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    Sick discus

    Hey guys,
    new to the discus scene and having only just acquired my first ever discus.
    I've received this fellas from a partial trade today.
    Though noticed one has some problems






    Seems to be suffering from pop eye or cloudy eye? Possibly from stress during transportation, acclimatizing or netting them out.

    I've done any immediate water change of 40-50%
    and dosed salt, temp is 27 its currently set on 30

    also the fins have some white seams?? not quite sure and it swims with its fins clamped.
    Seems to be some growth on its mouth? and some wierd flaky things on its side and under its body.

    Also things on its gills?
    Only one is affected

    here is a healthy one


    Cheers

    ps sorry bout the pics, just using the digital camera, ill use the slr later

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    White edge is burn either from ammonia during transit or ph shock or both? The closing eyes is an opportunistic infection caused by stress ( again ph or ammonia) clean water keep temp at 30c why are new fish in with your geo's you should keep all new arrivals separate for a few weeks also try and keep that tank spotless till the fish recover

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    ok no worries, thanks for that.

    Don't really have a quarantine tank tbh, though i will see if i can get one tomorrow

    edit: what about the stuff on its mouth? and on the gills?

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    also from the burn, if you look at my altums you'll see it too, though not as bad as your fish, mine recovered in a week-10 days with good tlc

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    ok its looking better today, though when it swims things fly off it ?
    doing another 50% water change, everyone else seems to be fine. I'll keep you guys updated

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    he is much better today, eye has cleared up and the mouth fungal? is gone. Fins are abit tattered but its ok now . Just Ammonia burns i reckon, thanks again guys!

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