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Discus stress - 'dark.'
- Thread starter protocl
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Blackened discus= big trouble. It looks like is a disease caused by a virus which weaken the imune system. The fish will fight against the virus but must be helped against secondary bacterial infections with antibiotics. If that's your case you may lost some fish. Later I'll describe my experience with that disease. You can find pictures online with discus afected by this disease.
That kinda made me chuckle..because all I thought about was "Blackened Discus with lemon and butter" lol..like that dude on MFK who ate his Midas when it died.flo77 said:Blackened discus= big trouble.
The fish which survive to this disease gets imunity but can spread the virus.
Last december I had 6 happy discus in my 75 gal tank and I bought 2 other from a local breeder(because bobby is so much involved on this forum I have too mention that IS NOT BOBBY). The fish were absoluty gorgeous but it looks like they spread the virus in my tank. After 2-3 days all the other discus start to blacken, the 2 new discus were OK. I start to treat all tank with Eritromicin, half dose because I had Cardinal Tetra in that tank. I've lost 3 discus but I saved other 3. The 2 new discus were unafected by the virus.
I can't say nothing about the fish at Sierra because I didn't see them, but anybody can have their own conclusions.
Looking forward to hear more opinions from the discus people on this forum.
Late edit after saw protcl's posting: Protcl please don't jump to any conclusion before positevely identify your fish problem. They maybe only stressed...Compare your fish with the pictures available online.
Last december I had 6 happy discus in my 75 gal tank and I bought 2 other from a local breeder(because bobby is so much involved on this forum I have too mention that IS NOT BOBBY). The fish were absoluty gorgeous but it looks like they spread the virus in my tank. After 2-3 days all the other discus start to blacken, the 2 new discus were OK. I start to treat all tank with Eritromicin, half dose because I had Cardinal Tetra in that tank. I've lost 3 discus but I saved other 3. The 2 new discus were unafected by the virus.
I can't say nothing about the fish at Sierra because I didn't see them, but anybody can have their own conclusions.
Looking forward to hear more opinions from the discus people on this forum.
Late edit after saw protcl's posting: Protcl please don't jump to any conclusion before positevely identify your fish problem. They maybe only stressed...Compare your fish with the pictures available online.
wonder how it tasted.Spyral said:That kinda made me chuckle..because all I thought about was "Blackened Discus with lemon and butter" lol..like that dude on MFK who ate his Midas when it died.flo77 said:Blackened discus= big trouble.
Probably, burnt discus sounds even funnier.
spyral - its called "dirty" or "peppering" when they have black spots on the body or dark fins.... actually these fish are allot easier to breed cause they dont have a problem secreting that mucus food for there young... the really clean discus are usually your grade A pigeon, or marboro.... and they typically cant raise there own fry but you have to have suiter parents for there young.
Every one of my discus have dark fins.... not willing to pay 80+ dollars for grade A clean fish that will give me trouble with breeding later.
Every one of my discus have dark fins.... not willing to pay 80+ dollars for grade A clean fish that will give me trouble with breeding later.
Well, my discuses are not blacken in any way, I guess still not comfortable yet.
There was a cucumber floating around, I grabbe it with my 20" tweezers and then all 3 if them formed a defensive barrier!!!
Kinda funny and interesting.
Oh well...
Hey sandnuka: what do you feed your discuses?
There was a cucumber floating around, I grabbe it with my 20" tweezers and then all 3 if them formed a defensive barrier!!!
Kinda funny and interesting.
Oh well...
Hey sandnuka: what do you feed your discuses?
probably a month or longer of hand feeding (well hand in the tank with bloodworms) but they didnt start comin to my hand until itleast a month or so..... they are a really skittish fish, the more you just sit in front of the tank and watch them... the faster they get used to you... if you have to net one, or move around decor in the tank, starts all over.
we need to see some pictures!
we need to see some pictures!
i guess, its gonna be a long ride...oh yea, ill post them!sandnuka said:probably a month or longer of hand feeding (well hand in the tank with bloodworms) but they didnt start comin to my hand until itleast a month or so..... they are a really skittish fish, the more you just sit in front of the tank and watch them... the faster they get used to you... if you have to net one, or move around decor in the tank, starts all over.
we need to see some pictures!