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

tom

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

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

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.

good thinking cheers, have loads in the van

tom

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