skin irritation

[paul12690]

my fish seem to have skin irritation they are rubbing themselves on rocks i have esha 2000 to treat it but doesnt seem to be working can any1 help me?

 

[Guppylover]

Hi paul12690

It sound like your fish have ich. Can you see anything on their skin, like white spots?

 

[Fawke]

if you cant see any sign of ich, then possibly some sort of flukes. fish can have these parasites without any other real signs of a problem. I have gourami's that were scatching for no apparent reason, we didnt know what it was until one got fungus. It was then suggested to me on here that it was probably a parasite that had caused the initial damage to let the fungus set in.

probably a silly question but have you tested your water to be sure it isn't an irritation caused by highh amonia, nitrite or nitrate?

 

[Tropjunky]

well try something called metaflex dats wot i do when my fish start acting weird.

 

[canarsie11]

Thats not really for everything, but it can work. However they should still know their water parameters b4 adding any medications!