sounds like there is some progress... Keep up on the heat and salt treatment with a minumun of a 70% water changes daily if you can for a few more days. You want to keep the water as clean as possible.
Need help all the discus are going south!
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I sent the wife after some meds today. I told her to fund the best option for external bacteria and this is what she git. I know it won't be as good as what you have suggested but its what is available locally. Will it even help?
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Melafix and Primafix are what I use when receiving new shipments to prevent bacterial or fungal infections. They are not effective when there is already a problem, you'll need to find kanamycin/kanaplex if salt treatment does not clear up the slime coat problem.
If it's bacterial you don't want to heat up the water any more than you have to... Bacteria loves warm water.
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I've used both pima and mela fix and worked great after about 3 treatments, just do exactly what it says on the bottle and if its not to late your discus should recover just dont expect immediate results after one dosage.
Ouch... Yea not looking too good. They are stressing bad. Bacterial and slime coat issue for sure!
If it was me I would qt them in a smaller bare bottom tank by themselves and do heat, salt and a kanaplex treatment with a 80% water change daily with a full tank wipe down each time. Also, add additional air stones as well as oxygen may be depleted with treatment. If you can't get you hands on kanamycin try mardel maracyn or tetracycline which is available at you local petsmart and petcos
What are the water parameters?
Also, The sand may be harboring a bunch of nasties as well.
If it was me I would qt them in a smaller bare bottom tank by themselves and do heat, salt and a kanaplex treatment with a 80% water change daily with a full tank wipe down each time. Also, add additional air stones as well as oxygen may be depleted with treatment. If you can't get you hands on kanamycin try mardel maracyn or tetracycline which is available at you local petsmart and petcos
What are the water parameters?
Also, The sand may be harboring a bunch of nasties as well.
Bacterial infections I treat at 75 degrees and I also like kanamycin for an antibiotic. 86 is just a crazy temperature for treating bacterial infections. I'd drop it as low as the discus can tolerate temporarily.
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