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My Oscar has a small(2mm-3mm)round hole between its eyes. I have seen this on other oscars and I'm wondering what it is. There is no redness just a hole in the epidermis. When seen on other oscars it was much worse, covering larger portions of the head. If you know what it is or how to treat it please let me know.

it sounds like hole in the head a potentaly deadly ailment you neen to go to your lfs (local fish store ) and get meds for it tell them what u need and get it follow directoins and do many water changes if possilbe put it in a smaller tank to use less med do a tank scrub (change the water clean th glass ect.) this should take care of it ih hpoe your oscaer heals well and survives good luck

yours truly
thomas

Yep, sounds like could be HITH, so get some hole-in-the-head treatment and some general antibiotics etc....very important is CLEAN WATER.....get rid of nitrites/nitrates and ammonia....freqeunt water changes, might want to take out activeated carbone for awhile if you're using it.

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Joe
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I had to treat this very thing recently. Make sure that you do frequent water changes and try to get the water quality back first. If that is not helping, try adding aquarium salt and raising your temperature to 80 degrees - remember to do it gradually.

If that doesn't work, try Hex-A-Mit. I tried treating with frequent water changes, but that didn't help. When I increased the temp, added salt, and medicated with Hex-A-Mit, the HITH cleared right up. Remember though that you shouldn't do a lot of water changing while medicating though or you're diluting the medication. That is one reason why it is good to try to get the water cleared up first.

Good luck!

Yep, just do what Zeus said, Also remember to take out your activated carbon when you treat with medications etc..

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Joe
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