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Slime problem

I have a variatus with a clear slime on his body
he doesn't act sick
I noticed it today
what is it how do I fix it?

 

It denotes something is irritating the fish, causing an increase in slime-coat production. I would increase waterchanges for a bit. (Maybe 50% every other day for a week). Could be salt, ammonia, or a host of other irritants.

 

has anything new been added to the tank recently?

 

has anything new been added to the tank recently?

I added a cory and a cleaner fish last friday
he doesn't act sick at all

 

Swords I merged your two threads so all the information would be in one place Hope you don't mind.
Have you added any meds, chemicals, salt or anything of that nature?
what are you using for a dechlorinator and when was the last water change. What size tank are we talking about?
Sorry for all the questions but we want to help if we can.
Carol

 

Swords I merged your two threads so all the information would be in one place Hope you don't mind.
Have you added any meds, chemicals, salt or anything of that nature?
what are you using for a dechlorinator and when was the last water change. What size tank are we talking about?
Sorry for all the questions but we want to help if we can.
Carol

I use start right
I did add some salt and more start right
ive got a 35g
I hope it doesn't get serious. THis is the fish in my profile pic

 

It's possible they introduced something, but that's just a guess. I think for now, the best thing to do is what cwc recommended with water changes.

I added a cory and a cleaner fish last friday
he doesn't act sick at all

 

For right now I recommend that you start more frequent water changes until all chemicals/meds are out of the tank except dechlorinator. Something is irritating your fish and causing it to produce extra slime coat, my first suspect is the salt.
Let us know how things go.
carol

 

For right now I recommend that you start more frequent water changes until all chemicals/meds are out of the tank except dechlorinator. Something is irritating your fish and causing it to produce extra slime coat, my first suspect is the salt.
Let us know how things go.
carol

I do use cycle, start right and aquarium salt
should I just use the start right in my water change?

 

I would suggest as Carol (butterfly) did. The salt is probably the prime suspect right now. Just use dechlorinator and frequent waterchanges, see if it clears up in a week or two.

 

will this make the fish sick though
or should he be okay

 

The water changes are good for the fish. Only in rare instances do freshwater fish need salt in their tanks. Salt is an irritant and can cause your fish to produce too much slime coat.
What are you using to take the chlorine out of your water?
Carol

 

The water changes are good for the fish. Only in rare instances do freshwater fish need salt in their tanks. Salt is an irritant and can cause your fish to produce too much slime coat.
What are you using to take the chlorine out of your water?
Carol

start right

 

start right

that's right you said that I'm sorry I must have had a senior moment there
Start right is a dechlorinator(which is good) but it's a slime coat stimulant also. Along with the salt as an irritant this combination could be the problem.
Is there any way you could get a bottle of just plain dechlorinator for now? I buy one at walmarts that is $1.97 a bottle. Do the extra water changes to get rid of the salt and then lets see how your fish is.
Heres a link to the start right that says its a slime coat stimulant.

Let us know how your fish does.
Carol

 

dont worry about it
Ill just try without the salt
I always used salt with my goldfish and I just carried it over with tropical fish
the strange thing is that he is the only one affected
all the others are fine

 

I'd also discontinue the Cycle.. we used that at first in our tanks and it really messed with the tanks cycling properly.. if it's creating mini-cycles (as it commonly does), that also could be causing extra slimecoat buildup.

 

the others have pretty well covered all the bases by now. Cut out the salt, start-rite and cycle, get a simple dechlorinator and maybe add an activated charcoal insert to the filter to remove the unwanted meds in the water as well as the 50% water changes.

Any or all of these in the wrong dosage could cause problems, and the fact that this is the only one affected doesn't mean to say thay it is. It may be the only one showing symptoms as yet.

IMO chemical additives cause more problems than they solve most of the time, and in an aquarium whatever is added to the water can have an adverse effect in the wrong dosage. Dechlorinator is about the only chemical I use now, unless there are problems with sickness.

 

the others have pretty well covered all the bases by now. Cut out the salt, start-rite and cycle, get a simple dechlorinator and maybe add an activated charcoal insert to the filter to remove the unwanted meds in the water as well as the 50% water changes.

Any or all of these in the wrong dosage could cause problems, and the fact that this is the only one affected doesn't mean to say thay it is. It may be the only one showing symptoms as yet.

IMO chemical additives cause more problems than they solve most of the time, and in an aquarium whatever is added to the water can have an adverse effect in the wrong dosage. Dechlorinator is about the only chemical I use now, unless there are problems with sickness.

good I changed 3.5g-10% water change using only start right
I have been using the same combo since I had tropicals since may

I figured out the problem now
in a book I was reading it turns out that its a fungus
I have him isolated with medication
will salt help?
how long will it take to clear up?

 

I wouldn't use salt, but i'd treat it with a med called Rid-Fungus.

I figured out the problem now
in a book I was reading it turns out that its a fungus
I have him isolated with medication
will salt help?
how long will it take to clear up?