Help! Something's wrong with my peacock bass...

[Beebee]

Came home from work and my peacock bass looks like his tail is rotting and looks like he's bleeding from his gills....any info would be helpful thanks


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[DMD123]

Do you have a water test kit? What are you water parameters?

 

[Beebee]

No I don't have the test kit...


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[DMD123]

Many stores will test your water for free. Take a sample out to do so.

Then if in doubt about anything I find a good old water change never hurts.

 

[Beebee]

Ok thanks, what does it look like the fish has? Could it be tail rot or fungus?


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[haynchinook334]

It looks like it is getting beat up.

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[DMD123]

Could be many factors. I was leaning toward water quality issues like high ammonia, nitrates, or nitrites, maybe an uncycled tank. Way too many variables here.

How about a bit of info for us.
Lets start with:
Tank size?
Number of tankmates, the types and their sizes?
Any aggression between fish?
Was this bass newly acquired or have you had it a while?

 

[krichardson]

Could be many factors. I was leaning toward water quality issues like high ammonia, nitrates, or nitrites, maybe an uncycled tank. Way too many variables here.

Yeah it's in pretty bad shape and I'm with D in wondering about the condition of the water.It also looks as if it hasn't had much to eat...

 

[lix.ma14]

water changes with salt. I bet ur snook beat it up!

 

[mr fishy]

water changes with salt. I bet ur snook beat it up!

That's not a snook it looks like a fading midevil


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