Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for ick on discus. At the moment it's very minor but could potentially be an issue. I generally use quick cure for my community tanks and was wondering if this is good/bad for discus..
discus and ick
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what temp is the water? i've heard that it is very rare to have discus with ick because the temp for discus should be in the high 80 degrees
Ich seldom occurs with discus especially as the temperature they are kept in is too high for ich. What is your temperature currently? Did you quarantine your new fish? Always quarantine every new fish for a bare minimum of at least four weeks.
I agree. It's highly unlikely discus will ever get ich unless they are kept in horrible conditions. I have personally never seen ich on discus, and I've been keeping them for many years. Ocassionly, discus can get a few white pimples that may look like ick. This condition has something to do with the fish's slime coat, not sure what, but it's not ick. This almost always clears up on it's own after water changes. If fact, almost anytime a person is having problems with discus, the problem can be traced backed to too few, or not large enough water changes. Discus are very hardy, provided that they always have clean, warm water. Problems develop when water quality starts slipping. So, I suggest not to panic, do some water changes, and see if the problem clears up after a few days.
Hi.. I agree with Darrell/Hillbilly... It is very unusual for discus to get ick at those temps.. You've already bumped up the temp now do a lot of water changes and see how it goes.. Sometimes discus get white areas.. not really ick.. and it seems to be related to either stress or the tank conditions.. You say new discus tank..2 weeks.. how long was the tank running/cycled before adding the discus? Are there any other tankmates? What are your water parameters and water change schedule and how large are the discus? All these things come into play.. But for discus usually the water changes and temps solve a lot of the problems.. not overnight but rather quickly.. Don't medicate unless you know there is a specific problem that needs to be treated with a specific medication.. If the condition persists, please post pics so we can see if we can help.. Good luck with the discus... Sue
its starting to clear up a bit on all but one fish now.. The temp is 88 tank mates are 8 cory cats one pleco and I added some ghost shrimp for tankmates/snacks today. There are 19 discus all about 3" water changes are coming 50% twice a week right now
blackhawkpowers;2898779; said:
Well, I have no idea the size of your tank, but with a big bio-load like that, you would be wise to continue this water changing routine permanently. Perhaps even increase it. Discus thrive on high protein food, and this quickly fouls water. By the time a nitrate test shows an increase, the water has long been fouled. This fact confuses a lot of newer discus keepers. They think because their water tests "fine" on those low quality hobbyist tests kits, that they don't need to do a water change. However, the discus know better, and will tell you by slower growth, and declining health over the long term.
