Re: [GSAS-Member] Angels and Discus

["SUSAN WELENOFSKY" <welenofsky@comcast.net>]

If you fish has internal worms, you could try Levimosole. I have some from when 
I treated my guppies. You soak their frozen food in it and feed it to them. 
Even the smallest guppy fry were fine. I have a lot of it as the only way I 
could find it was to order pig dewormer. Let me know if you want some. It's the 
same medicine they treat people with too, if they have parasites. In fact, I 
even used it as I was worried about the aquarium water I got in my mouth from 
siphoning.

Susan
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Matt Staroscik 
  To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat 
  Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 3:45 PM
  Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Angels and Discus


  Last time I looked in to this, I got "Gel-Tek Ultra Cure PX" for internal
  parasites.

  Praziquantel 0.0057%
  Flubenol 0.03%
  Metronidazole 0.30%

  It is supposed to be offered instead of food, but I was feeding fish who
  wouldn't take it that way so I had to soak their frozen food in it. Sadly it
  did not save them, I think they just didn't get enough meds from the soak,
  or I started too late. But if your discus will eat the product it might
  help.

  - Matt S.

  On 10/19/07, Linda Knapp <linda@bozuk.org> wrote:
  >
  > I think I am leaning towards taking the angels out. I guess the real
  > question is should I treat the discus with something? (assuming the
  > might have parasites)
  > Linda
  >
  > From my iPhone somewhere or other...
  > linda@bozuk.org
  >
  > On Oct 19, 2007, at 2:48 PM, "SUSAN WELENOFSKY"
  > <welenofsky@comcast.net> wrote:
  >
  > > Angels are more aggressive than discus. They will hog all the food
  > > leaving the discus little if any.
  > >
  > > Susan
  > >  ----- Original Message -----
  > >  From: HIRO TAK
  > >  To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
  > >  Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 1:07 PM
  > >  Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Angels and Discus
  > >
  > >
  > >    I know it probably I am not in the position to give you my
  > > thought about your C*chlid question.
  > >    But here is what I READ about the mixing of Discus and Angelfish.
  > >
  > >  Like the fish store guy, the parasite or disease from Angelfish is
  > > always a concern.  Since the Discus is more delicate.  But like you
  > > said, your Angel should be clean.
  > >
  > >    And another concern is mentioned often is the food.  I think the
  > > Angel would out compete for food.  Since Discus is slower and more
  > > timid than Angels.  I would imagine even more so since your Discus
  > > are wild.
  > >    So it is possible that the Discus is not getting enough food.
  > >
  > >    Of course, there is always the possibility that the wild Discus
  > > have some kind of worm or parasite in their gut.
  > >
  > >    So I think any case keeping Discus and Angels is not a bad idea.
  > > Especially the Valuable wild Discus probably deserve their own tank
  > > if you have space.
  > >
  > >    I am not saying that keeping them together does not work and some
  > > people say they have no problem but not always seem to work.  And
  > > usually more Discus and few Angels.  And bigger Discus and smaller
  > > Angels.
  > >
  > >    This is just what I read.  And as you know I am just a bigger of
  > > world of C*chlids.
  > >
  > >    Hope someone like Steev would answer your parasite/disease
  > > question.
  > >
  > >
  > >  Linda Knapp <linda@bozuk.org> wrote: I have a couple of young wild
  > > heckel discus that I got this last
  > >  summer - They are up to about 4" but after Steve's talk I realized
  > >  they are too skinny (Thanks for that talk Steve - I have already used
  > >  it! )
  > >
  > >  They are in a well planted 40 gallon with RAMS and Angels and some
  > >  plecos - Two of the angels have paired off and I plan to remove the
  > >  other angel. The water is at 6.6 PH and temp is 80.
  > >
  > >  The guy at the fish store claimed that discus and angels should not
  > >  be put together because the angels had some parasite that would
  > >  attack the discus (These angels are all my own bred and raises so I
  > >  find that questionable) He says I should remove all the angels.
  > >
  > >  I may do that anyway since the breeding pair are hogging the tank now
  > >  but are there other reasons I should?
  > >
  > >  Should I remove the discus to a hospital tank - I have a 10 gallon
  > >  setup I could use to treat them and if so what would I treat them
  > >  for? There are no signs of problems except their being very skinny.
  > >
  > >  If I remove them to the hospital tank I would probably use salt to
  > >  treat them as well as raise the temp and try to feed them up more.
  > >
  > >  Any advice??
  > >
  > >  Linda
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