short gill plates [Archive]

BHBBTS

Fri Nov 17, 2006, 03:41 AM

hi all, my red melons just spawned about three months ago, everything went good, but now the fry all have short gill plates.I did alot of water changes all along, is this a water problem or genetics???
water parameters
ph-6.5
am-0
nitrite 0
nitrates 10

any help would be appreciated
also i have a carbon filter on my whole house could this take something out of the water???they were raised in tap water, temp 84f.
THANKS
BILL

Merrilyn

Fri Nov 17, 2006, 04:56 AM

Welcome to the forum Bill.

Short gill plates is usually a genetic problem. How severe is it?

Could you possibly post a pic.

Crocky

Fri Nov 17, 2006, 09:40 AM

hi

I had some with short gill plates last year 12 month later you can't pick them.

BHBBTS

Fri Nov 17, 2006, 05:18 PM

some are worse than others, here is a pic of one of the worse ones

BILL

mistakes r crucial

Fri Nov 17, 2006, 06:59 PM

Hi Bill,

As already stated it is more than often genetic but the presence of Ammonia will also shorten gill plates in very young fish so I am told.
MAC

GreenDiscus

Mon Dec 04, 2006, 03:18 AM

Hi Guys

You know I was just about to ask the forum about short gill plates on my latest batch of babies. Mine go from a few severe (culling severe) to OK, but 60% were affected in some way, and I was wondering if I should grow them on at all. Your comments made me think to hang on a few months to see how thay go....?

I admit to disappointment with this new mix of parentage, since my last three batches of Yellows all had severe peppering, despite having clean parents.