a few days ago i started noticing one of my surviving discus started acting a bit sluggish. he normally has a vorcious appetite and eats anything and everything i feed the inhabitants of that tank, but now he's really fussy and appears to be emaciated. he doesn't touch the flake food, and he eats only a few bits and pieces of the frozen food. of what he does eat, usually, he takes the stuff into his mouth and spits it out.
i noticed his poo tends to be white and stringy. initially, i got freaked out because i thought he was hemoraging his colon or something.
and of course, when the poo detaches, the other fish think it's food and try to eat it, which is starting to alarm me even more. obviously, i don't want an outbreak in the tank.
the ph is about 7.2-.75
temp is 82-84F
ammonia is 0
nitrites are pretty much 0 too
the fish does get picked on, but not too often - usually when he comes too close to the other discus or angelfish.
what sort of infection, if any is it? how do i treat it, and should i start treating the entire lot considering they were chewing that stringy white poo.
i'll try and get some pictures of what it looks like. if i were to describe it. it sorta looks like a white version of frozen blood worms.
i noticed his poo tends to be white and stringy. initially, i got freaked out because i thought he was hemoraging his colon or something.
and of course, when the poo detaches, the other fish think it's food and try to eat it, which is starting to alarm me even more. obviously, i don't want an outbreak in the tank.
the ph is about 7.2-.75
temp is 82-84F
ammonia is 0
nitrites are pretty much 0 too
the fish does get picked on, but not too often - usually when he comes too close to the other discus or angelfish.
what sort of infection, if any is it? how do i treat it, and should i start treating the entire lot considering they were chewing that stringy white poo.
i'll try and get some pictures of what it looks like. if i were to describe it. it sorta looks like a white version of frozen blood worms.