How easily discus can get spooked!!!

[Dan]

Hey guys,

I was just reminded how easily discus get spooked.
I'll just set the scene here.
I have 2 tanks, Planted on top and malawi on bottom.
I switched my planted tank lights off which have discus in.
about 20 mins later I remembered i hadn't fed my malawis yet so when i walked towards the aquarium and adjusted the bottom tanks glass lid a little i hear a bolt in the top aquarium.

Switched on the light for the discus tank and this is what i saw :(
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/aquariumsrus/IMG_7337.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/aquariumsrus/IMG_7338.jpg

What it looked like a second ago.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/aquariumsrus/steve%20discus/IMG_7233.jpg

Sooooo annoyed with myself such a beautiful fish ruined in a second!

Now just hoping it'll heal quickly and without infection!

Gonna see how badly it really was tomorow and let it rest tonight.

[nicholas76]

ouch what a mess...

i use a night light for my fish room and I usually never re enter or actually turn the lights back on untill the morning.

When i do turn the lights back on I usually wait about 5 minutes before i go back into the room to avoid what happened to you.

id use a quarantine tank and nurse this guy back to some sort of health. Infection and subsequent ilnnesses are possible from this type of battering

put a post in the emergency section :)

good luck

[Dan]

Hey
Cheers Nicholas

This is what he looked like this morning

1 side this
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/aquariumsrus/IMG_7339.jpg
the other this
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/aquariumsrus/IMG_7342.jpg


Besides that hes all fine doesnt' seem to bother him or that he notices.

Cheers
Dan

[nicholas76]

ok not as bad as I first thought!


Id look at using a product that will assist in preventing fungas infection, encourage slime coat reproduction and somthing that will ease the stress a tad.

melafix or somthing like that ..

[scott bowler]

that will be ok dan things like that happen , like nic said just keep an eye on it just in case he gets a infection , but it is nothing to worry about, good luck with it .

[Dan]

Cheers Nick and scott!

I guess it just adds to the fun of keepin discus :lol:

[nicholas76]

LOl

i think most of us have elavated stress levels more than anything