one of my blue diamonds
is contantly scratching his face on the plants..
can anyone tell me what he is doing?
does he have a iritation?
or is it just normal behaviour?
Thanks
Eric
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Wed Jun 23, 2004, 12:58 PM #1Wrigglers
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discus scratching
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Wed Jun 23, 2004, 01:18 PM #2Moderator
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Does he line up infront of it and dart across it?? I have this happen alot i think its more them trying to fight the plant, they need to amuse them self some how..
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Thu Jun 24, 2004, 05:35 PM #3Blue Diamond Discus
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I have one that has a bit of a dash on some of the plants only then it doese a bit of a spin in the middle so I'm with flukes!
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Thu Jun 24, 2004, 11:05 PM #4Hi, I'm New Here!
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That could be. The other possibility is gill flukes. Does he also flick off the bottom of the tank?
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Fri Jun 25, 2004, 09:17 AM #5San Merah Discus
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Could be flukes or maybe the onset of velvet.... Please keep and eye out on that fish.
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Fri Jun 25, 2004, 10:35 AM #6Moderator
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Is gill flukes visible to the eye?? Just wondering because ive heard different responses on this..
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Fri Jun 25, 2004, 03:31 PM #7Hi, I'm New Here!
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Gill flukes are not visible to the eye. They are easily seen under a microscope though.
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Mon Jun 28, 2004, 04:13 AM #8Hi, I'm New Here!
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Jeff is right..try using formalin.
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