dots near gills

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dots near gills

Postby dethmunkee on Wed Dec 27, 2000 7:09 pm

my lil oscar, about 1.5 inches have lil specks near its gils, about 6 on each side. is it normal?
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Postby Zeus on Sat Dec 30, 2000 11:43 pm

Does it look like salt or little white blisters? Could be Ick. Have you noticed scraping on the bottom of the tank? If so, probably Ick.
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Postby cichlidfishadmin on Wed Jan 03, 2001 3:01 pm

Well if it is ick, just try some anti-bio treatments, most important is frequent water changes, keep water clean, and low in nitrites/nitrates,ammonia etc....

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