I got some gars in and they look like they have dandruff. It is only on their back. I know gars are very sensitive to Meds, so any ideas what it is or meds to use.
Need the Gar gurus
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estuary;1068510; said:
No not Ick. Ick are spots. This looks like they got a sunburn and the skin is peeling, like on a human.
Could actully be that. fish can get tans but i dont know if they can peal.. or it could be damage from shipping. I would just turn the temp up and add salt. it will probably go away.
milkman407;1068535; said:
Temp stays at 87 degrees without a heater. Will definately add some salt to see what happens.
im guessing your tanks are outisde 
my 360 is at 84* and its outside.
you should be fine, like i said just add salt and it should clear up.
I could give a better approach if i could see a pic.
my 360 is at 84* and its outside.
you should be fine, like i said just add salt and it should clear up.
I could give a better approach if i could see a pic.
ok the best thing before taking any course of action would be to get pics if possible. it's difficult to suggest what to do, especially with fish that are traditionally sensitive to meds, without having a good guess as to what is going on.
what species of gars are these (i would guess Florida or something else common to the trade)? how big are they, and how long have you had them?
i would guess that you can tell if they have fish lice or not...which can commonly afflict incoming gars from distributors...if they are fish lice, then treatment with salt, increased temp, and jungle parasite clear will work well.
if it is bacterial, which it very well could be (again, pics will help with this), then using salt, increased temp to 82-85F, and increased frequency and volume of water changes should help the fish clear up.
are the fish eating? if so, what are they being fed?
with some/all of this info provided, we can help out with a course of action --
--solomon
what species of gars are these (i would guess Florida or something else common to the trade)? how big are they, and how long have you had them?
i would guess that you can tell if they have fish lice or not...which can commonly afflict incoming gars from distributors...if they are fish lice, then treatment with salt, increased temp, and jungle parasite clear will work well.
if it is bacterial, which it very well could be (again, pics will help with this), then using salt, increased temp to 82-85F, and increased frequency and volume of water changes should help the fish clear up.
are the fish eating? if so, what are they being fed?
with some/all of this info provided, we can help out with a course of action
----solomon