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| Posted | Hole in the head |
| 19-01-2007 11:06 by xjrjason |
One of my discus has hole in the head. Anyone got any ideas as to the best way to sort it out? I noticed it last night, methyle blue'd the tank last night before going out. The tank is 450l comunity tank, temp running about 29 degC, 5x discus 4x clown loach 5x plecs 6x corri's 1x Tiger Barb and a couple of odd balls and far too many mollies (anyone want some free mollies?) |
| 19-01-2007 11:16 by Jake Casson |
Most prob wont be able to get rid of it.... |
| 19-01-2007 11:30 by xjrjason |
I've done a search on the tinternet. The general theory is, dirty tank (or under filtered), or a lack of vitamins/wrong diet. Treatments inculde the use of Metronidazole, and vitamins, ground up and put in the food. This could be fun! |
| 19-01-2007 11:33 by xjrjason |
PS the tank isn't underfiltered. |
| 19-01-2007 11:42 by calv |
hi mate i had the problem with my butterkoferii about a year ago i did a good water change and used sea salt as recommended by wharf aquatics it sorted it out and its very cheap. |
| 19-01-2007 12:07 by xjrjason |
Thanks calv, don't suppose you remeber what doseage etc? |
| 19-01-2007 12:31 by calv |
cant remember mate but if you go to any good aquatic shop they will be able to tell you |
| 19-01-2007 12:37 by calv |
hi there's a guy that sell's it on ebay if you have no luck with fish shop its £14 including postage |
| 19-01-2007 12:37 by calv |
link |
| 19-01-2007 12:53 by calv |
What size tank have you got?and filter?are you over feeding the fish?are doing regular water changers and cleaning the gravel?
Reading between the lines it sounds like the fish tank is over stocked and not enough filtration for such large fish maybe try getting an external filter.  |
| 19-01-2007 13:09 by saz |
Dont discus need regular worming, ive read if they are not wormed this can cause hole in the head |
| 19-01-2007 14:08 by netty d |
sazzy is right, you should worm at least once a month. This link will take you to a treatment for hole in the head
Hole-N-Head Guard 9.5 oz if it isn't a direct link, copy and paste to your search bar |
| 19-01-2007 21:36 by tasha |
ahh my angels has little holes in his head
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| 19-01-2007 21:36 by jonie |
aww tash try hole n head guard |
| 19-01-2007 21:44 by telboy |
or ya can always give pollyfilla a try worked for me |
| 20-01-2007 05:42 by Linda Chenapa |
we had sevrums with hole in head ,we were givev some tablets to put in the tank,it was someone of here havent seen much of her on here latley ( von )will try to contact her. |
| 20-01-2007 12:09 by tasha |
my lfs shop sed there worms and if my tank ever got white spot and i treated it the worms will go ryt into the brain and kill myangel is this tru ? |
| 20-01-2007 14:33 by Ray |
hole in the head is not a worm,it is a protozoan infection usually combined with bacterial infection,Flagyl will usually clear this up,but it is a prescription only drug.Poor hygene and diet are usually the cause. |
| 20-01-2007 15:26 by calv |
Imwith you ray its not a worm thats what iv been trying to tell them. Its usually easy to clear up it sounds like the tank is over stocked and no enough filtration cant tell without knowing the size of the tank. |
| 20-01-2007 16:56 by xjrjason |
Hi ya guys and girls. Thank you for the input. The tank is 5'x2'x2.5' approx 450 litres, filter is an eheim 2080 Pro3 (should be big enough). I do the water cahnges but must admit to being lazy with the gravel hoovering. I guess once I sort this out I'll have to do more gravel cleaning. I've seen the hole in the head guard, but will this clear up the infection thats alreadt there. I've started feeding them with multi vitamins on the bllod worm. I guess I'll have to see what happens. I've ordered the salt and will dose the tank when it arrives. Thank you for all you help everyone, keep the info coming, just incase I miss something. |
| 20-01-2007 17:11 by Ray |
I would ditch the gravel and use a thin layer of silver sand,this way the muck stays on top and is easier to remove,also with discus in mind what is the hardness of the water and the PH,as wrong levels will stress them. |
| 20-01-2007 18:40 by calv |
the pro3 is fine its just with you saying it was undergravel filtrated thought it was not enough for the size of the fish and the tank i would get rid of the gravel as ray said sand much safer good luck with curing it |
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