Red Guils?

[Funny Pie]

K well i was looking at him as he was swimmin around and i noticed there was like a slight red color where his gills are. IT wasnt like a huge red mark but a very faint red mark where i dont think i noticed it before. It coulda been the angle but i doubt it. What does that mean? all my readings are 0 except nitrate is around 10 i think ( did test about an hour ago and cant remember) He's acting the exact same and not actin wierd at all, what does this mean?

 

[WILDER]

How many fish and which type, and how many gallons is the tank, if water quality is good, red gills can mean parasites , any signs of flicking and rubbing against objects, and laboured breathing.

 

[Funny Pie]

How many fish and which type, and how many gallons is the tank, if water quality is good, red gills can mean parasites , any signs of flicking and rubbing against objects, and laboured breathing.

No signs of that, 29 gallons US, 2 guppies, 5 neons, 2 bala's and two serpa tetras

 

[WILDER]

How big are the bala sharks as they need a 120gal tank, are you sure water stats are good, in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate,and ph.

 

[Funny Pie]

How big are the bala sharks as they need a 120gal tank, are you sure water stats are good, in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate,and ph.

They're babies, pretty small. I know about the tank size, im gonna return them pretty soon. I just did a test and everything is exactly 0, even nitrates. But i think the reason for the nitrate being 0 is i have about 18 planted plants in the water. Also i noticed some red/pink discolored poop that i htink was coming from the shark again

 

[WILDER]

It sound like it could be internal parasites, i would get a magifying glass to see if they are worms prutruding from the anus, is the anus also red and inflamed.

 

[Funny Pie]

sorry for the late response. But i was doing a big water change on the tank and making sure it was good to go for about a week ( school enviromental trip) and i'd have my sis feed em and all. I was just checking on the water stats, making sure its clear and making sure the fish are all accounted for and i noticed the red tailed shark's gills were more noticably redder than before. What can i do to kill these parasites?

 

[WILDER]

Need to no water stats in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate,and ph, as bad water quality can cause red gills, any flicking and rubbing also.