my full gorwn black moor goldfish has possible tail rot AGAIN!?

Question

i just noticed his tail is fading and the edges are somewhat whithe and it looks liek there are open sores that are red on the end of his tail. he is the only fish in a 40 gallon aquarium along with 2 mystery snails and a african dwarf frog. he goet tail rot when i first got him over a year ago and form what ive described does it sound liek he has it again? i have some melafix. should i put some in the aquarium?? will it harm the snails? i also do nto have any live plants. so does it sound like my fish has tail rot AGAIN??

thank you.

lol he isnt "a little guy" hes full grown! he fits in my hold hand. i even need 2 hands to hold him. here are no fish nets large enoguh to accomidate his size. thes the JAWS of the goldfish. lololol

Answer 1

The red sores sound to me like Hemmoraging Septicemia; a bacteria that causes broken blood vessels in the fins/tail. It can also cause what appears to be red sores, usually under but not limited, to the gill area. HS usually occurs mostly in all goldfish species and is fairly one of the easiest to diagnose. So it seems your black Moor is facing both fin/tail rot and the Septicemia.


With the slew of available medications out there, there is one product that --will-- combat against --both-- problems; **Maracyn 2 by Mardel**. Its ability to treat many different illnesses is great, but I've always used/recommended this product (as well as the entire Mardel product line) because of its effectiveness of giving great results.


**PS.
Aquarium salt is fantastic for goldfish; providing an excellent, natural source of antioxidants (much like what Gatorade does for us) as well as a natural illness combat source. You can add it after every water change but, it works fabulously with whatever medication you should be needing to use at the time. Be very careful as to how much you add to their water, though. Do NOT exceed one tablespoon for every 5 gallons. So, for your 40 gallon tank, you would add 8 tablespoons.

-Aquarium Pharmaceuticals- makes a really great salt product; "Aquarium Salt". But, I've always had terrific results with any type of sea salt. Easy to get and cheaper then actual aquarium salt. I live in Hawaii so, we have access to natural salt called Hawaiian rock salt.

****Also, I must mention that Goldfish are **cold** water fish. Temperatures over 76-77f can be very detrimental to your goldfish and can result in death. Ideal temperatures for them range between 65-72f.

Answer 2

Best to start with a skin scrape..... No worries, it's not hard and its not bad........ Just catch your little guy and take something that will capture a little "juice" off of him....... You'll do this around the gill area... or just where the tail is rotting.... just a little, not too hard.......

Look at it under the microscope..... Now, if this is your first time, it will be hard to notice.... and when you do, it might scare you a little......... be prepared to treat the problem.....

Your fish will thank you later, trust me on this!!!!

they say melafix is good for this, but I never found it to be so... But, then, I only did it briefly......

Pond RX is excellent......

What you'll need to do is to take your moor and separate him in another tank for treatment..... Take some salt..... You can use table salt... but NOT IODIDE....... use about 1 lb for 10 gallons.... heat the water to an acceptable temperature and float your moor until he "acclimates" or rather gets used to the new temp......

The water will contain about 5 cc or half a cap full of the Pond RX........

Hope that helps!!!!


Your sister,
Ginger

Answer 3

Goldfish are prone to rot tail.It sounds like he has it again but I have never seen the red only the white.Ask someone at a fish store exactly what causes it.Only heard of a fish getting it from other fish.

Answer 4

try the water. till you moved him to a cycled aquarium then he would be tormented by detrimental water high quality besides to ich and stress from drugs. i could carry out a partial water substitute.