Discus Loss Of Appetite Not Eating Aggressively As He Did Once

[jlara0429]

hey everyone i just need some help to see what can be the problem as to why my blue diamond discus has lost his appetite. when i first bought him about 4 weeks ago i was feeding him bloodworms and he was eating normally like 3 times a day. now he is eating less and less as the days go on i feed him bloodworms still but he eats alittle bit than spits it back out. i checked the water parameters and constantly im doing water changes about 20% the paramters are ph 6.6 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 10. the tank is fully cycled I have two marineland filters running the temp is at 84 the size of the tank is a 55 gallon.Currently I have about 25 other fish in their with him and just 1 discus.
Current fish i have in their are
1 Cory catfish
1 pictus catfish
2 honey sunset gouramis
2 Dwarf Gouramis
1 German Blue ram 1 Bolivian ram
5 Pristella tetras
2 White Diamond Tetras
1 Cherry barb
1 Botia Kubotai
4 Red finned tetras
3 Rasboras
1 Blue diamond discus.

If anybody can help me diagnose the problem please i would really appreciated i observe the discus and his poop is not white or anything is still coming out black i havent seen any signs of aggression from any other tank mates.

 

[roadmaster]

Would try to offer a variety of foods as opposed to just the bloodworms. If the fish does not eat what you offer and other fish don't clean up the food,then removing the food that is left will be needed to prevent it from fouling the water.
Bits of frozen,(thawed and chopped )Krill,Pellet foods,freezedried crickets,Flake foods, color bits,spirulina pellets or flake,bits of chopped earthworms,chopped shrimp, and maybe once or twice a week bloodworms and maybe once a week beefheart.
If the fish becomes focused on eating only one food (bloodworms), they will not receive the nutrition they need for healthy growth and could become sickly.
Fish may refuse new foods at first but remove what they refuse and try again later with same or other food. Eventually ,the fish will become hungry enough to accept the new foods.
I have had to fast them for three to four days at times to get them and other cichlids to accept new foods.Some folks for whatever reason have trouble doing this and continue to offer the one type of food and the fishes health becomes at risk over the long haul.
Variety of foods, and lot's of clean water will provide the best benefit's for most species of fishes In my opinion.

 

[jlara0429]

Hey fishaholic Thanks for your reply i hope you can help me in succeeding in keeping a variety of community fish , my discus is a juvenile and its about approximately 3.5 inches, i currently am doing 20 to 25% water changes every 2 days , as because i read that discus like pristine water and so do rams, and im pretty sure the other fish wouldn' t mind . Currently i don t see any signs of stress or discoloration his fins look perfectly fine he has no clamped fins, he swims actively all around the tank and interacts well with all my current fish. today i performed a water change and rearrange the tank with more plants. Also for his diet i was only feeding him only bloodworms but barely with mixed it up Ocean Plus Brine shrimp flakes , I also had recently purchased beefheart but stopped because it was really messy i still have here but havent continued I also have cichlid pellets from Omega One and Spectrum grow by NewLife but havent continued to feed that only bloodworms, please guys get back to me i would really appreciated and looking forward to your advice it will be gladly taken. today i fed him beefheart and a couple of flakes he is mostly picking at the bottom when it lands in the gravel because before he used to wait patiently at the top for the bloodworms i guess he likes to take his time, but he did eat a good amount of pellets and beefheart that i gave to him