Vexus Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 So I just noticed this today, and he was fine yesterday when I did my weekly water change , as you can see in the picture his heads white and it kinda looks like the scales are missing and it looks like he may be developing fin rot. I have API melafix. But I’m not sure what the issue with the scales is if anyone could help me identify it. My known parameters are… ph 6.8-7 78 degrees Fahrenheit <0.02 ppm ammonia I but my water from a local fish store cause Nevada water is awful so it’s just neutral reverse osmosis water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Does the white patch have a fuzzy appearance also it's possible he swim into some of your artificial decoration in the tank causing injury their another possibility dwarf gourami lridovirus causes scale loss and lesions has he got any scale loss starting any were else or is it just the head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vexus Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 It doesn't look fuzzy or anything as far as I can tell, just looks like the scales are missing. And it's only the head that I'm seeing it. There are 3 dwarfs in the tank with a few various tetras, mollies and corys. (I forgot to mention it's a 36-gallon bowfront if that matters) One of the other gourami's just got over a case of fin rot a little over a month ago which was around the time I started using RO water for my changes instead of treated tap water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Have you been using pure RO or mixing it 50/50 with your tap water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vexus Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 Pure RO, it's funny you mentioned that because I've been researching to change my tank over to a planted and am hoping to add shrimp to it, but today while reading posts and watching a few new videos such online I learned it's good to mix RO and treated tap to keep the minerals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 He some information on RO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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