Dr Caviar
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Can anyone offer some advice for treating a bosemani fish who's losing scales? I've read that this is not uncommon when bosemani fight but this is not the result of fighting. I've had him/her (sorry, I don't know which gender) for a long time, along with another of the same size and two slightly smaller. They all get on GREAT! I never see any in-fighting. The four bosemani live in a large community tank (with discus, flying fox, gourami, clown loach and mollies). The water quality is good and no other fish are sick.
He (for simplicity) has had a bald patch on his side for months but now he's losing scales from above his mouth. Melafix and Primafix have had ZERO affect. I'm in New Zealand where many of the products I see talked about are not available. I can get Furan2, which I've used in the past with other very sick fish but most of them have ultimately died so I'm reluctant to try it on this fish, especially since, apart from the large bald patch and more scale losses, his behaviour has been such that he doesn't seem sick. But the continued loss of scales cannot be a good thing. Any advice would be hugely appreciated! Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.
He (for simplicity) has had a bald patch on his side for months but now he's losing scales from above his mouth. Melafix and Primafix have had ZERO affect. I'm in New Zealand where many of the products I see talked about are not available. I can get Furan2, which I've used in the past with other very sick fish but most of them have ultimately died so I'm reluctant to try it on this fish, especially since, apart from the large bald patch and more scale losses, his behaviour has been such that he doesn't seem sick. But the continued loss of scales cannot be a good thing. Any advice would be hugely appreciated! Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.
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