 the bacteria multiplying and this is not what you want, but rather lowering the temp. Hopefully Dirk can answer here, but in the meantime please tell me more of what and how this fish has been treated over the last 2 weeks.
Hole in the head disease?
It sounds like either HITH or a bacterial infection. I recently had trouble with a bacterial infection that (in Rams) also produced that "hole in the head" look. I had a discus that contracted it but the only symptoms in the discus were popeye, darkening and loss of appetite. It cleared up after I isolated and dosed him with a mix of stuff including Metro (which is also what you want for flagellates which cause HITH) but it would probably be best to figure out what's causing the problem before doing anything, as I think temperatures should probably be raised if it's HITH but lowered if it's bacterial. You should probably wait for an expert first, but if you're desperate to try something I'd say Metro would be your best bet.
Hith is what I was worried about...
And what size is this main tank??
Quinton, a photo would really help if you can.
You say the fish was eating normally.....what are you feeding? And excuse the question, but what colour poop was this fish excreting and what colour is the faeces of the other fishes that are in the main tank.
Then a side question, what filtration are you running on this tank, as I personally think a 500litre water change per week is too excessive for adult discus. With effective filtration it would be healthier to do more regular but smaller water changes.
I think it is a bad case of hith that might got infected by now.
Once it went this far it is not easy saving a fish like that.
But Dirk will know best to help you!
Firstly, let me say that you have been asked questions by pHishman, Joshua Tree and PsyXe, because of the symptoms that you have reported for specific reasons. The symptoms on your fish are caused by an acute infection of flagellate organisms, to the point that the whole half of the fishes face is literally falling off. He may recover, but he will need extremely good treatment if he is to be given a chance.
So the problem is caused by the flagellate organisms causing what is called hole in the head disease. This is one of the biggest killers in discus keeping and I would estimate it to be responsible for about 90% of discus deaths. The disease can be combated to some extent by the immune system of the fish but only if it is fed correctly.
I have written an extensive post in feeding your discus on http://www.apsa.co.za/xenforo/threads/how-to-feed-your-discus-or-other-fishes-as-well.3076/ on which there was a significant discussion about how to actually feed your discus. I do not know where you got the advice of feeding your discus with bloodworms and Tetra bits, but that is totally and utterly inadequate and is the reason for your problem. Discus need to be fed a number of times per day not only once per day. If you want to keep discus successfully you are going to have to do something about this not later, but immediately, or else all of your fishes are going to die off shortly, and I am not exaggerating.
I would now do a treatment with metronidazole at 20 Mg / litre for the infected fish. Move the tank temp up to 30-32 C and aerate strongly because oxygen solubility is low at these high temps. On your other fishes you should do a treatment with Metronidazole of at least 10 Mg / litre. On all tanks do a 30-40% water change after three days and repeat the treatment. Metro does nothing to your filters or plants so you can use it safely. You can do a third treatment on your sick fish as well.
Metronidazole is the active ingredient of many human medications such as Flagyl and many generics, ask your chemist, but he may not want to give it to you without a prescription from a vet.
Then you need to get decent food. I have a good friend who breeds discus in Durban and can give you his contact details by pm. He feeds foods that he gets from me which cover the spectrum of what you need. You urgently need a discus food mix containing vegetables which is high in vitamin C.
Finally, I would like to say that this problem does not go away after this treatment. It lurks around all the time as the parasites are not killed completely by this treatment. It is for this reason that I and pHishman have now obtained discus from Germany that are completely free of these parasites, which we keep separately from all other discus and other fishes and these fishes are far more healthy, grow larger and show much better colour. The ongoing infection with flagellates has convinced me after keeping and breeding discus since 1988 that parasite free are the only long term solution to this ongoing problem such as what you see in your poor fish. I hope he recovers, but he will need a lot of TLC.
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thank you @ dirk b, I did not even realise I have been feeding incorrectly,I will read your link and correct my errors there, I will definitely start treatment today,will treat my main tank as well as the quarantined fish, Thank you all for the replies, I will update on progress.
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- Lincoln
- 13-04-18
Decent story ruined by bad narration
Story was ok, despite a few clunky descriptions and pieces of dialogue here and there. It borrowed the Lovecraftian Mythos, but not the style, playing it as a much more action packed adventure than one of Lovecraft's doomed narratives. The narrator was truly terrible however. Poor delivery, screeching voice, monotone, and with some of the worst accents I've ever heard. If I read the sequel, I will read, not listen to it as it's the same narrator.
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- MichaelParrish
- 05-12-16
Original spin on modern-day Lovecraft
Where does Red Equinox rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It was definitely among the better Audible purchases in my library. She gave Becca a solid voice and kept the narrative smooth throughout.
What other book might you compare Red Equinox to and why?
This is a hard comparison to make. You can't fairly compare this to Stross' Laundry files because those have a more comedic bent than this. If I had to draw a nearest comparison to another title I'd choose Howard's Carter & Lovecraft. Great characters that engaged you. The Mythos tales don't update very easily, but Wynne pulls off a believable heroine facing an avatar/harbinger of Nyarlathotep in a'modern' Boston. I was hesitant with the clandestine agency (SPECTRA) at first, but that is also played well.
Have you listened to any of Susan Saddler’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
This was my first go-round with Sadler as a reader, but I enjoyed the performance quite a bit.
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Dread, but not for anything other than the dread commonly induced by good cosmic horror. The urban exploration stuff had me on the edge of my seat. Well done.
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A great tale. Kudos Audible and Journalstone for a smooth performance of this story. Looking quite forward to seeing the sequel (Black January) in this series on Audible. Highly recommended!
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