What Does It Mean??

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What Does It Mean??

Postby TreeChoppa on Sun Mar 11, 2007 11:17 pm

When My fish are scraping themselfs...1 or 2 of them will rub up against things in the tank, like if they inch or something?? Any help :dontknow:
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Re: What Does It Mean??

Postby Barb Okla on Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:52 pm

Depends.. IT could be a pH problem, as it was HIGH then went low OR visa-versa..
A NEW tank, and that could be HIGH ammonia, to NITRITES.. In a tank that has been running for months, check for NITRATES..

Do you check these weekly AND is this a NEW tank??

I dont' like to treat for a parasite that you might NOT have.. SO check the above..

Usually a good tank cleaning and CLEAN filter is all that is needed... BUT dont' rule out the pesky parasite just yet..
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Re: What Does It Mean??

Postby TreeChoppa on Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:59 pm

have noticed that sum of my fish are getting white spots on them?? What does this mean..??
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Re: What Does It Mean??

Postby Barb Okla on Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:03 pm

Sounds like ICH.. The first link should go to a site with pics of fish with ICH,  so Go here and READ what to do and USE for medication.. REMOVE carbon from the filter..

http://oscarsfishtank.com/discuss/index ... ic=23013.0
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