Hole in the Head Disease is probably the most feared disease amongst people who keep Oscar fish. However it can often leave terrible scarring on the fishes head which may be permanent after the disease has healed. And HITH treatment and precautions.

Hole in the head disease is not always fatal if caught early and treated.

Oscar fish Aquarium oscar fish hole in the head hith story to be told here. Hopefully this story helps teach you something while also being entertaining. Symptoms of hole in the head disease. Being a progressive disease the symptoms differ according to the severity of the condition. Besides the small lesions that appear on the head and lateral lines the following symptoms occur as the disease progresses 3 11 . The lesions getting bigger and hollow also spreading to the mouth gills and the region around the eyes 3 11 . Out of all the oscar fish diseases hole in the head is one of the most serious and one of the nastiest if this disease progresses. Hole in the head is also referred to as head and lateral line erosion and this disease causes the fish to lose color and develop pits or craters on the head and along the lateral line of the fish. If you have an oscar or other large fish with hole in the head you should give that fish all six steps of the recommended treatment.

Click here for the details about the recommended treatment. However the recommended treatment usually will not cure hole in the head. Oscar fish with hole in the head. My oscar has hole in the head. I have tried two different treatments. I did two treatments of mealfix and one treatment of general cure. I have been monitoring the water conditions and did about a 50 percent water change last night and stared another treatment of general cure. Hole in the head hith in fish also known as head and lateral line erosion hlle is a very common aquarium and tropical fish disease that affects most cichlids such as symphysodon discus oscars and etc. Saltwater fish are also susceptible to head and lateral line erosion disease.

My oscar fish has just recently developed hole in the head. He has a dip on the top of his head with one pin sized hole in the middle of the dip. How can i get rid of this disease. I ve had him for about 6 months so i m not sure what to do. Among freshwater fish hexamitiasis and hole in the head disease most commonly affect perciform fish particularly cichlid fish. Carps including koi and goldfish are also vulnerable. A wide variety of saltwater fish can suffer from head and lateral line erosion but angelfish and surgeonfish seem to be particularly susceptible.

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