My oscar has not eaten and acted funny going on 5 days. Yesterday I noticed a white fuzzy bump on his chin.Water tests are 0-.25 ammonia,0 nitrites,20 nitrates,ph 6.0. I know ammonia is abit high but I upgraded to an fx5 3 weeks ago. I put old bio in fx5 but I don`t think old bio was in good shape. I am somewhat familiar with fungus but never seen it as a fuzzy growth on an Os chin. I cannot post pics now; should I treat as a fungus? P.S. Amonnia may be closer to 0 I have a hard time telling the difference between the yellow and yellow green on the strip.

First of all you shouldn't be using strips as they are inaccurate. Get a liquid kit.

as for the fuzzy bump, there is no way for us to know for sure without being able to see it... A pic would be VERY helpful!

If you misunderstood I am not using strips. My camera is very blurry. I know you need a pic to help. Sorry. All I can say is the bump looked like a normal abrasion yesterday. Today looks white and fuzzy,the size of a pencil eraser. I will see if I can borrow a better camera. Thanks.

shannon wrote:



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i think she meant the colour comparison card..

is the fuzzy bump you are referring to looks like this???