what is this on my oscars Head?!

[Natural_Born_Killer]

http://oscarcichlidfanclub.htmlplanet.com/custom3.html

Have a look on there, some helpful info.

 

[gigas12]

Hi,it looks like hole in the head disease.

 

[chloe]

HITH and treat with metronizadol and water changes.
keep us updated with his progress.
x

 

[K626]

 

[vdawgs22]

yeah he's had hole in the head for some time... he was treated and all of the holes closed up except the ones around his nostril region...what medication do you recommend for the external infection?

 

[chloe]

definitly metro and try to vary his diet a bit more.

 

[TwistedPenguin]

yeah he's had hole in the head for some time... he was treated and all of the holes closed up except the ones around his nostril region...what medication do you recommend for the external infection?

In almost all cases if you'll keep your nitrates super low you won't have a problem in the world with HITH. I know of 2 cases in all of the Oscar owners I know where they actually had to treat with any kind of medicine. And that was medicine they had to get at a Vet's office. My advice is to keep nitrates under 10 ppm while healing and as far under 20 ppm after that for the life of the fish. Shameful few people care enough consistantly to be able to do that. That's my 2¢ so take it or leave it.
PS Natural Born Killer-I checked that link you posted and there's misinformation on there. While there's no one cause to HITH it's been proven over and over to be healed by pristine water, a varied diet with veggies and maybe some vitamins.

 

[djarmstrong]

HITH !