Hey guys,
I am thinking i have an internal parasite problem in one of my discus. He is about 5'', water temps are always around 85, nitrates 0, nitrites 0, ammonia 0, ph 6.6, strong filtration, wc's daily at a min of 50%, lots of other kinds of fish in the tank. White feces, doesn't look slimy just one single strand. Hasn't really eaten that i can see in the last couple days. Abdomen looks normal, could be slightly bloated, but looks ok. No popeye, no discoloration, fins aren't clamped, slight hiding, no balance issues. Thinking about doing a metro treatment without large water changes. I have done several metro treatements in the past every time with WCs but when i read this article on simplydiscus.com, i noticed they say with internal parasites and bacteria you want to limit the amount of WCs because it will actually make the problem worse. I don't if this is truth, but i know metro is a good overall parasite supplement and i have some handy.
What does everyone think?
I am thinking i have an internal parasite problem in one of my discus. He is about 5'', water temps are always around 85, nitrates 0, nitrites 0, ammonia 0, ph 6.6, strong filtration, wc's daily at a min of 50%, lots of other kinds of fish in the tank. White feces, doesn't look slimy just one single strand. Hasn't really eaten that i can see in the last couple days. Abdomen looks normal, could be slightly bloated, but looks ok. No popeye, no discoloration, fins aren't clamped, slight hiding, no balance issues. Thinking about doing a metro treatment without large water changes. I have done several metro treatements in the past every time with WCs but when i read this article on simplydiscus.com, i noticed they say with internal parasites and bacteria you want to limit the amount of WCs because it will actually make the problem worse. I don't if this is truth, but i know metro is a good overall parasite supplement and i have some handy.
What does everyone think?
