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Old 30-10-2015, 09:46 AM   #1
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My aro has fungus on the head from jumping and scratching its head. I have tried arowana o disease, pimafix melafix and yellow powder but all dont seem to work.. anything else i can do to kill the fungus? Thanks
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Old 30-10-2015, 10:44 AM   #2
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Might need to look at the root cause of the problem... My Aro had lice from feeder fish and kept rubbing it body and scratching it's body on the filter... Could not see the lice then till it got bigger... Tried all... Pirma & Melanin before then when I could see the lice it was only then I was able to do the right treatment and got rid of the lice... With fungus you must also keep good water conditions to aid the recovery of the fish.

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Old 30-10-2015, 11:00 AM   #3
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Ts, shall appreciate it if you can download a clip of your aro
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Old 30-10-2015, 11:56 AM   #4
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Hi pls see video

http://s289.photobucket.com/user/joh...m28va.mp4.html
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Old 30-10-2015, 01:35 PM   #5
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dun look like fungus at all. more like scratch/bump marks to the top scale.
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Old 30-10-2015, 02:51 PM   #6
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dun look like fungus at all. more like scratch/bump marks to the top scale.
Its spreading started from head now upto 2nd scale and also see some spider webs like things on the scale
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Old 31-10-2015, 12:24 PM   #7
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care to elaborate what u mean by water parameters are fine? coz if they are indeed fine there's no reason to change water daily... sometimes stable conditions would avoid stressing it further and speed up recovery.

plus u said u dosed yellow powder... if u dosed in your main tank then there goes your biological filtration... in that case then u would need more water changes but make sure to use a good AC or u'll end up releasing more ammonia from the chloramine.

aro jumping and scratching / losing it's scales is pretty common and nothing to worry about... dont need to dose or treat anything especially if your water parameters are in check. just maintain a stress free environment + good water and it'll heal in no time. more often than not the problem is made worse when ppl treat their aros when there's no need for treatment.
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