Alkalosis

Treatment:

Your fish needs to be placed in water with pH levels within the normal range. You can test your water with a test kit to see if it needs correcting. If pH the values are higher than appropriate for that particular species, you need to perform an immediate water change. Your water source may be inappropriate if you have “hard” water. In which case, an alternative source will need to be found. You can get water with a pH of 7 by using bottled water or water from a Reverse Osmosis (RO) unit. You could also filter the water with peat or use Proper pH chemicals.

	Symptoms: The fish’s skin will have a turbid, milky appearance. Other symptoms may include skin shedding or erosion, gill erosion, and fraying fins.

	Cause: High pH levels.

	Treatment: Your fish needs to be placed in water with pH levels within the normal range. You can test your water with a test kit to see if it needs correcting. If pH the values are higher than appropriate for that particular species, you need to perform an immediate water change. Your water source may be inappropriate if you have “hard” water. In which case, an alternative source will need to be found. You can get water with a pH of 7 by using bottled water or water from a Reverse Osmosis (RO) unit. You could also filter the water with peat or use Proper pH chemicals.


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