scales

[tucker81]

ive had a fish lose 2 scales, whats the best thing to clean the area with?

tom

[Gazza]

Hi Tom,

It depends on the damage and if there is anything else going on to be honest,if its just where its had a flick or something and the ares looks clean and your water is OK then it will heal itself. But .................always a but if it has some other damage or the scales have come out due to a bacterial reason then not only may the fish need treating but you may also have to look at treating the pond once you find the reason so a few scrapes could be needed as this type of thong is normally always a secondary infection which means finding what caused it in the fist place.

Have you had the fish out for a look and do all the others look OK

[tucker81]

cheers for the reply gaz, all others are fine, waters good and done a scrape with nothing found, only thing i can think of is the feeders gone off and they have been fighting for the food, and its lost 2 scales on coping stone( summer job to smooth coping stones) had it out today and used iosal to clean it, only thing i had then i used Mercurochrome. it didnt look too bad but thought id treat while i had it out, didnt know if duncan sold a cleaner?

tom

[Gazza]

Hi Tom,

Sounds like you did a good job mate just keep an eye on it and fingers crossed it will be fine.

You could put some pipe insulation on the stones for a temporary fix for now.

[tucker81]

good thinking cheers, have loads in the van

tom

[Gazza]

We are here to help Tom