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iqss
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hi
i have 2 discus about 5-6 inch in 3ft bb tank, 3x1.5x1.5 (tank mes) two diy sponge filter.
they only eat tubifix ,i have tryed all sort of food but they dont touch it.
one of the discus has turnd black ,till yesterday it was very fine ,eating and swiming properly.
there has been change in temperature due to rain ,i have turned the heater on this morning .
pl advise what more can be done .i have not change the water from past 2 days.
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saurabh_m
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| Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: discus turning black |
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| BTW IQSS where do you get tubliflex in Lucknow ? |
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Discusolic
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| Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject: Re: discus turning black |
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they only eat tubifix
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This is the main cause of your problem , Live feed are from polluted source always carries parasites , bacteris etc , never to feed to discus .
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,i have tryed all sort of food but they dont touch it.
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You must have not tried 100% , these discus must be feed with live feed from the earlier age .
Your Discus are infected with Parasites and bacterias , multiple infection .
Remove the heater , No need to put on the heater . start with Kitchen salt and 75% WC daily , stop feeding . In severe condition you need to give them PP bath ( pottasium permaganate ) .
If you still continious to feed live feed , you may always face such problem with your discus .
You can feed discus with any animal heart , tetra bits etc .
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Kaushik
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| Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: discus turning black |
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Dear Iqss
First of all check out the water parameters. 9 times out of 10 Discus will turn black if their water is not correct. Do some partial water changes If your water quality checks out ok, and your pH is 6.5, try treating the fish with Metronidazole for 3-5 days.
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Karthick
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| Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: discus turning black |
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| Kaushik wrote (View Post):
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 If your water quality checks out ok, and your pH is 6.5, try treating the fish with Metronidazole for 3-5 days.
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pH of 6.5 is not a requisite although it will make the Discus feel better. As long as the water isn't extremely hard, pH should not pose a problem.
Nothing like good old water changes for Discus. Make sure that the water you use is 'aged' or aerated for atleast 24 hrs. |
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 9:01 am Post subject: Re: discus turning black |
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| Also i feel that keeping just 2 discus is never advisable...go in for at least 6 and 8 would be a better group...feed beef or something from hikari instead of tubiflex |
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DJ_Rocky
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 11:00 pm Post subject: Re: discus turning black |
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they only eat tubifix
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Live or frozen/dried ones? |
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iqss
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: discus turning black |
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thanks to all of u for the suggestion,
the discus is recovering it got its color back and is eating
i thing temperature was the problem as it rained and the temp came down.
i know that tubifix is a problem but they dont eat any thing apart from live tubifix, i have tried BH mix,tetra bit,freeze tubifix and freeze blood worms,nothing is taken ,i fasted them for almost 4 days so hunger might force them to eat diffrent food but no result.
any way to get rid of parasite in tubifix.
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 10:21 am Post subject: Re: discus turning black |
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| its ok even if they fast for 20 days its fine..sooner or later they will give up..you doing more harm than good by feeding your fish worms |
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iqss
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 11:41 pm Post subject: Re: discus turning black |
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ok i will try again to fast them and see if they eat something else.
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iqss
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 11:42 pm Post subject: Re: discus turning black |
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ok i will try again to fast them and see if they eat something else.
iqss |
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madhu_ulysses
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 9:00 am Post subject: Re: discus turning black |
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Try if you could get live bloodworms. Bloodworms are pretty safe for discus provided u give them a Potassium permanganate bath before feeding.
Please search through previous threads as there has been a lot of discussions about treating live worms. Tubifex also can be safe if you could get a startup culture, treat it thoroughly and have your own stock. |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:50 pm Post subject: Re: discus turning black |
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Hi,
Sorry if its a bit off topic but how do you give bath to discus ?
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| Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:22 am Post subject: Re: discus turning black |
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Sorry if its a bit off topic but how do you give bath to discus ?
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Which bath ? for what purpose ? which bath you are referering to ? Pl let us know will make a try to explain you .
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Tapan
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| Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:32 am Post subject: Re: discus turning black |
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| Discusolic wrote (View Post):
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In severe condition you need to give them PP bath ( pottasium permaganate ) .
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Hi,
I was refering to this.
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