shayesmommy
Wed Jun 28, 2006, 04:29 PM
ok this is the red spotted green that i took lots of pictures of and posted on here. well he showed a white spot so i turned up the heat. and well its been quite few week and hes always hiding and dark. its mostly just his fin only when i go right up to him
well today he came out. thank god. so i got some pictures.
and he will breath normal and then start fast rapid breathing and then normal again.
this is frustrating.
all the other nine discus are fine and in good heath and playful
to tell you the truth i havent seen him eat in weeks. but when he comes out he doesnt look like hes that super thin.
so he must get something to eat. but whenever he comes out hes always hiding again.
this was one of my first discus and the best one i had. so what the hell went wrong and i wont take any chances in losing this guy, he is one of my favorites.
he looks so not good. his poop is whitish but normal.
no visible signs of illness except the dark skin.
anyways. can i stick him in a 5 gallon bucket for a few weeks to faten him up and feed him medicated food?
im willing to take out half of the water a day and refill it with either aged or tank water whichever u feel best.
whatever it takes.
i dont have metro i dont have the L one or the P medications lOl where i live
but i do have some food with it in it. and i was just not ready to use it so maybe i will just on him in a five gallon bucket.
i have more then just discus in this tank and no other fish are ill or died in the tank when the discus were in there. so it cant be caused by another fish. i had the other fish for a week or two before.
water in the tank is good. i will get the exact amounts if its needed.
i got a air pump too and if the water wasnt good all my other fish would be stressing esspecially since they came with him well three others.
ive always been worried about him but not to the point where i should post. i figured it could be bullyness or just him being the only one to show and to have signs of ich and i took the heat treatment at the first sign and never seen one since.
but its not good.
i think i told you everything.
water changes were every two to three days with about 40% aged water with everything in it.
umm i now take out 5g a day to get rid of left over food and such.
i use a small hose and do ever inch of the gravel. so i dont miss anything.
there diet is frozen food every kind except krill and glass worms (heard they were bad) and they dont touch krill.
mostly mysis and brine shrimp bloodworms chiclid delight umm and some others but not so often and beef heart about once a week.
they also get good life spectrum pellets. and the odd one will eat the flake food for the minnows as they dont eat the pellets.
the flake food is wardlys tropical flakes. i use it for my other fish tanks.
ok i think thats it any help will be greatly apprieciated. i really need your help.
thanks jen.
this is my first time and i may be pariniod cause things were going to good and expected more.
well today he came out. thank god. so i got some pictures.
and he will breath normal and then start fast rapid breathing and then normal again.
this is frustrating.
all the other nine discus are fine and in good heath and playful
to tell you the truth i havent seen him eat in weeks. but when he comes out he doesnt look like hes that super thin.
so he must get something to eat. but whenever he comes out hes always hiding again.
this was one of my first discus and the best one i had. so what the hell went wrong and i wont take any chances in losing this guy, he is one of my favorites.
he looks so not good. his poop is whitish but normal.
no visible signs of illness except the dark skin.
anyways. can i stick him in a 5 gallon bucket for a few weeks to faten him up and feed him medicated food?
im willing to take out half of the water a day and refill it with either aged or tank water whichever u feel best.
whatever it takes.
i dont have metro i dont have the L one or the P medications lOl where i live
but i do have some food with it in it. and i was just not ready to use it so maybe i will just on him in a five gallon bucket.
i have more then just discus in this tank and no other fish are ill or died in the tank when the discus were in there. so it cant be caused by another fish. i had the other fish for a week or two before.
water in the tank is good. i will get the exact amounts if its needed.
i got a air pump too and if the water wasnt good all my other fish would be stressing esspecially since they came with him well three others.
ive always been worried about him but not to the point where i should post. i figured it could be bullyness or just him being the only one to show and to have signs of ich and i took the heat treatment at the first sign and never seen one since.
but its not good.
i think i told you everything.
water changes were every two to three days with about 40% aged water with everything in it.
umm i now take out 5g a day to get rid of left over food and such.
i use a small hose and do ever inch of the gravel. so i dont miss anything.
there diet is frozen food every kind except krill and glass worms (heard they were bad) and they dont touch krill.
mostly mysis and brine shrimp bloodworms chiclid delight umm and some others but not so often and beef heart about once a week.
they also get good life spectrum pellets. and the odd one will eat the flake food for the minnows as they dont eat the pellets.
the flake food is wardlys tropical flakes. i use it for my other fish tanks.
ok i think thats it any help will be greatly apprieciated. i really need your help.
thanks jen.
this is my first time and i may be pariniod cause things were going to good and expected more.