help needed

[OwNz2009]

hey guys my discus was well intill today it has a little graze on its side and it was swimming in a perfect circle motion...
now its back to normal following the male like nothing is going on?
this happened to anyone before ?

[Hollowman]

It may have been startled and damaged itself on some tank decor. Keep an eye on the graze it will heal on it's own, just keep up the water changes and pristine tank conditions.

[OwNz2009]

yea there was some twigs in the tank so i removed them from the tank they have more room now it seams to be swimming normal now but why was it swimming in a circle in the first place ?

[Hollowman]

Shock / disorientated / stressed

[OwNz2009]

ok i hope i dont lose her and she is alright only had her 3 weeks

[OwNz2009]

she is getting worst the swirlig around is happening more and she is darting across the top of the water also.

have done a water change and put her in a tank where there is just a filter and no objects anything else that might help worried i am going to lose her

[OwNz2009]

she is now lay on the bottom of the tank panting her heart out i dont htink she will make it threw the night totally gutted

[Hollowman]

I am sorry to hear that :cry:

At this stage maybe too late to do anything. Not sure what to suggest. I think it is very rare to recover from this spinning disease.

[OwNz2009]

what is spinning disease caused by ? i bought these as a pair had her for 2 weeks so im pritty torn up about it

[OwNz2009]

still alive this morning just done a 50% water change again and i will do another 50% later on see if that picks it up.
its not spinning around no more its just lay flat on the bottom

[OwNz2009]

hey all just an update got home and she sadly was gone words cant explain how gutted i am !

[Hollowman]

Sad news, but from reading and what I have heard from other more experienced keepers, the recovery from this disease is seldom achieved. I think before you see any outward signs, it is already too late.

Possibly they were already compromised before you got them.

Dont give up, we have all had set-backs, but we learn from them.

H

[OwNz2009]

just another hurdle to get over i guess i bought them as a pair 2 weeks back and cost me alot of money as was bought as eruption discus really wanted to try and breed them but now i have a male without a female the pain !!

[Hollowman]

Who did you buy them from ?

[OwNz2009]

from ebay mate i have sorted it with them they have no more pairs but have 10 mixed strains of discus so i get a pair growing them on !
what i dont mind as i have a 5 foot tank they can go in to pair off with but what is the best way to try and get them to pair what tank decor i mean