| The best way for discus fish care is to ensure a | | | | within 8 hours. |
| reduction in the risk of discus diseases by controlling | | | | Another disease that may occur if discus fish care is |
| the temperature, diet, low levels of nitrogenous | | | | not proper is that of gill flukes. This disease involves |
| waste, correct and suitable water composition, right | | | | the external parasites infecting the gills and cause |
| temperature and water quality. Test the quality of | | | | erratic swimming and heavy breathing. The small fry |
| water as soon as you see any signs of unusual | | | | are more vulnerable to gill flukes as their immune |
| behavior or disease among the discus fish. | | | | system is not as strong as the adults, to fight the |
| A common discus disease is a hole in the head, | | | | system. |
| where early treatment is required as the longer the | | | | Though gill flukes can be treated with medication, the |
| disease lasts, the harder it gets to cure. You fish | | | | ideal way is to isolate the fry or fish into a separate |
| may even die if it is left untreated. In order to treat | | | | tank as soon as the fry are able to eat food |
| this disease, you need to increase the temperature | | | | externally. This will also avoid them from being |
| of the water to 36 degrees C for about 8-10 days | | | | infected from the adult fish. |
| alongside increasing the aeration, as the additional | | | | With proper discus fish care, clean diet, regular water |
| heat tends to lower the level of oxygen. | | | | changes and quarantine methods you can prevent |
| You should try medication in case the heat treatment | | | | the discus disease in most of the cases. But incase |
| turns stressful for your discus. If discus fish care is | | | | the discus fish become sick, you need to act |
| not proper, bacterial infections may occur in the fish | | | | immediately and provide them with proper discus fish |
| tank. In such cases you can make use of the | | | | care and treatment. |
| antibiotics from the fish stores that will treat a | | | | So, go ahead and make yourself knowledgeable by |
| number of infections. Ensure you do not over dose | | | | reading and learning more about the diseases and |
| your fish and in most cases improvement is visible | | | | treatments of fish diseases. |