fish with red gills?

[bethie_dawn]

Yesterday when I came home alot of my fish had a red spot on their gills. I was woundering what could have caused it. I thought maybe it was because the ammonia has been high. I got water from my sister and did a 100% water change. I know they say not to do more than a 50% change but I was worried that the fish would die if I did not. Today they still have the spot but they act like they fell better.
My question is this if it was ammonia toxicity will the red ever go away and will they ever be cured of it? Also my pregnant female has it to will she still be able to have her fry?
thanks so much you guys always help me so much.
I am also looking for a water filter for my well water that will get rid of the ammonia and also get the ammonia out of the tap also. If you know a good one let me know!

 

[messiner]

no more total water changes. your bio should take care of the amonia. your tap shouldnt have any amonia in it. just chlorene (spelling?)

 

[dannyboy]

Is the red on the gill cover, or actually on the gills? If the gills are all red, this is normal But if the gills start to turn brown, this is brown blood disease and is caused from an elevated level (over 100ppm i think) of nitrate. But as you did a 100% Wc unless your water is of poor quality, it should not be this.

 

[bethie_dawn]

The water right out of the tap was had dangerous levels of ammonia. They put ammonia in the tap here because of the nasty water which is why I would never drink it now that I found out. I was told by a neighbor that the new water system is bad so I have been driving 15 minutes to my sisters because she is in a different water system.
It is on top of the gills I guess and under the gills look red also. But last time I checked it was red red with no brown.

 

[OhNoBarracuda]

add fw aquarium salt to the tank it boasts there oxygen pumping ability and they seem more relaxed ha im a little slow so im not very good at explaining things but ya there ya go

 

[DeLgAdO]

add fw aquarium salt to the tank it boasts there oxygen pumping ability and they seem more relaxed ha im a little slow so im not very good at explaining things but ya there ya go

your on the right track fella

when a fish is stressed, its gills cant function normally, which lead to loss of electrolytes through the gills reducing the intake of oxygen and release of carbon dioxide.

so salt does promote healthy gill function and replenish electrolytes and ease osmotic stress.

 

[Bichirs man]

did you use declore?

 

[bethie_dawn]

yeah I used aquasafe!