Okay, suddenly your fish starts acting strangely or has some strange spots, lesions, etc. Before panicking and leaving a frantic post, please look into composing it with as many details as possible. These include the following:
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- Water parameters and setup-- i.e. pH, salinity/specific gravity, ammonia, nitrate, temperature, etc. Tank size, equipment like heaters, protein skimmers, powerheads, water change schedule, etc.
- Any recent changes or alterations to the system, like new fish additions, filter additions, chemical additions, etc.?
- List of all livestock
- Do you quarantine your fish?
- What foods and how often do you feed your fish?
- Detailed description of the problem you are seeing
- Photographs are your friend--a good photo, as the saying goes, is worth a thousand words. Actually seeing what is happening to the animal can make a huge difference.
- What steps, if any, have you taken to treat the animal?
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