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From:dowling, ontario, canada
Registered: Mar 2003

posted 03-20-2003 08:18 PM         

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I have had my tank for less than six months. I just noticed one of my fish has a whitish cover over his eyes that wasn't ther before. There is also foam on the surface of the water. There is no vet around where I live that takes care of fish and the pet store wasn't very helpful. Can anyone help me?
It's a Hex 5(5 gallon) tank with a bio-wheel and a carbon filter.

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posted 03-21-2003 03:25 AM         

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The whiteish film is a fungus. My medication of choice is Maracyn. Assuming that you have not put any medication in the tank I would suspect bacterial overload to be the cause of the foam. That being the case you need to clean the gravel in the tank and your filter. Also do a 20% - 1 gallon water change right away and another 20% in 3 to 4 days.

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