Gold Severum Not Moving That Much And Has White Dry Skin On It

[ghurty]

Hi,

One of my gold severums isnt moving that much, is hanging near the top of the tank and has what looks like white feathers on it.
About a week ago my water numbers werent great and it had a white film on one of its eyes. Since then I did a water change and the white film is gone. The other fish in the tank are normal Any suggestions?
If I come close to the tank he goes away from the top but then goes right back to the exact same spot

Thank you

 

[kno4te]

Would add some salt 1 tsp per g. Post pics of fish and water parameters. Reduce stress and dim the lights.

 

[ghurty]

Thank you. It is a 75 gallon tank with one other Golden Severum, a Blood Parrot and a Pleco. Will the salt harm them?
I have some pictures, but I can post any links yet. How can I best share them? The fish is sitting with its head pointing up right near the surface.

Thank you

EDIT: I shut off the light and not it is staying a few more inches down

 

[kno4te]

Gotta have a few more posts and then will have full functionality for posting. Either that or get an app like imgur and can link it that way.

Salt should be fine. Just add as a one time dose. It’ll help to reduce stress and calm fast breathing. Water changes to keep the nitrates down <20ppm.

 

[ghurty]

Thank you. I will do that.
Every how often to I add the salt?



EDIT, I got it posted via the gallery. Here is a picture of the fish. THank you

 

[kno4te]

Yea just a one time dose and wouldn’t add again. The water changes will remove it eventually. Yea looks like some fin and skin damage from bad water quality.

Reduce stress and it should recover. Even giving it a hiding place or plants to hide under would be fine. Make sure and try feeding after a 2 days or more.

 

[HybridFinatic]

Yea just a one time dose and wouldn’t add again. The water changes will remove it eventually. Yea looks like some fin and skin damage from bad water quality.

Reduce stress and it should recover. Even giving it a hiding place or plants to hide under would be fine. Make sure and try feeding after a 2 days or more.

You should be more specific with what kind of salt before someone pours table salt in their tank.

 

[duanes]

If its salt (NaCl), its salt.
Aquarium salt is NaCl, but water softener salt is also salt, it is NaCl, as is rock salt, as long the only ingredient is NaCl they are all just salt.
The idea that Iodized salt is bad is BS, the idea that aquarium salt is any better than the others is also BS.
Don't be fooled with marketing ploys and pay more for the same thing.
Things that aren't just salt are "Ice Melt" which is a blend of calcium and magnesium chloride
or Epsom salt MgSO4 which magnesium sulfate (which can be used to treat fish with digestive problems, but os not NaCl).

 

[HybridFinatic]

If its salt (NaCl), its salt.
Aquarium salt is NaCl, but water softener also salt is NaCl, as is rock salt as long as it says NaCl they are all just salt.
The idea that Iodized salt is bad is BS, the idea that aquarium salt is any better than the others is also BS.
Don't be fooled with marketing ploys and pay more for the same thing.
Things that aren't just salt are "Ice Melt" which is a blend of calcium and magnesium chloride
or Epsom salt MgSO4 which magnesium sulfate (which can be used to treat fish with digestive problems.

Thank you for schooling me.

 

[neutrino]

If its salt (NaCl), its salt.
Aquarium salt is NaCl, but water softener salt is also salt, it is NaCl, as is rock salt, as long the only ingredient is NaCl they are all just salt.
The idea that Iodized salt is bad is BS, the idea that aquarium salt is any better than the others is also BS.
Don't be fooled with marketing ploys and pay more for the same thing.
Things that aren't just salt are "Ice Melt" which is a blend of calcium and magnesium chloride
or Epsom salt MgSO4 which magnesium sulfate (which can be used to treat fish with digestive problems, but os not NaCl).

Exactly. Same can be said for the dosage on aquarium salt packaging, much less is needed than what they recommend. Personally, I use canning salt for any salt treatment needs, it's economical and without the anti-caking additive in some table salt.

There are misconceptions about salt, salinity, and fresh water, including the salinity of the major African lakes. Check this chart. Depending how it's treated, chances are your tap water already has minerals and some salinity. Limited therapeutic use is one thing, but the need to randomly add a tablespoon of NACL per 5 gals for fish health is basically a myth. Except for special cases, like treating ich, a little salt goes a long way.

My questions based on your photos and description of behavior are what's your temp and pH?