Red Gills?

[fluffycabbage]

My 12 or so juvenile platys in the main tank have developed red gills - is there a reason for this, and what should i treat with? i have a planted tank and the fish in my siggy.
Ta

 

[gbailey141]

Hi there,

Can you post your water stats?

Gav

 

[WILDER]

Need water stats please in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.

Red gills can be due to bad water quality, gill flukes, bacterial gill rot.

Need to rule out bad water quality first.

Signs of gill flukes are as follows -

Red inflamed gills, pale gills with excess slime, bleeding gills, swollen gills.
Opaque body with excess slime.
Flicking and rubbing.
Laboured breathing, gasping at surface of tank.
Red sores, or red pin prick marks on the fish body.
Swimming in a jerky movement.
Weight loss sometimes.
Spitting food out.
Darting, erratic swimming.

Also gill flukes cause bacterial infections, As the parasite carries a nasty bacteria in its hooks or suckers. Which enters the fish blood stream once it pierces the skin.

 

[fluffycabbage]

Ok will get water stats and post later. They still have sore looking gills, but that is literally the only symptom. Nothing else at all. No other fish are affected.

 

[WILDER]

Ok.
Need water stats.

 

[fluffycabbage]

Ok.
Need water stats.

Well i tested the water, ammonia and nitrite 0, nitrate 10. ph 7.5. i watched them for few days, and theyre back to normal! how odd. So they went off to lfs today, to make room for some new fishhheeeeeees

 

[WILDER]

Thanks for the update.