i think my oscars have hith

[lg0815]

:scry: my oscars have about large pi head size holes in on they heads and i am pretty sure ythats what it is sorry no pics cant get any



i think ill get some meds and do more water changes :scry:

[chronic]

Hith is most commonly caused by poor water conditions and a bad diet. The cause and cure is good house keeping in most cases.

What are your water parameters? Nitrate, nitrite, ammonia? What do you feed them? How often do you do water changes.

Just start doing large water changes. Jumping to meds before you know exactly what is going on can cause harm incase it is something else. You should get some pics up.


:scry: my oscars have about large pi head size holes in on they heads and i am pretty sure ythats what it is sorry no pics cant get any



i think ill get some meds and do more water changes :scry:

[lg0815]

ifeed them flake frenzy flakes and some omega one small pellets for cichlids
i also feed them shrimp pellets but thoose are for the bichir becouse he doesnt eat the pellets



water i dont know i dont have a test kit


ill start doing water changes and go buy some speciel oscar food

[iZinedane]

ifeed them flake frenzy flakes and some omega one small pellets for cichlids
i also feed them shrimp pellets but thoose are for the bichir becouse he doesnt eat the pellets



water i dont know i dont have a test kit


ill start doing water changes and go buy some speciel oscar food

was the tank cycled?

[Northernguy]

Hikari and NLS are both great foods!
The best treatment until you know whats wrong is water changes.Do a large one daily for a while.
Make sure you use dechlorinator.

[lg0815]

i will do water changes everyday and yes it was cycled itds been up and running for about 2 years

[MCHRKiller]

Whats your water parms, and waterchange schedule? You have a massive filtration system...and IMO the stock isnt that bad.

Can you also describe the holes a bit more like where they are on the fish's body and how is their apperance any tiny strings coming out of them or anything? I ask because oscars do have tiny pin prick holes all over their heads these are sensory pores, and they also have 2 larger holes on the nose kind of like a "snout" this is completely normal. HITH primarily will start on the head region near the laterial line and be white deep pits.

Not my photos but here is an example of the normal sensory pores and "snout" of a healthy oscar:
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[lg0815]

my oscars are albino and have about 2-3 on the jaw bone
aone has one on its gill plate no strings of stuff coming out how long are the strings


thanks jordan :22:

[MCHRKiller]

All typical places of where it begins. I would first do more waterchanges and keep their nitrate around 20ppm or less and improve their diet. Oscars just need more food than flakes can provide. Id buy a good base pellet food, I prefer Hikari. Id then buy a food soak, I use Seachem's Nourish, which will pack these pellets with extra vitamins and nutrition and use that 2-3times per week. Also supplement their diet with some frozen krill, fresh chopped seafood, live meal worms, and some will even eat veggies...which would also be good for your SDs.

I would then also buy a medication specific for HITH disease...I have had success with Jungle's HITH guard in the past. I had a customer bring in an oscar that had half its head eaten away from HITH...took it about 6months to recover but eventually he did. I also did a 1/2 strength dose of Melafix to help heal up the holes in addition to the HITH guard.

[lg0815]

well went to pet store and got Hikari pellets the pacage with the oscar on it and did a 30 percent water change

[Fishguy2727]

I don't know where it is now, but there should be a sticky article by me on HITH and HLLE. It is definitely in my blog.

[chronic]

What you really should do too is go out and buy a water test kit. Dont buy strip tests, they are very inaccurate. Buy a good liquid kit like this
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Its very important to know that your water is in good condition, if not its like you or me living in your apt with a gas leak or something. Not good things.
I normally test mine once a month, or every few weeks. Just to be sure.



well went to pet store and got Hikari pellets the pacage with the oscar on it and did a 30 percent water change