tigerlily Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 ok, yesterday i came home to a black moor that was floating directly above the filter and doing sideways somersaults, so i took him out and put him in a separate tank and within 20 minutes he was dead. after this i ntoiced he had a kind of white film which looks like mould all on his tail and round his mouth but nowhere else. i have come home today and the same stuff is now covering one of my orandas and the bogwood i have in the tank, i took the wood out and have cleaned the mouldy stuff off and taken the oranda out but dont know what else to do. all the fish shops are closed, would salt be a good idea and will it hurt my algae eater??? please help me soon!!!! :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killifan Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 you need some medication immediately! I think Melafix will do it, otherwise a trip to your Pet shop is imperative! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 agreed a bit of melafix would hit the spot, and if that doesnt work try some anti-septic. Shae 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petplanet Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 STEP ONE - test your water. Your pH may be out of whack that would be my guess but test pH, ammonia, nitrite to start with. Low pH causes fish to produce more body slime to protect themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 also how long has the tank been set up for? over feeding can cause that slime you are talking about. salt is fine , you could give your oranda a salt bath say a mixing bowl size to a tsp of salt. and test your water or get it testered have you used fly spray? that can do that as well if you have an air pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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