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I'm starting to think that the sloughing of the skin is just a natural weekly instinct for this guy. I haven't had time to do wc yet but tonight, it started to shed again. I did nothing to the tank. Didn't feed them, didn't top it off. All I did was look at it


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I think I have a problem now. I am a goonch addict. I just ordered another one from Jeff Rapps. Supposed to arrive at 10:30 tomorrow morning. He says they're Thai yarelli's but once I see it, I will take some pics and post it on here to get a confirmed ID then probably start another thread for the 2 of them. Damn I love my goonch!


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Mine actually shed usually after water changes as well, sometimes just one, sometimes both ... and its not every water change, just everyonce and a while ... i think it actually has to do with adding salt ... seems when i add a little salt, like 2-3 tablespoons every 3rd or so 40% water changes in a 220 gallon tank they shed ... not always, so i cant say its def the salt but it seemed that way this week .... it comes off in streaks and pulls back towards the tail ... could also be sand blowing against their skin, and sometimes it happens after i feed, maybe because of a slight ammonia spike ... i cant be positive though on anything, i just know mine do it as well ... mine have never suffered any ill effects and they are approaching 30 inches, and i've had them for 2 years and they are healthy!

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djaalix said:
Mine actually shed usually after water changes as well, sometimes just one, sometimes both ... and its not every water change, just everyonce and a while ... i think it actually has to do with adding salt ... seems when i add a little salt, like 2-3 tablespoons every 3rd or so 40% water changes in a 220 gallon tank they shed ... not always, so i cant say its def the salt but it seemed that way this week .... it comes off in streaks and pulls back towards the tail ... could also be sand blowing against their skin, and sometimes it happens after i feed, maybe because of a slight ammonia spike ... i cant be positive though on anything, i just know mine do it as well ... mine have never suffered any ill effects and they are approaching 30 inches, and i've had them for 2 years and they are healthy!

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Sweet! Ya I thought mine did it every wc but this week I did it Sunday instead if Saturday but it shed its skin on Friday and it didn't shed after the wc so I'm starting to think its just a weekly thing. I guess I'll find out when my other one comes in tomorrow and I do another wc later this week.


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I'd just keep a close eye on your water params ... i have very low pH, thought that was it for a while, now i dont know ... i dont think its necessarily normal, but it doesnt seem to be causing harm, so just be careful ... do you add salt? I use stress coat plus as my water conditioner, maybe the aloe does it? Younger fish are much more fragile so just be watchful, and let me know some of your water params, just to help try and maybe figure this out ... congrats on the new fella coming tomorrow, look forward to some pics

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Is there anything in particular you want me to check besides pH and nitrates? My water is extremely hard, tests show 300 ppm so I may need a buffer of some sort but I don't know anything about that stuff. I try not to let my temp go above 78 but it's been hot lately so it's been at 80.


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Aw3s0m3 said:
I think I have a problem now. I am a goonch addict. I just ordered another one from Jeff Rapps. Supposed to arrive at 10:30 tomorrow morning. He says they're Thai yarelli's but once I see it, I will take some pics and post it on here to get a confirmed ID then probably start another thread for the 2 of them. Damn I love my goonch!


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All the goonch I have received from Rapps have been Rutilus

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My first goonch was from rapps and its not a rutilus, but this was 2+ years ago when they were first hitting the scene ... making hard water softer is very difficult ... using peat in the filter i think is the most widely used method, or buying an RO filter for your water source ... depending on how hard the water is, an awful lot of peat will need to be used making it not worth it ... i guess the questions i would ask are whats your pH? Do you add aquarium salt? Which tap water conditioner do you use? I also thought maybe it was the bubbly current they sit in front of ... who knows? Lol! I'll stop babbling, best of luck with the new fella

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