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	Angel Fish with red spots/decay
crazedmomof3 Small Fry Posts: 1 Kudos: 1 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jan-2008	I have had angel fish since I was a kid and I have never seen this before, it looks like the skin if you will, on the angel fish is decaying. I am treating it with ICH meds to see if this will help. If anyone knows what exactly this is or seems like, I'll look up the disease or if its a parasite to see if I can find a similar pic to compare it to. Then I'll know how to treat my fish properly. I really do not think my local department store should be selling fish! I feel SO bad for this thing
Posted 13-Jan-2008 05:53
crazedmomof3 Small Fry Posts: 1 Kudos: 1 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jan-2008	FORGOT TO ADD - It's extremely red under the decayed skin. Thanks for anyone who can help me.
Posted 13-Jan-2008 05:54
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007	sounds like it might have gotten a scuff during some transport or something and got bacterial infected... treat with melafix and pimafix... treat until a week or two until symptoms have cleared... ich meds only cure ich and nothing else... except some other protozoan parasites maybe... \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\"
Posted 13-Jan-2008 10:11
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Edited by longhairedgit Might be worth looking up oodinium, hexamita, saprolegnia, flexibacter columnaris, staphylococci,aeromonas and pseudomonas to name but a few, if you can get a photo it will really help narrow it down. I guess an ich med would deal with oodinium, so now its probably time to try antibiotics.
Posted 13-Jan-2008 10:26


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