I posted earlier about my one fish staying on the bottom. Now I noticed that his wen looks like it's ready to flake off in some areas. Is this normal?
2006-08-15 11:37:50 · 3 answers · asked by Tricia 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
I'm pretty sure the wen refers to the fleshy growth on his head. --cap
2006-08-15 12:41:58 · update #1
What do you mean by his wen?
Sometimes because of irritation a slime is produced by fish and it can look like they are shedding skin, it may be down to a little too much ammonia in the water or the ph is too high or too low.
Buy a test kit and find out about the water quality in your bowl.
2006-08-15 12:35:32 · answer #1 · answered by stevehart53 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no. did you change the water recently? is it cold? if it's cold, it might be preparing to hibernated, but if his scales are flaking off, it might be a bacteria invasion, it might be ick. buy the medicine needed at your local pet store.
2006-08-15 12:40:32 · answer #2 · answered by 1.4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it is not i mean some fish may look like that but it shouldn't fall off if it does your fish is magerly coo koo sorry to say but ......
2006-08-15 13:19:08 · answer #3 · answered by Hottie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋