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fish dude Member  Posts: 17 |
posted 03-08-2004 05:25 PM
 
yeah i just notice a while ago my oscar has kinda a layer of greenish guck on it's body can anybody identify this stuff? IP: Logged |
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t_chelle16 Member Posts: 501 |
posted 03-08-2004 08:32 PM
What are your water parameters (ammonia, nitrIte, nitrAte)? What size tank & what filtration? How long has the tank been set up & was it correctly cycled before adding fish? Could you maybe post a picture of the greenish gunk? -Chelle IP: Logged |
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fish dude Member Posts: 17 |
posted 03-09-2004 04:52 PM
well i don't really know my tank is 10 gal and it shares it with a pleco.i don't know the other stuff but it's not like thick it's just a thin laye and my fish doesn't seem to made and some times it's more visible and sometime u can't see it at all? IP: Logged |
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t_chelle16 Member Posts: 501 |
posted 03-09-2004 09:10 PM
First of all that tank is WAY too small for either one of those fish, let alone both. If you want to keep them you're going to need at least a 55 gallon tank soon. If you can't get one in the next month or so, it would be best to return the fish. I'm still not sure what the gunk could be, but my best guess is it's related to poor water quality. As soon as you can, go out and buy test kits for ammonia, nitrIte, and nitrAte then test your water and post the results here. And in the mean time, I would suggest doing some water changes because it's likely that those readings are off the scale and the fish is getting poisoned. -Chelle IP: Logged |
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t_chelle16 Member Posts: 501 |
posted 03-09-2004 09:11 PM
Double post. [This message has been edited by t_chelle16 (edited 03-09-2004).] IP: Logged |
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