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highjinx Hobbyist Posts: 108 Kudos: 96 Votes: 2 Registered: 16-Jul-2004	I just bought a few cichlids the other day and they have seemed to b fine. the other day i came home home and found one dead... figured nothing of it... just noticed its gills were red... kinda like they were bleeding or rashed... and it was the only one. Now almost all of my fish have this... What is it and what can i do besides a water change?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
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Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
highjinx Hobbyist Posts: 108 Kudos: 96 Votes: 2 Registered: 16-Jul-2004	sorry... 5 dempseys and 4 jewel cichlids... 55 gallon tank 0 amonia 0 nitrites maybe 40 ppm nitrates 7.5 ph Last edited by highjinx at 13-Oct-2005 19:42
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	Red gills indicate dangerous levels of ammonia. Your test kit may be out of date. I would do a 50% water change then add a product that neutralizes ammonia and nitrites. Before the water change, reserve a water sample that you can take to your LFS for testing. You probably have an ammonia spike because of the number of fish that you added to the tank. Last edited by bob wesolowski at 14-Oct-2005 11:30 __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
JYJason Hobbyist Posts: 117 Kudos: 90 Votes: 1 Registered: 01-Aug-2005	Try adding some amoo chips to the filter. Instead of a 50% water change, I'd do a 20% every other day for 8 days. This changes other levels more gradualyy than a fifty percent change would.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
JYJason Hobbyist Posts: 117 Kudos: 90 Votes: 1 Registered: 01-Aug-2005	Also, that many Jacks and Jewels may get to big for your tank. You definately want to make sure you keep up with your water changes every other week.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Red gills can also be symptoms of gill flukes and various protozoan infections.Both are aggressive and will need meds, but ammonia can certainly burn and inflame gills too.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36


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