Seepu
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Sorry this pic is so big, I wanted to be able to show this guys scales. I had a female in QT, with the same problem, she recovered, and is eating well, fins growing back nicely. Today, this guy is swimming rather stiffly, and I took a close look at him, and it looks like his slime coat is GONE. All of his scales are rough looking (not protruding like in Dropsey) All of his fins are tattered, and the spines are no longer in whats left of his fins.
The black dots on him is his normal pigmentation, and if he looks rather pink, well again, his normal pigmentation.
I upgraded last month from a 75g to a 125g, and had posted about one of my kenyi females seemingly eggbound (trying to spawn, nothing happening) she later died.
So this makes the third incident in the new tank. I have been keeping a watch on the water parameters, everything is in order, no ammo spike after I moved everything. Ph 7.8, 78-79 degrees. I know its not water quality, two fry moved with the adults, and are doing fine, and growing well.
No unusual aggression, the usual lull between spawnings, where everyone minds their own business.
No stringy poo, no cloudy eyes, only fish that is hiding some is the holding OB, and I think this is because one of her fry from a previous spawning, is becoming sexually mature, and is beginning to dominate her. Otherwise, she is healthy, taking small bits of flake in her mouth, nothing wrong with her fins....
I can't figure this out. Yesterday, this guy was fine, today, looks like he was hit with the sandpaper.
What can cause loss of slime coat to the extreme?
TIA
The black dots on him is his normal pigmentation, and if he looks rather pink, well again, his normal pigmentation.
I upgraded last month from a 75g to a 125g, and had posted about one of my kenyi females seemingly eggbound (trying to spawn, nothing happening) she later died.
So this makes the third incident in the new tank. I have been keeping a watch on the water parameters, everything is in order, no ammo spike after I moved everything. Ph 7.8, 78-79 degrees. I know its not water quality, two fry moved with the adults, and are doing fine, and growing well.
No unusual aggression, the usual lull between spawnings, where everyone minds their own business.
No stringy poo, no cloudy eyes, only fish that is hiding some is the holding OB, and I think this is because one of her fry from a previous spawning, is becoming sexually mature, and is beginning to dominate her. Otherwise, she is healthy, taking small bits of flake in her mouth, nothing wrong with her fins....
I can't figure this out. Yesterday, this guy was fine, today, looks like he was hit with the sandpaper.
What can cause loss of slime coat to the extreme?
TIA