tyre-track eels

[jmaster]

hi all

somethink seems to b rong witmy tyre-track he has gon dark in colour and it looks like he is tryin to b sick or somthink i no it sounds strange but thats what hes doin

does anyone no wat it could be??

thanx

 

[jmaster]

ive also noticed that he seems to have got really sticky and all the sand is sticking to all his body

also i cant tell u what the waters like becuase i dont have any test kits at the mo and cant get any till 2morow

thanx

 

[Paul_MTS]

if you have any mela fix treat with this or if not that treat with stress coat if you use it, read the instructions on the back for treating from illness, it's somehting like double the dose.

 

[jmaster]

do u no what i could be that has made he go all sticky??

ive already used some medicine with him

thanx

 

[Paul_MTS]

it's a sign of him sheeding his slim coat which can be caused by stress.

what have you treated with?

if you can't get the water tested somehow soon then do a water change ASAP anyways of 30%

 

[jmaster]

yea ive dont a gd water change on the tank 2day he seemed to lm down after i did that

is it bad if he sheds the slime coat??

thanx

 

[Paul_MTS]

doing the water change should of helped.

shedding there slimecoat is a bad sign as it shows there weren't happy with something in the water.

what did you treat with?

 

[jmaster]

i treated him with mela fix

he seems a lil better not very active at the mo though

jmaster

 

[SirMinion]

He started shedding his slime coat and acting unwell after you did a water change?

Are you SURE you used water conditioner in the new water and was the bucket or hosepipe clean?

Shedding the slime is a classic sign of chlorine in the water.

 

[jmaster]

no he was acting wierd ages before i did a water change it has nothink to do with that

i did the water change after for 1 because i jsut thought it might help also Paul_MTS said it will help if i do

the reason he is doin this has nothink to do with chlorine in the water and i no that for a fact

but i just dont no wat it is he is doin it for though hes never dont this before in all the time ive had him

jmaster

 

[Mr Miagi]

If you cant buy all the test kits at once, most reasonable lfs stores will test your water for free or charge a few quid. Id recomend taking a sample to them if u cant buy a full spectrum test kit.