hi guys
one of my discus is breading just from one side of the gills, the other side is closed, it kinda stays in one corner by himself and sometimes is rubing against things but he still eats. could this be gill fluke? how can it be treated? cheers

found this for you hope it'll help
Skin & Gill Flukes Flukes are a parasite that attack the gills and skin of infected fish. Small numbers of flukes are pretty much harmless, but in bad water conditions, over crowding, or aquaria with high organic content, they can multiply at a fast rate. According to the fish doctor the only reliable way to diagnose is with a skin scrape.
Symptoms: Fish will flash or scrape its self against aquarium décor, rapid gill movement, at a more advanced stage, the fish will isolate its self and lie at the bottom with fins clamped. Also cloudy skin due to excess mucus.
Treatment: Flukes are hard to treat and complete eradication is virtually impossible. It is said that for individuals affected with flukes, consecutive salt baths over 2-3 days can be useful. There are commercial treatments avalible like Interpets No 12 Anti Crustation Parasite its a Cure for external parisites and body flukes in Tropical and Coldwater Tanks.
Seamus

If it is flukes then a dose of Flubenol would do the trick.
You can try get it here in Ireland (good luck), but I got mine from the UK.

Sounds like a problem that relates to water quality more so than flukes.What is you r pH and what pH were they kept in previously?

You really need to get an infected fish "scraped" to pin point the problem if it is parasitic... Call up n i can do it!

@ arabu1973,

How is your Discus ? Is (s)he feeling any better ?

Regards,
Valerie

(s)he is stiil the same but i'm waiting for wormer plus that i ordered from england, i should have it by saturday and then i can treat the whole tank. i hope by the middle of the next week everything to be back to normal. i'll keep you posted. cheers

JBL Gyrodol is a great med for such circumstances, and will treat instantly

www.daydreamdiscus.co.uk/Sear...Search=gyrodol

A chap named Sye owns the shop, he's a great guy and will ship quickly

Hi Mate

Need some moere input!!! Ph Gh Kh nitrate & nitrite Temp.
any other occupants then perhaps I can guide you in the right direction
Russ

hi russell
welcom back! the discus is ok now i treated him and the whole tank with wormer plus and that did the trick. cheers