Tuesday, July 23, 2013

2013-7-23 disease update

clearly have pathogen in planted tank.  QT new fish 5 weeks and after introduction now 2 maybe 3 fish with the wasting disease sx.  One cured with Jack Wattley's pH lowering technique in QT tank but probably won't work in planted tank.  So added levimisole 5g yesterday.  Fish have all become lethargic and uninterested infood but not overtly in distress.  Read levimasole can cause this.  Will continue in hopes of finding a solution.  I suspect parasites given absence of external disease and little resp distress.  Sx withdrawal, lethargy, reduced/no appetite.

pH lowered to 6.
Nitrates <25. No ammonia nor nitrite.

May have to move all discus to QT tank but that won't remove pathogen from main tank.

http://www.bassleer.com/?cl=en
May look into this for more help.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

2013-7-10

QT day #2 for snakeskin discus with wasting dz.  Dropped pH gradually to 4.7 from 6.0 this am.  Tomorrow will take it to 4.0 per Jack Wattley's rec for treating this.  Discus is eating brine shrimp only.  A little.

Resp 72.

Sunday, July 7, 2013

2013-7-7

Tap water GH 60ppm
Tap water KH 60ppm.
50% water changes weekly.

Aqua water parameters
NH3 high.  no nitrite.  25 nitrate.
I may need to thin plants more.  Suspect that it's harboring bacteria.
GH & KH not much different than tap.

See new discus pix in tank.  Just back from vacation today with them one week in tank.
Golden Melon recurrence of raised lesions along lateral line and at tail along back bone line.

Pretty snakeskin has the discus wasting disease I'm afraid got him to eat today with a little pancure in brine shrimp.  Not hardy appetite but ate.