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ARBrad
Lv 6
ARBrad asked in PetsFish · 7 years ago

What do you use when fish are missing scales?

One of my Fancy Guppies looks like he got scraped against something, as he is missing a chunk of scales. His pale skin is showing, with a small scrape.

How do I help him? Is there any medicine I should run out and buy?

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  • Ren
    Lv 4
    7 years ago

    I have an old betta who loses scales occasionally, I find that clean water and a half dose to full dose of Stress Coat+ (by API) helps him heal faster. But really, regular water changes are enough when the fish is not ill. You want to figure out what it was that injured him and remove it though so there are no further accidents.

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