Oscar Shedding?

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OscarHook

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It looks like my albino oscar is shedding? Anyone ever encountered this?
 
what do you mean by sheading ????... are you seeing any cottony white stringy stuff hanging off him ????? are his eye's cloudy???? what size tank and size filter??? any tankmate's new/old how new/ how old??? never heard of an oscar or fish foor that matter sheading...... :thumbsup: what are you feeding the ''O''??..
 
It kinda looks like what happens we we get sun burnt and peel! It just looks like in some parts his is shedding or peeling, the tank is 55g, 1 other oscar, 2 silver tips, 1 sailfin pleco, it has been going on for about 2 weeks now, i have treated him with Melafix, no help, i have done 25% water changes once a week. Ammonia is almost 0.
 
OscarHook said:
It kinda looks like what happens we we get sun burnt and peel! It just looks like in some parts his is shedding or peeling, the tank is 55g, 1 other oscar, 2 silver tips, 1 sailfin pleco, it has been going on for about 2 weeks now, i have treated him with Melafix, no help, i have done 25% water changes once a week. Ammonia is almost 0.
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What area of the fish is shedding ? is it on the forehead of the fish ? it could be hole in the head.

The main symptom of this disease is the small pits, mainly on the head, which give the disease its name. These are usually whitish in colour, and there may be yellowish mucus trailing from them. The fish may also stop feeding and become hollow bellied.

The fish can be treated by isolating to a separate tank and adding either Dimetridazole (5 mg/litre) or Metronidazole (7 mg/litre). In some countries (including the UK), these are only likely to be available via veterinary prescription. The treatment will probably need to be repeated a few days apart, with a 20-30% water change between each treatment. Medicated food is useful for treatment, but this can be problematic if the fish is not feeding. Direct injection near the affected area is likely to prove very effective, but should only be attempted by an appropriately qualified person. In the UK, Waterlife Octozin may also be used for HITH disease.

Hope this helps you and good luck !
 
its not HITH, he is shedding/peeling on his sides, there is no yellow mucus or white fungus on him. He swims around fine, eats like a horse, if a horse ate feeders and pellets.
 
Is he scraping himself against the substrate?
 
poor water quality.

test your water and get it into shape.
 
OscarHook said:
It kinda looks like what happens we we get sun burnt and peel! It just looks like in some parts his is shedding or peeling, the tank is 55g, 1 other oscar, 2 silver tips, 1 sailfin pleco, it has been going on for about 2 weeks now, i have treated him with Melafix, no help, i have done 25% water changes once a week. Ammonia is almost 0.
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your ammonia should BE 0

do a 25% water change everyday and update us on the condition
 
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