Texas cichlid help

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Hi guys,
Just got a Texas cichlid a few days back & it was in perfect condition till yesterday when I noticed that the scales of its body started to peel off!!. Im assuming it's some kind of bacteria but no other fish in the tank got it. Any idea as to what it is & how to treat it?


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Don't think he's getting picked on a lot. Tank mates r 2 telapias, 1 small green terror, 1 small red devil & few African cichlids. Compared to them he's the largest...


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biggest doesn't mean baddest.
ragged fins, missing scales with no signs that I can see of bacteria or fungus...
at this point I'd guess a beat up fish. I could be wrong, TC's are known for liking very clean water.
what are the parameters of the tank? how big is the tank? there doesn't look to be many hiding spots to speak of in the photo.
I've found in keeping aggressives, especially when small, it helps to have more hiding spots than needed so when one gets chased out of the current hide, they have another not too far away. if the toughest can see the whole tank, the whole tank is his. with a bunch of little spaces they can only claim it a little space at a time.
 
Gill Blue said:
biggest doesn't mean baddest.
ragged fins, missing scales with no signs that I can see of bacteria or fungus...
at this point I'd guess a beat up fish. I could be wrong, TC's are known for liking very clean water.
what are the parameters of the tank? how big is the tank? there doesn't look to be many hiding spots to speak of in the photo.
I've found in keeping aggressives, especially when small, it helps to have more hiding spots than needed so when one gets chased out of the current hide, they have another not too far away. if the toughest can see the whole tank, the whole tank is his. with a bunch of little spaces they can only claim it a little space at a time.
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+1. He looks like he's getting beat on--pretty badly.


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Poor fish.Size is not a perfect guarantee. Observe him for longer than an hour. He must be picked on by the looks on his scales and his fins. After that, it is best to separate or rehouse him. If it's a particular fish, rehouse the aggressive one.
 
Thanks for the replies. I guess most of u agree he is being picked on so I guess that should be it & I'm suspecting it's the telapias coz they show the most aggressive behaviors in the tank although didn't notice any signs of that with the Texas yet. Will keep a watch & see. I was worried it may be some kind of bacteria...


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with as beat up as it is, don't be surprised if there is an infection of some sort. with the extra stress he's under, ich is a strong possibility too. like Naos said, it's probably best to separate him, at the least with a lot of wood and stones to make those hiding spaces I mentioned, a tank divider would work, but it's own tank would probably be best at the moment if you have something cycled. that's a pretty banged up fish.
 
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