Is This Discus Looks Stunned?
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Blondielovesfish
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Vin Swords
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180g - typical 6 footer.
I wonder Why do you asked?
I wonder Why do you asked?
Blondielovesfish
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I ask because fish often become stunted if they're kept in inappropriately sized tanks, I was just making sure that was not the case for your Discus 
How long have you had him?
How long have you had him?
Ahh the little Blue Cobalts/Diamonds always seem to look really ropey and depressed and odd colours for ages when they are young, I always found they took longer to mature into nice colours than any other discus!
That said.... two things... no three things....
1- Check your water stats! Doesn't matter if the other fish are fine, young discus are more sensitive than older ones and if one isn't happy... there is a reason.
2- Worm the discus!! It is important to worm discus at least once/twice a year, especially when young. Kusuri Discus Wormer 5g will set you back all of about £7 on ebay and will treat the tank several times over. It may save the fish.
3- Check the fish's diet, I know some of the big discus breeders really push beefheart as a good diet and really, it isn't all that ideal. Make sure the fish is getting a good mixed diet of frozen foods (bloodworm, krill, mysis, brineshrimp, discus mix and a little beefheart) and a good quality sinking pellet like Prima or Novo Discus etc.
And I suppose it goes along with checking water quality but had a fair few discus keepers recently at work who's KH had crashed and the PH had dropped. Am not sure of exact reason the the RO water (I am assuming you are using RO!) is unstable and if the KH drops, the PH does, not sure if temperature affects it as only thing my customers had in common was high temps!
TMC do an dH/KH buffer that stabilises the RO if that is a problem, not confusing their Discus Remineraliser which is just minerals, nothing to stabilise water chemistry.
And lastly... check your temperatures, its been horribly hot and while people are generally under the impression that discus like 30+ degrees Celsius temperatures... the really don't. Unless breeding, I would never have kept mine about 27 degrees Celsius. Depending on what he was used to, you might find he is too hot/lacking in oxygen?
And whilst I am still thinking on it... is he getting harassed or bullied by other fish?
That said.... two things... no three things....
1- Check your water stats! Doesn't matter if the other fish are fine, young discus are more sensitive than older ones and if one isn't happy... there is a reason.
2- Worm the discus!! It is important to worm discus at least once/twice a year, especially when young. Kusuri Discus Wormer 5g will set you back all of about £7 on ebay and will treat the tank several times over. It may save the fish.
3- Check the fish's diet, I know some of the big discus breeders really push beefheart as a good diet and really, it isn't all that ideal. Make sure the fish is getting a good mixed diet of frozen foods (bloodworm, krill, mysis, brineshrimp, discus mix and a little beefheart) and a good quality sinking pellet like Prima or Novo Discus etc.
And I suppose it goes along with checking water quality but had a fair few discus keepers recently at work who's KH had crashed and the PH had dropped. Am not sure of exact reason the the RO water (I am assuming you are using RO!) is unstable and if the KH drops, the PH does, not sure if temperature affects it as only thing my customers had in common was high temps!
TMC do an dH/KH buffer that stabilises the RO if that is a problem, not confusing their Discus Remineraliser which is just minerals, nothing to stabilise water chemistry.
And lastly... check your temperatures, its been horribly hot and while people are generally under the impression that discus like 30+ degrees Celsius temperatures... the really don't. Unless breeding, I would never have kept mine about 27 degrees Celsius. Depending on what he was used to, you might find he is too hot/lacking in oxygen?
And whilst I am still thinking on it... is he getting harassed or bullied by other fish?
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Vin Swords
Fishaholic
hi there,
thanks for the reply... someone also told me about this blue diamond take longer to grow. it seems like true..
water is good.. i dont have test kit but i can tell ( 30 years of fish keeping.. lol) i do warm now and then.. kusuri do wonder i have to say. i do feed all kinda foods and good flakes..
now.. iam have bit of issue with water, had enough with ro+ mins and now i started mix 20 tap to 80 ro.. Bristol water pushing tds at 600+.. fook knows what in it.. my tank water is ph6 tds 150 mark. temp is 28c.. but running 30+ these days.
about bulling may a problem as there is lot my wild angels starting to pair up.. and i dont want to breed or sell. kinda doin my head in now.
thanks for the reply... someone also told me about this blue diamond take longer to grow. it seems like true..
water is good.. i dont have test kit but i can tell ( 30 years of fish keeping.. lol) i do warm now and then.. kusuri do wonder i have to say. i do feed all kinda foods and good flakes..
now.. iam have bit of issue with water, had enough with ro+ mins and now i started mix 20 tap to 80 ro.. Bristol water pushing tds at 600+.. fook knows what in it.. my tank water is ph6 tds 150 mark. temp is 28c.. but running 30+ these days.
about bulling may a problem as there is lot my wild angels starting to pair up.. and i dont want to breed or sell. kinda doin my head in now.
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