Black Moor and fantail have shiny scales

[friarfraust]

What causes my 2 fish to get shiny scales, the black moor is new and didn't have them when I got him, but now he does, just 1 shiny scale, after about 3 days. My fantail has 5-6. Ammonia and nitrites are low, almost 0. they are in a 40g tank. thanks

 

[endilliteracy]

My molly has a few shiny scales as well. Are your fish acting any different? My dalmation molly seems to be just fine. I think she is pregnant though. I don't know why she has shiny scales.

 

[WILDER]

Does it look white in between the scales.

 

[endilliteracy]

My molly is a dalmation molly so she naturally has black and white spots, but her shiny scales are more of a silver color. I think I've even seen one in the gravel. It looked like a black and white scale on the bottom of my tank.

 

[friarfraust]

No it isn't white or anything, it's just kinda silvery shiny. She acts fine, just wondering what caused it.

 

[endilliteracy]

Mine are exactly like that as well. I don't know what it is, but my Molly seems really happy.

 

[friarfraust]

Now he is covered in white fluffy stuff, on both sides. I have been treating for ich for 2 days now, but I think I need something else. After looking in the disease topic above I am going to buy some kind of bacterial medication, cause the stuff is fluffy, cottony looking, not really dots like ick is described.

 

[WILDER]

You will need a fungus treatment, if you have no scaaless fish add some salt to the tank, also you can do a salt bath on the fish for a couple of days.