fish flashing, help!!

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labiatus55

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:( Several , if not all of my fish are flashinh(rubbing there sides quickly on something). This is happening in multiple tanks. Ive checked water params, alls well. I see no signs of ich, temps are at 80. The only thing I never check is ph, its always been neutral from my well. 7.0 . all the fish doin this are otherwise acting fine, eating normally etc. Any ideas???
 
when ev er this happens to mine!(only once after a kuhli had rotted in my tank under a filter) so i treated it for fungus for a while and added slat and it went away!

hey, hey, hey its magic! you know! can you belive its not so its magic!

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labiatus55;807630; said:
:( Several , if not all of my fish are flashinh(rubbing there sides quickly on something). This is happening in multiple tanks. Ive checked water params, alls well. I see no signs of ich, temps are at 80. The only thing I never check is ph, its always been neutral from my well. 7.0. all the fish doin this are otherwise acting fine, eating normally etc. Any ideas???
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How about checking the pH? Just to make sure...a fall in pH can induce flashing.
 
labiatus55;807744; said:
think I will, thanks
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most of my fish flash.....from time to time...........been doing it for several years with no problem.......... like a dog scratching.

however if it is new behavior just check it out and make sure the water is ok and its not getting worse or it is not a parasite or ????
 
Are they flashing after they eat? I've heard that if you overfeed (as I do occasionally--let's face it, wagging begging cichlids are fun to feed) the water quality can take a hit as the ammonia spikes. A symptom of ammonia toxicity in fish is flashing. Overfeeding would explain why all of your tanks were exhibiting this.

Just a thought.
 
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