Bloated Discus???

[BlueRam]

hows things lads i just noticed in the tank tonight that about 3 or 4 out off my 8 discus have have a bloated tummy and looks kinda black?

dose this mean they have to be wormed i havent wormed them yet and i only have them a few weeks apart from that they are doing great the growth rate off them is great they are very active and eattin very well any ideas?

here a pic to let yas see wat i am talkin about hope yas can make it out its not the best pic







also while im here there seems to be some sort off black spot after coming on to my yellow discus would this be part off there strain and is only coming out now

would be great if yas could help

thanks

Sean

[apistodiscus]

what colour is their faeces, what are you feeding them, are they still eating?

[BlueRam]

there is four like this 2 yellow 2 reds the faces are the same colour as body on the yellows there is very small black dotts which i dunno wat they are u think they are part off the strain but only coming out now

as for them being bloated u can notice it in the pic but wat u cant really see is the area that is bloated just under the face so in between the face and underneath fin is lookin a bit black

they are on a mix diet as in bloodworms,beefheart,prima,crisps

they are very active no ill signs at all and yes they are eating great

Sean

[apistodiscus]

Faeces not faces. As in sh1t.

[BlueRam]

sorry mate i wasnt with it ha

i had a look today and only seen the one going it is a redy lookin colour more a dark red if that helps

although they dont seem to be bloated today but the area that seemed bloated is still i kinda off black colour

Sean

[apistodiscus]

that sounds OK. Wouldn't worry about it too much. If you are worried that they are constipated you can always treat them with Epsom salt

[joemc]

classic

Faeces not faces. As in sh1t.

it must be the foreign accent

[BlueRam]

never used salt in a tank befor ill have to look into it im going to get a wormer tomo and treat with that always thanks for everything

Sean

[apistodiscus]

:lol: classic

Faeces not faces. As in sh1t.

it must be the foreign accent

we need crap-o-vision

[joemc]

are you sure that is a good idea, worming them? seeing as you are not sure if they have worms or not? i am no expert in discus, but when i kept them i had fish stuff themselves and look like yours till they took a dump. if it is a case that they are constipated, then i would do as holger said and treat them with epsom salts, it will do them no harm and is a lot safer than adding potentially unneeded medications to the tank, plus a lot cheaper too. just my two cents worth!
keep us updated as to how you get on

[Anthony]

are you sure that is a good idea, worming them? seeing as you are not sure if they have worms or not? i am no expert in discus, but when i kept them i had fish stuff themselves and look like yours till they took a dump. if it is a case that they are constipated, then i would do as holger said and treat them with epsom salts, it will do them no harm and is a lot safer than adding potentially unneeded medications to the tank, plus a lot cheaper too. just my two cents worth!
keep us updated as to how you get on

+1

[igmillichip]

I'm not a great fan of using de-wormers unless one has defo ID.

Not all gut infestations are worms....and no one medication will do all.