possible disease?

ben401

Small Fish
Dec 7, 2009
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the feeder fish, that I have been keeping as a pet (for all you goldfish snobs! lol j/k) seems to be missing a couple of scales. There are no other fish in the tank with him, so I was wondering if he is possibly sick and if there is anything I can do... we've had for about a year and a half and I have never noticed this before... any information on the subject would be helpful
 

Newman

Elite Fish
Sep 22, 2009
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Northern NJ
#2
he simply coulda freaked out once when you didn't see him and musta scratched himself against some decor in the tank...this happens. I've seen my swordtails do it and lose a few scales by being so careless...

just watch that scaleless part for a few weeks, and they should regrow. if they don't then you got a problem :(