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Both Rams Now Flicking Against Ornaments

Dibbs123

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I have a Ram Chichlid that seems to be brushing against my boog wood like it is trying to itch. has no signs of any disease on the skin?? both rams are now doing this behavoiur. none of the other fish are doing the same. still no visual signs of disease after 4 days.

All water stats are good.
Tank size: 200ltr
pH: 8
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
nitrate:20
kH: dont know
gH: dont know
tank temp:

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): brshing against objects at speed like the mouth has an itch

Volume and Frequency of water changes: 20-25% weekly


Tank inhabitants: 6black widows 2 rams, 1BN catfish, 2 honey gornami, 4 bronze cory's, 10 harlequins, 1 angel 1 dwarf gornami
 
Need more info.
Size of tank in gallons or litres.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.
Temp of tank.
Check the gills for being pale with excess mucas, or do they look red an inflamed.
Check the body of the fish for excess slime.
 
truckasauras123 said:
ammonia reading? nitrite? nitrate? ph? temp? GH?

tank size?
tank mates?
sex of the rams?
species of ram?
substrate?
diet?
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200LTR AMM 0 nitrite 0 Nitrate 40 Temp 77 PH 8, GH no test kit for this
6 black widow tetra
1 Other Ram
1 Dwarf Gornami
1 BN catfish
1 Angel

Gills look fine, substrate is gravel, diet flake, blood worms and shrimp.


Wilder said:
Need more info.
Size of tank in gallons or litres.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.
Temp of tank.
Check the gills for being pale with excess mucas, or do they look red an inflamed.
Check the body of the fish for excess slime.
Click to expand...

200LTR AMM 0 nitrite 0 Nitrate 40 Temp 77 PH 8, GH no test kit for this
6 black widow tetra
1 Other Ram
1 Dwarf Gornami
1 BN catfish
1 Angel

Gills look fine, substrate is gravel, diet flake, blood worms and shrimp. no excess slime same breed as attached photo
 

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How often is he flicking.
Just keep a close eye on him for now and look for signs of excess slime or little white spots.
 
Check the temp on the other fish what they should be kept in first.
 
If you can't make the temp suit all fish in the tank, better of meeting the temp half way.
 
I would gradually higher the temp then.
 
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