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Food usualy. Somtimes I "clear out" my fish by adding salt. Salt works as a laxitive. I am not sure how bad some salt would be on a discus.
Not much you can do about impaction, the first time I lost one to it it was easily the best looking discus I've ever owned. I called every breeder and importer I knew out here and they all said it happens and there's nothing that can be done.
It's a result of over eating and unlucky digestion - can happen to anything. Same concept as a person being constipated, except fish don't deal with it too well.
It's a result of over eating and unlucky digestion - can happen to anything. Same concept as a person being constipated, except fish don't deal with it too well.
Ziggy, I think that a lot of the discus that are being sold retail are doomed from the start....Most of these are imported from Asia and have internal parasites/diseases....They may seem fine for months, then they will stop eating a little, darken up, clamp up the fins and they're gone.....Sorry to hear about your loss....I know it is frustrating.
I was reading TFH and Wattley was mentioning his discus food formula and the use of garlic to control parasites and disease. I've had it happen too. To many times. Just not to wild about making my own discus food. Anybody follow Wattley try this?
I've heard about the garlic, never tried it myself. When I know my discus have parasites I treat them with metro laced food.
However, making your own discus food is going to give you better growth and more brilliant color then any single commercially produced food I know of - it's also a lot cheaper.
However, making your own discus food is going to give you better growth and more brilliant color then any single commercially produced food I know of - it's also a lot cheaper.