Hi,
I have a community Discus tank and I have been losing some newly acquired corys in recent times. The symptoms are always the same.
Firstly the corys tend to quickly dart to the surface.
Next day they dart to the surface but seem disorientated and spin and flip.
Sometimes they lay on their side when they get back to the bottom.
They soon die after this point - maybe the next morning.
I seem to loose octocinclus at the same time.
There does not seem to be any physically visible issues.
All my other fish seem OK. Peppermint BN, Whiptails, Rummy noses & Discus
Although I do 2x50% water changes per week my phosphates (1mg/l) & nitrates (25-50mg/l) always seem to be on the higher side.
Can anyone help to identify the cause - I feel it is a water parameter.
Thanks,
Ray
I have a community Discus tank and I have been losing some newly acquired corys in recent times. The symptoms are always the same.
Firstly the corys tend to quickly dart to the surface.
Next day they dart to the surface but seem disorientated and spin and flip.
Sometimes they lay on their side when they get back to the bottom.
They soon die after this point - maybe the next morning.
I seem to loose octocinclus at the same time.
There does not seem to be any physically visible issues.
All my other fish seem OK. Peppermint BN, Whiptails, Rummy noses & Discus
Although I do 2x50% water changes per week my phosphates (1mg/l) & nitrates (25-50mg/l) always seem to be on the higher side.
Can anyone help to identify the cause - I feel it is a water parameter.
Thanks,
Ray