Sick Discus?

[swick003]

I've had my 6 discus for a few months now and recently (past week or so) I noticed one of them stop eating. He just hangs out in the corner all day and never bothers to eat anymore.

This morning I woke up and hes laying on his side, but hes still breathing. I wasn't sure what to do so I moved him to the freshly-setup hospital tank and but a little bit of brine shrimp in there.

Is there anything else I can do?

[swick003]

hes sitting upright right now, not on his side.

[The Zigman]

did it eat?

Waht are the params of the hosp tank?
What are the fish symptoms?

[swick003]

params are the same as the main tank, 82 degrees F, 6.8 PH, really clean water

Symptoms was just loss of interest in eating for a week, then laying on completely horizontal on his side this morning, when I bumped him with the fish net he didn't move. His eyes are moving and hes still breathing.

Now he's in the hospital tank and he is in upright position, but still not eating.

[The Zigman]

get the temp up a few more degrees.. 85-86..
is this an adult?

any other symptoms? all the others are acting normally?

[swick003]

its an adult, no other symptoms, every other fish in the tank is acting normally

[swick003]

I got the temp up, hes still alive, and still in an upright position... but hes letting the currents move him around and hes not eating still

[The Zigman]

its hard to say without any symptoms..

You could try mixing food with some crushed garlic to entice him to eat..

can you post any pix of this poor fish?

[clayt101]

How old is it?

[swick003]

he died

[Sportsnutim]

Well, I can really sympathize with you my discus died today also and he was an adult in a hospital tank. Either stress or bacteria, worms or who knows what, once they get sick they can be a challenge to save unless someone is a professional.

[swick003]

yea it sucks, I'm not sure if there is anything I could have done, all other fish in the tank are perfectly fine

[sarafish]

ok that was sad to read. I had one die on me today, he was perfectly healthy, then last week or so hes been hiding in a plant. He didnt even swim sideways or anything weird like that. Dont let it discourage you, but it is a bummer.