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greenmonkey51    Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004   | when a fish flashes like it has ich. i doesn't necessarily have ich. i have a yoyo that does it but i cant see anything wrong with it |
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Shinigami        Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001  | Flashing also may occur after water changes. I guess the suddenly new water can irritate the skin.  -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian. |
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iltat Mega Fish Posts: 1076 Kudos: 1216 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Oct-2002 | Some fish just get an itch too, this is commonly seen in cichlids, but some fish have a tendency of doing it out of the blue a lot... PM/email/msg me if you have any questions/comments regarding me or my knowledge or if you want me to read a thread. |
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| Bignose Hobbyist Posts: 110 Kudos: 81 Registered: 28-Jun-2004 | There is a chance it may be flukes, as well. For example, the skeptical aquarist states "When fishes 'flash' against ob Especially troubling is the possibility of the flukes opening vectors for bacterial or fungal infection. So, if you have recently had to battle fin rot or similar, you may condsider the possibility of flukes. |
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Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001    | If the pH hasnt been matched when doing water changes fish can "itch" aswell. Which in turn leads to stress, making the fish more vulnerable to ich and other diseases. Make sure you pH isnt jumping around the place greenmonkey. Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes. |
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| john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003 | My fish sometimes do it with no visable signs of parasites, I believe this has something to do with my water... Being in texas the water probably isn's as pure as it could be and some mineral could be inflaming their gills. |
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