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Hole in the head??

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Hole in the head??

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Hi Folks; I love your website. A goldmine of information I wish I knew about a year ago. My problem- I have an angel fish who started acting lethargic, and would float around the corners of the tank (55 gal) at an angle. I didn’t know what to do, so I hoped it would just pass. I waited two days and my wife noticed a red spot near his gills that is now a hole. Two days after I first noticed his symptoms, I found your site. I immediately setup my old 20 gal as an emergency hospital tank. I couldn’t wait for cycling so I transferred him. < Usually cycling is not needed because if you do medicate the tank, the treatment would affect the bacteria anyway.> Before I transferred him he had taken to lying on his side in the tank. I have removed the carbon filter from the hush 35 filter I use for that tank and medicated with Jungle Tank Buddies Parasite Clear, as it contains Metronidazole (which you recommend).Since transferring him, I can’t say he is any better but he also doesn’t seem to be wo

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