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Re: Lone Adult Discus
I've had success with somethingphishy.com - they have a great selection of Asian-based strains, including the diamond blues I recently picked up. Their shipping is top-notch, with well-insulated packaging and heating pads. Another option is SimplyDiscus.com, although they're ...

Re: Scratches or fungal infection on skin of Blue?

Update on my blue discus - healing's coming along nicely. Looks like it was just those scratches after all, like many of you initially thought. I appreciate the input, thanks for helping me out.

Re: Scratches or fungal infection on skin of Blue?

Originally posted by seaquake

Post #3. Are WC's 90% once a week or 30% every 2 days. If it's 30% every three days, that is not 90% new water in the tank in a week. Some of that 30% is water you changed 2 days prior to each WC is also removed.

I ...

Re: Scratches or fungal infection on skin of Blue?

I'm in agreement with the others on the salt treatment, but definitely in a QT tank, not the show tank. You've got a pretty diverse community going on, I'd love to know more about the other residents. What's the tank's inhabitants like?

Re: Scratches or fungal infection on skin of Blue?

I truly appreciate the insight you both have shared, it's like having the headlights turned back up after driving through a tunnel with severely dimmed visibility. I've been told that tonic salt for freshwater fish is similar to aspirin for humans ...

Re: Scratches or fungal infection on skin of Blue?

Salt in my show tank is a no-go - it'd kill all my plants. I've dealt with White Cotton before, it's a fungal infection. Typically, I treat with tetracycline in a hospital tank or bucket.

I do have multiple stumps in the tank that could've caused ...

Re: Scratches or fungal infection on skin of Blue?

Actually, I do 90% water changes weekly or 30% every 2 days, not 30% every 5-7 days. I've been considering the possibility of White Cotton Slime Stains, but I'm not entirely convinced. Deepsea mentioned the fish might have gotten stuck behind ...

Problem

1. I've got a discus with some issues and I'm hoping to get some insight. The blue male discus in the picture has some white scratches on its scales. I'm wondering if these could be from recent battles with other males or maybe even from the wood in the tank. This is the only fish with a ...