discus plague?

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jazmynne

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Hi,

We made a bad decision and introduced some new discus and angelfish into our tank without quarantining them. These were fish we had gotten from a farm so they had already been thru the stress of being transported cross-country. All the new discus and all but one of the angelfish died within a few days. Now our old wild discus that we've had for 6 months have turned dark and their eyes are cloudy. Our old angelfish are not as active as they used to be and we've lost a few other fish as well in our community tank. Any suggestions on how to treat them? We tested the water and everything checked out perfect, so we're wondering if they've contracted some disease from the new fish? I read about the discus plague and even tho it says it's supposed to be rare, I'm wondering if that's what they have. Also, it's only been a week since we introduced the new (now deceased) fish...can it hit that quickly? Thanks for any help you can offer. :)
 
it's a 60 gallon tank and we do a 10 gallon water change about every 3-5 days. everyone was doing great until this last week. we tested the water as soon as we saw everyone getting sick but all the factors came out perfect. the ph is 7, no ammonia, no nitrites and the nitrates were less than 25. we did a water change then to bring those down. we also have german blue rams, neons, danios, rummies, brilliant rasboras, plecos, a black ghost knife fish, and catfish. all the other fish, except the rams, are doing ok. we had a balloon ram before we introduced the new fish, then we added 5 new german rams. we've lost one, and have another that is not looking too good, but that might be loss from shipping. any ideas? thanks :)
 
hmmm......what's important now is to jump up those water changes. If this is cloudy eye, pristine water is a must. The new fish you introduced to the tank may have been kept in less sanitary conditions and when exposed to the clenliness of your water, sparked the cloudy eye amongst other things. I believe cloudy eye can be contagious. Be sure the water is up in temp for the discus too, they like a warmner tank.
 
Discus, or atleast mine are at 84 with some neon tetra and Bronze Corydora. how many discus are in your tank at this moment?
 
we have 3 large ones, as well as neons, german rams, rummies, angelfish, danios, brilliant rasboras, plecos, a black ghost knife fish and catfish. The largest discus is about 6-7 inches, the other 2 are 4-5 inches. I don't know how old they are...we got them at a trade show. they're wild discus.
 
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