I have 2 Fancy Goldfish, 1 gold and 1 shubunkin. Both fish have marks on them which look like blood bruises. The gold one is also spending a lot of time at the water surface not gasping for breath just floating just beneath water level. they both look well and are showing no signs of illness. I have noticed on close inspection that they have white spot, they have had this before and with treatment it cleared up quickly. The water looks clean and is regulary changed I only feed flakes once a day. I have noticed a the bottom of the filter tube is brown coloured.
2007-10-13 13:30:16 · 10 answers · asked by Beverley A 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
I would like to add I do clean out the tank at each water change.
2007-10-13 13:50:30 · update #1
do a complete water change, wash your tank with baking soda rinse it very very well, wash everything in your tank as well . after you refill it with fresh water add some aquarium salt the salt will help with all the bacterial infections in your tank. dont add too much or it could kill them read the package for dosage. salt helps way more than all those medications. make sure it is aquarium salt though
2007-10-14 02:48:08 · answer #1 · answered by kimberly g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Test the water for organic waste like ammonia, nitrite and nitrates - all of these can drastically reduce the oxygen content of the water and also irritate the fishes skin leaving it more open to damage and diseases like whitespot (a parasite that can attack the fishes skin more easily if there is a vulnerable spot). Whether the water looks clean is irrelevant - all of these chemicals are clear and do not affect the appearance of the tank. They come from the waste produced by the fishes feeding and breathing and are usually broken down by 'friendly' aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in the filtration system but this takes time to build up in a newly set up tank - make sure you always use water conditioner before adding tap water to the tank also as chlorine harms the fish and kills off your filter bacteria. Water testing kits and tap water treatments can easily be bought at a pet shop or online. Don't worry too much - it doesn't sound too serious.
2007-10-13 13:44:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the one spending time floating near the surface could be quite ill so check with a vet. Treat both for the white spot in any case, and, as the other people here have said clean the whole tank etc..., and don't forget to change the gravel now and again. Invest in some water snails also as they do help keep the tank fresh.
2007-10-13 13:50:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
feels like a protozoan/parasite an infection. oftentimes it truly is this manner of causing it: Chilodonella, Costia, or Trichodina. All can produce extra slime coat on the fish, because the parasite is stressful it truly is epidermis. which could supply it the whitish colour, and ultimately boring dwindled colour. you'll want a antiparasite drugs to get rid of it. yet another threat is the ph is fluctuating contained in the tank, causing the further slime coat/stressful the floor. purely visual show unit the ph for an afternoon or so and observe if it truly is replacing in any respect. If it truly is sweet, then my wager could be one among those parasites affecting the fish.
2016-10-09 04:27:07 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does it look kinda like streaks and blotches of blood? If so, this is bacterial septicemia. You need to get an antibacterial treatment from you local fish store, Melafix is what I normally use.
2007-10-13 19:14:56 · answer #5 · answered by AliDawn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bloody looking bruises could be the start of fin rot, check fins an tail for veiny looking blood streeks, or even ragging of the tail. as its usually the first to go with fin rot, if the ''bruises'' go untreated the whole fish will end up covered and eventually die, goldfish are hard to diagnose, fish with some white on them are the easiest. In my experience, one ailment leeds to another if it isn't caught quickly.............
2007-10-13 13:48:16 · answer #6 · answered by David P 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the white spot is called ich.it is curable but you need to clean the tank and make sure there is no chlorine in the water it can be fatall
2007-10-13 13:41:33 · answer #7 · answered by sam a 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Water mold? When my fish was going to die, she spent a lot of time near the surface.
2007-10-13 13:36:01 · answer #8 · answered by xmysticshad0wsx 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if u clean the water u should clean the tank too as there is bacteria on the bottom of the tank u need to clean that too so that it doesn't mix with the fresh water
2007-10-13 13:38:10 · answer #9 · answered by william l 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
soak them in cider
2007-10-13 13:39:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋