Discus help

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From my exp. a discus will just mysteriously "fall out" and wither away. Sometimes from social stress but many times for no apparent reason at all. Sometimes fish just don't fit in to a group for one reason or another. That being said I wouldn't rush to medicating your tank if the other fish are in good health.

Hate to say it but usually the best course w/ discus is to maintain optimal condtions and hope for the best and these things work themselves out. . . one way or another.

I think Hillbilly has a tank full of discus that didn't "fit in" in other groups. Remember discus are still cichlids. I'm not pointing the finger at pwn-age being your culprit, but it's something to be aware of. In small groups you end up with a "runt" at the bottom of the pecking order many times.
 
Yeah, I do have a "runt" tank with about 20 discus in it. Some people would just cull them, but I can't throw a discus out. :grinno: They can make a decent display on their own, once they are no longer under stress, filling out and eating well.
 
hillbilly;3254978; said:
Yeah, I do have a "runt" tank with about 20 discus in it. Some people would just cull them, but I can't throw a discus out. :grinno: They can make a decent display on their own, once they are no longer under stress, filling out and eating well.
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I know you have some sweet fish in that tank! I was impressed when I found out their origin. I don't like giving up on fish either.

As you mentioned before though removing them often gives way to another filling the social bottom rung. To me it's just kind of part of the territory in dealing with discus. You just have to roll with it.
 
Thankyou for all the info i will keep an eye on this fish for now and i wiil keep you updated as to how it is doing. I Have had this discus for almost 7 months now and it is the largest one i have. I have been doing alot of reading this week and i found the the jerking and twitching could be caused from her wanting to mate. Well i guess time will tell thanks again.
 
Well, all I can say is good luck to you. Yesterday, you had the fish 5 months, it was timid, had stopped eating, and was hiding all the time. Today, you have had it 7 months, it is your largest fish, and it is trying to attract a mate. Very confusing! :screwy:
 
Sorry for the confusion it is 5 months old I guess it was a late night lol. Well i have had it for five months. I dont really know how old it is. It is my largest though I have a pic in my gallery of it along with a few others. Most of the time it is hiding in a rock fomation. It will not come out even when the food hits the tank. But when it is out it seems to be tagging along with my snake skin. I was just trying to state yesturday that i had read that the twitching the fish is getting could be related to
it wanting to spawn. I am new to discus and still learning thier habbits. I have never liked putting a treatment in my tank unless i really really have to. The biggest problem i have is trying to figure out what is really wrong with them if anything. I was looking for different stuff to look for maybe to help me further my knowledge with theses fish so i can maybe have them for many years
 
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