Help. My Fish Are Peeling

[signman]

I have 2 Moenkhausia Chrysargyrea and both of them have developed like a suntan peel. Checked my parameters and all is perfect
#### is it?

please help

 

[K.J.]

What are your parameters, exactly? Ammonia, pH (has it changed rapidly?) Nitrite, Nitrate. Tank size, inhabitants, last time you changed the water and how much?

 

[signman]

What are your parameters, exactly? Ammonia, pH (has it changed rapidly?) Nitrite, Nitrate. Tank size, inhabitants, last time you changed the water and how much?

Tank size = 680 litres
Ammonia = 0
Nitrate = 0
Nitrite = 0
pH = 7.4
Inhabitants - Severum x1 , Bala Sharks x2, Clown Loach x3, Common Plec x1, Rainbow fish x3

Last time I changed the water was last friday, 10% as usual per week

 

[DarkEntity]

Nitrate should never be zero in a cycled tank, you should always have a reading of something.

 

[signman]

sorry, that was my marine tank. nitrate = 0.50

 

[smithrc]

without piccys - it sounds like ammonia burns....

you might want to check it again...

 

[WILDER]

Peeling skin cen be a number of things from bad water quality, parasites to bacterial.
Any of the fish flicking and rubbing against objects.
What your tap nitrate reading.