Kevin-Mc
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Hello all, I am new to this forum and looking for some advice. I have a discus fish that is 18 months old. A few months back he started getting cotton growths and hole in the head. I have treated him several times in a hospital tank and raise the temp to 94 degrees for 4 days along with “API general cure” and this usually cures home for a few months. However the last two times it seems as if he gets skin growth inside his mouth. A layer of skin that grows down from the top of his head. Which makes him have to open his mouth really wide just to get air. He will go after food but can’t get it to suck in.
I treated him with the above treatment with “API general cure” and “fin and body cure”, the blockage goes away within a day or two. I kept the water at 94 for 5 days and kept on with the treatment of the two meds for 10 days. Put him back in the 75 gal and he was acting like he never was sick. Social with the other discus, eating extremely well, showing dominance (he’s 2nd in charge)
Anyway, I can’t figure out what this is and if it’s treatable or if I am just going to have to put him in the hospital tank every two months. It’s terrible to watch him go through this.
His illness hasn’t effected the other fish. I hope someone knows of a permanent fix.
I attached some videos, I just moved him so his slime coat was going crazy when I took these
Normal tank conditions:
75 gal, 83 degrees F, weekly water changes, large canister filter (for 150 gal). I have 6 discus and 2 angel fish, a few smaller fish like otos, kuhli loaches, rummy nose, red tail shark.
I treated him with the above treatment with “API general cure” and “fin and body cure”, the blockage goes away within a day or two. I kept the water at 94 for 5 days and kept on with the treatment of the two meds for 10 days. Put him back in the 75 gal and he was acting like he never was sick. Social with the other discus, eating extremely well, showing dominance (he’s 2nd in charge)
Anyway, I can’t figure out what this is and if it’s treatable or if I am just going to have to put him in the hospital tank every two months. It’s terrible to watch him go through this.
His illness hasn’t effected the other fish. I hope someone knows of a permanent fix.
I attached some videos, I just moved him so his slime coat was going crazy when I took these
Normal tank conditions:
75 gal, 83 degrees F, weekly water changes, large canister filter (for 150 gal). I have 6 discus and 2 angel fish, a few smaller fish like otos, kuhli loaches, rummy nose, red tail shark.
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