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HELP PLECOS HAVE RED EYE AND SPOTS!!!
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:40 pm
by PiercedHeart
I have 7 zebra plecos and 1 of them from what I noticed has bloodshot eyes and red spots around its body D: I'm not sure what i should do but I'm changing them all over to a new tank that is pure water from pre R/O that I bought (cause i cant get it from tap cause its too hard) So yeah...anyone know what the red is from D: ? please help!!! I dont want 200$ fish to die >_<
Re: HELP PLECOS HAVE RED EYE AND SPOTS!!!
Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:47 am
by TwoTankAmin
Provide a bit more info especially pictures, please.
How long have you have fish, tank/water info, diet etc.
Re: HELP PLECOS HAVE RED EYE AND SPOTS!!!
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:52 pm
by Mr. Johnson
Have you seen your fish fighting?
Re: HELP PLECOS HAVE RED EYE AND SPOTS!!!
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:08 am
by Barbie
Pure RO water? This sounds more like a cycling issue, if I had to guess. I hope he figured that out...
Barbie
Re: HELP PLECOS HAVE RED EYE AND SPOTS!!!
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:12 pm
by TwoTankAmin
Barb- great to see you post here again. I thought maybe aliens had got you.
If he moved over the tank contents and filters, that would have pretty much kept things cycled. I am also puzzled by only one fish being affected. If the issue was ammonia I would expect to see more than just one fish showing symptoms.
Also, I should have said that pure RO is rarely a good idea long term for any fish.
But on a second read I am now not clear on whether the red spots appeared before or after the changeover, but my impression is it was before?
PiercedHeart, can you clarify this, please?