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It's been 6 months and I wanted to write in and say that my oscar is doing FANTASTIC. He beat the HITH. He has a nice scar, but is still alive and swimming. I used Melafix, with StressZyme, and TONS of water changes, oh and aquarium saly. I clean my tanks out RELIGIOUSLY now. At least...

Since I'm doing small tank, I certainly don't want to overcrowd. I know that I'd like some live plants, a betta, and a small community of fish. I have 3 50+ tanks right now, each with an oscar and a pleco. I've had mollies, as a child. I did Gourami's a few years ago, and really didn't get...

I'm thinking about starting a new betta tank. I've had a couple of betta's over the past few years. The last one when my now ex-husband brought him home from work. Actually, his co-worker brought him home because another fish in the tank was eating his fins. Apparently, whatever he had him...

:D Just wanted to give another quick update. I think my oscar is completely healed. He no longer has the white spots on his lateral line, and he is acting like his old self again. We battled HITH for the better part of 4 months. He does have scars on his head, and I feel bad about this...

I had my db take a sample of our tank water to Petco. My nitrite readings had been at .25 for over 2 weeks with water changes at least every other day. I've been fighting nitrite levels in this tank for a long time. The store readings came out to be 4. It was done by 2 different employees...

I just tried feeding my pleco's cucumber. I have 3 oscars in different tanks, each with a pleco in it. Anyway, the red oscar is trying to eat the cucumber. He's stubborn enough that he may do it. manda

I've always kept pleco's and oscars. I have one oscar that managed to kill every pleco that we put in the tank with him, from a very young age. I "grew up" a pleco to be a bit larger than the oscar and put them together, and have had no problem with them together. I always make sure to...

I'm using Melafix, aquarium salt, and FREQUENT water changes to treat my oscar with HITH, and he the improvement is phenomenal. I think he may just survive. He started to get some white spots along his side that are no longer there(lateral line I think it's called). I've been trying to locate...

Just wanted to update. My fish is getting SO much better. He no longer has the "white spots" that had began to show up on his side. I forget the official lingo for it. His "holes" are still there, don't know if they are healed, but they certainly aren't getting any worse. I've been adding...

The info I got on lowering nitrites was found on a webpage, and pertained to oscars. I'm still working on lowering my nitrites. It's been a while. My levels in one tank is down to .25 and down to 0 in the other. I'm doing major water changes! manda

I found the following information on lowering nitrite levels: Nitrite is the next component in the filter nitrification process. Nitrite is toxic as well, and can cause the fish to be lethargic, have flared gill plates, and dark blood. If fish die of nitrite toxicity, they die with their mouth...

Just for verification, should I take out the blue cartridges in the filter? I'm pretty sure they contain carbon. Advice from another board suggested that it probably wasn't all carbon, and that I should leave it in in addition to the melafix. I have no other filtration in the tank. Would...

Sent bf to store for the Vitamins and food suggested. I have another problem, that I'm getting great advice for in another thread. The nitrites have spiked off the chart, probably because of a new filter that I put in without first having the good bacteria build up in it. I'm also going to...

The biowheel has been running for about 3 weeks. I did not run it in conjunction with another filter. I am doing so on my 100 gallon now. It has 2 filters on it. I replaced one of filters, and let the other one run. I will eventually hook up the other filter. How long does a new filter/w...

No actually, I got the new filter after the problem had started. Stupid I see now, but I wanted to add a biowheel filtration, and thought I was doing a good thing. I have other established tanks, should I take gravel from their tanks and move them to the other tank?

No carbon ever, or just while he is healing? I read one link that said carbon could be linked to HITH. I have diamond blend that I use in my 100 gallon. The filter has an extra place to put extra media. Should I use that instead?

I still have the old catridges. Could I put them inplace of the new filter, or have they been sitting out too long? amanda

Perhaps the new filter? I also vaccum the gravel each time I do a water change because More is a VERY VERY dirty fish. Perhaps too much gravel washing, and the new filter? Any ideas on how to does metranidozole in small doses? Every thing I have seen was like in pond size doses. amanda

Per the HITH, I added aquarium salt to his tank, have been doing water changes. I've been adding more variety to his food. I have metranidozle to treat him with, but have been successful with the melafix so far. It was suggested to me on another board. As soon as his treatment of melafix is...

The ammonia reading was normal. The fish is an oscar. The tank has been set up for over a year. I had to go to work right when I did the nitrite test, so I asked my boyfriend to do a big water change for me. I'll test again when I get home. What does one do when nitirite levels are so high...

I'm the person with the fish with HITH. The nitrites in the tank continue to sky rocket, even with water changes. He's in a 50 gallon aquarium, with a penguin biowheel filter. I have been adding "melafix" to his tank, would this product cause high readings? I'm going to do another water...

He is eating. I found a website on how to make medicated food with metronidazole. I haven't seen any yet in any kind of pet store to buy. What should I look for? Amanda

Hi, have been fighting hole-in-head with my 3 year old oscar for sometime. He has a couple of holes in his head, and even lost some scales along his side. He has been improving much in the last 2-3 weeks. He is in a 50 gal tank, with a biowheel filter. I've been doing water changes 2X a week...