okay well my goldfish seem to be sick... i have 4 goldfish two of which appear to be fine. 1 of them has white dots (symptoms of ich) but also its tail is very red and it has bloodshot spots in its eyes and in various place on its body... any idea what could be wrong? one of the other fish had small black marking on two of its fins ever since i got in... i just assumed it was normal... but the black has been spreading to the other fins... i can find no refrence to what this might be online... any help? all the fish are small, young, fancy goldfish... any help would be appriciated
2007-07-22 17:59:54 · 10 answers · asked by swimmingsinger108 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
also the fish with syptoms of ich has not been moving normally and seems to float around flutter its fins and then float around again
2007-07-22 18:01:00 · update #1
Here are disease names and discriptions with pics
and treat ments
I think yours has ick as well as fin rot
http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/disease.html
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-07-22 18:15:40 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
The white spots you see on one fish where are they? on his head or fins? If they are just on his head, it doesn't sound like ich. The tail being red and blood shot spots in his eyes could be a different kind of parasite or the lack of oxygen. Drop the water level in your tank by 1/2 inch and see if the red spots go away. Also, what is your water testing out at? Red spots can be caused by poor water conditions leading to bloat as well as fin rot. The black marings on the other fish also sound like ammonia poisoning
I would test the water in the tank, lower the water level 1/2", do a regular water change of 25% and retest the water. Also be sure your tank temps are 74 or below. Right now the cooler the water the better off you are. Also, do not add salt to your goldfish aquarium. This causes more problems with goldies.
2007-07-25 18:07:03 · answer #2 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
properly tetras are tropical fish and shouldnt relatively be stored with goldfish for many motives.... a million) goldfish produce thank you to lots waste and in case you dont sparkling it out very usually then all your fish will go through 2) goldfish are coldwater fish and retaining coldwater with heat you cant get the appropriate temperatures for each fish this is undesirable for his or her wellbeing 3) they only shouldnt guppies can pass the two way they could consume golfish good, i feed the guppies in my pond goldfish meals. even with the undeniable fact that it may no longer comprise the appropriate nutrition for the tropical fish, this is yet another excuse they shouldnt bekept jointly
2016-10-22 09:42:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask someone in your local pet shop to recommend some medication for the fish. Explain the symptoms or take the fish in for them to see. Good luck!
2007-07-23 11:44:35 · answer #4 · answered by blushing angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ohh. So sorry to hear about that..it's always sad when pets get sick! =(
Although this may sound incredibly cruel...the cost of a visit to the vet would most likely far exceed the cost of getting new goldfish. Unless you are extremely emotionally attached to the two sick goldfish, your best bet would be to simply replace them - as soon as possible, before your two well fish become contaminated. When we used to keep goldfish I know one of our fish got sick once; we just got a new fish.
2007-07-22 18:11:58 · answer #5 · answered by Abby 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
These fish are sick and it will be very hard to cure them. Basically they have to be isolated in seperate bowls and given antibiotics in the water. But this is very hard to cure. A more important question is how did they get sick? Did you se up your acquarium properly? Do you know how to make the water habitable. Is there enough 'breathing room' is the temperture appropriate (goldfish are not tropical fish). Start over.
2007-07-22 18:05:00 · answer #6 · answered by holacarinados 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
It sounds like a fungal infection.
Put them in a separate tank so they don't infect the healthy fish. - a small pinch of salt can sometime help them.
Go to your local aquarium shop/pet shop and tell them what is wrong with your fish. They should be able to give you treatment that you put in the water. or give you the name of a good vet.
2007-07-22 18:10:48 · answer #7 · answered by louih25 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
My goldfish got EXACTLY like this, sorry to say, but they died 3 days later. Take them to a vet quickly, but we didn't really worry[we did not take them to a vet], we won them at a fair...did not expect them to live the 2 yrs thay already had...
2007-07-22 18:42:37 · answer #8 · answered by PrettySeaShell 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Sad but just replace them.
2007-07-22 18:57:26 · answer #9 · answered by sniper27 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take them 2 the vet. They sound like they have a fungal infection and maybe swim bladder problems. Is there tank clean?
2007-07-22 18:04:55 · answer #10 · answered by Hold_your_color 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋