Discus has gone crazy, (UPDATE, shes starting to recover!)

[Nathan]

i do have prazi, so tomorrow should i do a 50% w/c an get a bag of carbon, an add the prazi? or wait a couple days to see how they get on an if no improvement add the prazi?

[Dee]

Hello Nathan,

I'm with Samir on this one mate, I would do a large water change with fresh clean water the same (close) specs as the current tank water. My call would be the Trichlorfon is wigging the female out.

As for the cycling, hard to say ... but if you are not getting a nitrAte reading, i'd say the tank is not 'completely cycled.

So I would get your water fresh and clean (no meds etc) and make sure your filters are cycled fully, then go from there. Hopefully after a few days she will settle down again. Keep up the water changes for now ... minimum 30% every 2nd day.

Keep us posted mate.

Cheers,

Dee

[samir]

maybe let them recover first. do daily water changes till they improve ,a little salt and a uv sterilizer will control the flukes for a bit.

[Nathan]

thanx for that, first thing tomorrow ill be doing a big w/c grab a bag of carbon, post accurate water specs, an hopefully try an relax a little.

thanx for that guys, especially at such early hours of the morning!

[nicholas76]

carbon = biozorb

[Nathan]

i have a uv sterliser in the tank, are u able to get biozorb from LFS or just APW?

[sammigold]

You working for these guys now Nick? ^ LOL

[nicholas76]

Lol

Sammi ive just never had my tank looking so clean before.
Charcoal filtration is awsum.

APW have it cheaper than the LFS. Whilts your at it, get a nitro zorb pack too

[Nathan]

well my LFS didnt have it so i just got some acitvated carbon, i made an order from APW a couple nights ago an ordered the nita zorb.

anyway heres an update, my water params are

ph 6.8
ammo 0
nitrite 0ppm
nitrate 1-2.0 ppm
temp 29-30

i did a big 50% w/c this morning an added the carbon to my HOB filter an also added salt, they seem to be more calm an she hasnt freaked out yet.

ill keep you all posted though

[Nathan]

well i did a the water change yesterday an added the carbon, this mroning i fed them an its the first time in a week she has eaten anything an also the first time ive been able to have a good look at her, shes not looking to good.

to me it looks like thermal shock but im not sure how this is possible because the water i put in was exactly the same temp.

this is only on the one side of her, can anyone help?