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sann
03-06-2007, 09:00 PM
this morning i observed my rtg has some sort of mucus surrounding its head up until its gill area. u guys ever experienced such a thing? maybe stress related? i just added some salt and put in my heater guess thats the most usual solution. its appetite also not so good. previously i clean the water tank almost 40percent but i usually do that one time a week and no problem. but then i cleaned it again on the same week because i noticed the water was still dirty. i guess that caused the mucus? since the water temperature changed the aro was probably in shock. :016:
daniel
03-06-2007, 09:12 PM
this morning i observed my rtg has some sort of mucus surrounding its head up until its gill area. u guys ever experienced such a thing? maybe stress related? i just added some salt and put in my heater guess thats the most usual solution. its appetite also not so good. previously i clean the water tank almost 40percent but i usually do that one time a week and no problem. but then i cleaned it again on the same week because i noticed the water was still dirty. i guess that caused the mucus? since the water temperature changed the aro was probably in shock. :016:

Check water parameters. How about other part of the body?
Hendri
03-06-2007, 10:47 PM
do you use carbon in the filter... ? if yes try take it out... i experienced before it cause head rot syndrome on my fish.

put salt 0.3% salt and heater (32C)
Rainbowfish
03-08-2007, 09:06 PM
Take a closer look, sometimes is merely fungi infection due to dirty water. Just put some methylene blue and change some more water if confirm is the case.

Best post pic here, so the seniors can advise you better :003:
vierno
03-09-2007, 01:20 PM
yeah post pict your aro and your tank
maybe we can see why your aro have these fungus
amber
03-09-2007, 02:08 PM
its rather difficult to analyse the situation from description... it would be much easier if you could provide pictures... :what:

i have moved your thread btw...
rahimi
03-10-2007, 03:04 PM
Do you have the pics..:what:
sann
03-11-2007, 02:39 AM
hey guys, thanks for your insights, the very next day i put some salt and added the heater and it dissapeared already. and my aro eating habbit back to normal! thanks so much. wasnt able to take pics, it disapeard the very next day. il try to post some pics, cuz now my new problem is my rtg not developing any nice colors and its growing pretty big already! i wonder if im doing anything wrong. feeding Sw only.. doesnt like fish as diet... i clean the water 1 time a week. haya, so exciting! thanks guys!
Oxyman
03-11-2007, 11:10 PM
it would be good if you could put more variety. Nutrition wise, the SW will not give it the full nutritional requirements of the fish..... specially stuff like vitamin D, Thiamin etc. That will also help in the color development
royarowana
03-14-2007, 12:46 AM
happy 4 u.....
daniel
03-14-2007, 08:21 AM
hey guys, thanks for your insights, the very next day i put some salt and added the heater and it dissapeared already. and my aro eating habbit back to normal! thanks so much. wasnt able to take pics, it disapeard the very next day. il try to post some pics, cuz now my new problem is my rtg not developing any nice colors and its growing pretty big already! i wonder if im doing anything wrong. feeding Sw only.. doesnt like fish as diet... i clean the water 1 time a week. haya, so exciting! thanks guys!

Good to hear that it is alright now.