the last 2 weeks. Last night they laid a log full of eggs. These are my findings and I am happy with the results we have experienced. I am certainly no advocating the non use of antibiotics. Just that there are other options. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 How much Epsom salt did you add per ltr to the aquarium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likoma Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 How much Epsom salt did you add per ltr to the aquarium? 1 tbs for 38ltr. I used a higher rating that others have spoken about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 How often do you add it to the aquarium mate? Also do you up the rate of water changes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likoma Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I corrected the dilution every time I did a water change. which was every 4 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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