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	Help My OSCAR!!!!!!
Cichlid Kid Fish Addict Posts: 553 Kudos: 285 Votes: 34 Registered: 22-May-2004	hi i know i did the wrong thing but my water quality dropped severely in my O`s Tank from neglegence of doing water tests.his fin was actually being eaten away from the ammonia and nitrite(that is what the lfs manager said is this right?) and it is almost all grown back about 95%+,but it looks like possibly two small white blotches possibly dead scales?as these were there when his fin thing happened and i think a few of the white patches went away,so is this dead scales from SUPER BAD watere quality or is this ich,and should i treat it for ich?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
jester_fu Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 522 Votes: 12 Registered: 26-Jan-2004	Where are the blotches located? Are they hanging off him, or tight to his scales? Oscars are normally pretty resistant of ich, but water quality poor enough to cause fin rot like you're describing will most certainly have stressed the fish. You might find treating with something like Tri-Sulfur will help with the fin-rot anyway, and it also kills ich. Perhaps it would be better to just keep an eye on him for now, and see if the condition gets any worse over the next day or so. Do you salt his water? This can help prevent ich and other bacteria.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Cichlid Kid Fish Addict Posts: 553 Kudos: 285 Votes: 34 Registered: 22-May-2004	yes i do salt his water and that is y i dont htink it is ich,i think it is just prt of the scale loosing,and fin deterioration.as one of the white spots is alomost gone.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003	Sorry I caught this post late. I'm not the med expert in here but I'll treat this as oscar is healing. Keep the water quality top notch and maybe pull the charcoal pack and use melafix. It's a natural antiseptic that will prevent fungus from settling into the wound. Good luck ! The Amazon Nut...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37


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