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Fish Gills Very Red

Fish Gills Very Red. Excess mucus on the gills or body. I've seen pictures of fish with a deep red coloring in the throat that are stunning.

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The gills become red or brown and inflamed, there can be spots of red at the base of the pectoral fins and a thin papery look is found on the gill plate due to mucus. Do you mean that tiny red line at the bottom, near the body? You may notice this coloring when your betta flares.

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The red gills that you’re seeing are likely signs that the ammonia is burning the gills and the skin of the fish. The fish hangs in the water and “pants” in obvious distress. These are very inaccurate and can give false safe readings.

For This Reason It Is Also Known As Gill Rot. There May Also Be Traces Of Gray On The Surface Of The Skin.


Could be that's it's all good in there. Ammonia as low as.25 ppm can casue trouble in certain fish. May be gill flux are the gills inflamed.

All The Fish Seem Happy Enough, Feeding Well Although I Don't Give Them Too Much.


The infection begins in the gills and, if not interrupted, spreads out to the skin. Typically people try to keep the nitrates at 20 or less. Guppies have got red gills and one of them has a very black tail which wasn't apparent before.

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If you've already lost a fish somthing is off in your tank for sure. The gills will start having an appearance that makes them look like they are bleeding. My parameters are, according to api test strips, (i have an api master test kit coming in on monday):

The Gill Filaments Are Necrotic At This Spot.


Does it rub the gills on anything? Your fish will also start losing its appetite and will stop eating the food you give to it. You may notice this coloring when your betta flares.

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