cory&brochis need help

catfishmike

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Oct 22, 2002
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Sin City, again...
#1
i have a bronze cory and a emerald brochis and both have a spot right on top of there mouths that looks like it's worn away like if something took off the top layer of skin.they were both kept on small gravel substrate now i've moved them to a 5gal. q-tank and the substrate is very fine playpit sand.the bronze also shows reddness behind it's gills.any help is welcome
 

Matt Nace

Superstar Fish
Oct 22, 2002
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Pennsylvania
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My bronze have always gotten that. I just thought it was from my gravel and them digging through it...like wear and tear...

I never had any fungus or problems resulting from it , however.