quinnARIUM
New Member
Hi everyone,
I purchased 6 Discus about 5 weeks ago in my 75 gallon aquarium. Everything in the tanks is going well; the chemistry is good (pH: 6.5, hardness: 25, Nitrate: 5, carbonate: 20) and all fish are growing fast and healthy. But one discus, pictured below, seems to be a little skinnier, is often picked on, and turns almost black in some light. It naturally looks much darker and closer to a wild discus than the others so I am mostly worried about it being skinny. It eats a lot-- as much as the others but it still seems to be the most reclusive and scrawny. Do you think it is possibly dealing with worms? The pet store I bought them is quite trustworthy in my experience and claims all have been throughout dewormed and tank-bred.
Thanks, all feed back appreciated!
I purchased 6 Discus about 5 weeks ago in my 75 gallon aquarium. Everything in the tanks is going well; the chemistry is good (pH: 6.5, hardness: 25, Nitrate: 5, carbonate: 20) and all fish are growing fast and healthy. But one discus, pictured below, seems to be a little skinnier, is often picked on, and turns almost black in some light. It naturally looks much darker and closer to a wild discus than the others so I am mostly worried about it being skinny. It eats a lot-- as much as the others but it still seems to be the most reclusive and scrawny. Do you think it is possibly dealing with worms? The pet store I bought them is quite trustworthy in my experience and claims all have been throughout dewormed and tank-bred.
Thanks, all feed back appreciated!