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big-pig-666
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:16 am    Post subject: oscar pimple thing ... Reply with quote
today i found a pimple on the bottom jaw of my red oscar.. any ideas on what it could be? is it serious and will it clear up or do i need to treat it?? is it contagoeus and will it spread to my other tank inhabitents?? any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreicated



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t_chelle16
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sounds like a callous. It's pretty common for oscars (and other cichlids) to get them from digging. It won't hurt anything.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
hey tchelle can you post a pic so we can see what it looks like
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