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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:00 pm
Post subject: Sick Goldfish
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Hi there. I have a very sick goldfish on my hands and I'm not sure what I'm
doing to treat her is correct. A couple days ago I noticed she was kind of
just laying around her tank and then I noticed some white spots on the base
of her tail. I looked around online and found some information on Ich. I went
out and bought some QuICK Cure and put it in her tank right away. The next
day, she didn't look any better, her tail was starting to fray with brown
spots where the white ones were & white spots on her back. I drove into
PetSmart and told them my dilemma. They advised me to get a bigger tank (my
fish is 2 inches long), conditioning salt to add to her water, and some
medicine called LifeGuard, made by Jungle. They advised me to stop using
QuICK Cure, which I did, and start with this new medicine right away. I came
home, put in her medicine and added some salt to her water. That night, I
drove to PetCo to test my pH because I thought it was too low. Turned out,
the water was alright, but the guy I talked to advised me to get Stress Coat,
made by API, to add to her water to help repair her tail and skin damage. Now
today, she looks a lot worse, but some of the white spots have fell off and
the brown spots are completely gone. Her tail is still fraying and now she
has white spots all over her body and around her eyes, and now it looks sort
of like a white film? She isn't swimming around, just floating and breathing,
and won't eat because it's too hard for her to swim. If anyone could let me
know what I'm doing is correct or like to share some advice, I'd GLADLY
appreciate it soo much! I'm a wreck & I hate to see my fish be like this. :(
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:32 am
Post subject: Re: Sick Goldfish [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Sep 13, 5:37?pm, TYNKS Headache <otoc....RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Sep 13, 5:00 pm, "liltoodles18" <u37418@uwe> wrote:
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> > Hi there. I have a very sick goldfish on my hands and I'm not sure what I'm
> > doing to treat her is correct. A couple days ago I noticed she was kind of
> > just laying around her tank and then I noticed some white spots on the base
> > of her tail. I looked around online and found some information on Ich. I went
> > out and bought some QuICK Cure and put it in her tank right away.
Look for some malachite
> green / formalin mix. It sounds like the fish has a fungal infection
> or rot.
Do you realize you told her to "look for some" Quick Cure"? She
already had it.
Also, when you say "fungal infection or Rot"....do you mean a true
fungus or "body fungus", such as columnaris which is actually a
*bacterial* infection (same with Fin Rot).
If the fish has a fungal infection, it would be white, and fuzzy like
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:39 am
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On Sep 13, 5:00?pm, "liltoodles18" <u37418@uwe> wrote:
> Hi there. I have a very sick goldfish on my hands and I'm not sure what I'm
> doing to treat her is correct. A couple days ago I noticed she was kind of
> just laying around her tank and then I noticed some white spots on the base
> of her tail. I looked around online and found some information on Ich. I went
> out and bought some QuICK Cure and put it in her tank right away. The next
> day, she didn't look any better, her tail was starting to fray with brown
> spots where the white ones were & white spots on her back. I drove into
> PetSmart and told them my dilemma. They advised me to get a bigger tank (my
> fish is 2 inches long), conditioning salt to add to her water, and some
> medicine called LifeGuard, made by Jungle. They advised me to stop using
> QuICK Cure, which I did, and start with this new medicine right away. I came
> home, put in her medicine and added some salt to her water. That night, I
> drove to PetCo to test my pH because I thought it was too low. Turned out,
> the water was alright, but the guy I talked to advised me to get Stress Coat,
> made by API, to add to her water to help repair her tail and skin damage. Now
> today, she looks a lot worse, but some of the white spots have fell off and
> the brown spots are completely gone. Her tail is still fraying and now she
> has white spots all over her body and around her eyes, and now it looks sort
> of like a white film? She isn't swimming around, just floating and breathing,
> and won't eat because it's too hard for her to swim. If anyone could let me
> know what I'm doing is correct or like to share some advice, I'd GLADLY
> appreciate it soo much! I'm a wreck & I hate to see my fish be like this. :(
> Thanks.
What are the ingredients in the new med you were told use (LifeGuard)?
What you've described sounds to me like your goldie has Ich as well as
a secondary bacterial infection. This can happen when a fish is
fighting off parasites.
Personally, I find Quick Cure to be a great parasitic medication.
However, what you need to do is find out what antibacterial med can be
used with it.
Unfortunately, I don't know this.
What size tank is the fish in now?
How long has it been set up and running (with fish)?
Water change schedule..how much and how often?
Type of filtration?
Carbon in or out of filtration system? >> Stay informed about: Sick Goldfish |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:19 am
Post subject: Re: Sick Goldfish.ophhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I am really impressed [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Thanks for your help everyone but I'm sorry to say that my goldfish didn't
make it. What she had started like Ich but kept getting worse and worse:
white stuff all over, tail rot, clamping, then swim bladder. I started
realizing that it was a bacterial thing, but it was too late. It's probably
for the better, she was suffering so much and that broke my heart. She's in a
better place now.
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http://www.petkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/goldfish/200709/1 >> Stay informed about: Sick Goldfish |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:09 am
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On Sep 14, 8:19 pm, "liltoodles18 via PetKB.com" <u37418@uwe> wrote:
> Thanks for your help everyone but I'm sorry to say that my goldfish didn't
> make it. What she had started like Ich but kept getting worse and worse:
> white stuff all over, tail rot, clamping, then swim bladder. I started
> realizing that it was a bacterial thing, but it was too late. It's probably
> for the better, she was suffering so much and that broke my heart. She's in a
> better place now.
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> Message posted via PetKB.comhttp://www.petkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/goldfish/200709/1
Yep out of the hands of a bubbling idiot...........at least it was not
in the hands of a imbecile like Zebulon Whateley.......who is overly
impressed his fish is smarter than he is...........I seen roadkill
oppossums that were smarter than Zebulon. NOw go buy a pet rock or
chia pet. >> Stay informed about: Sick Goldfish |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:49 pm
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"TYNKS Headache" <otocinc.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1189723052.431642.267220@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...
> snipped the masturbator's useless shitty text>
The unemployable, jobless prick "Tristie" ( *TYNKS Headache*) lives off OUR
taxes .
Do not feed this homosexual troll.
Hopefully, soon, the police will find the Pakistani pimp that imported
Tristie & it's scumbag family .. & deport the wasting shits. >> Stay informed about: Sick Goldfish |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:29 pm
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On Sep 14, 2:59?pm, TYNKS Headache <otoc... DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
Nonsense deleted, as usual!
I see you couldn't answer the quesiton, or admit you made a mistake.
Grow up moron. >> Stay informed about: Sick Goldfish |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:33 pm
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On Sep 15, 7:43?pm, "Zebulon Whateley" <trub....RemoveThis@mill.net> wrote:
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> > snipped the masturbator's useless shitty text>
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> The unemployable, jobless prick "Tristie" ( *TYNKS Headache*) lives off OUR
> taxes .
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> Do not feed this homosexual troll.
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> Hopefully, soon, the police will find the Pakistani pimp that imported
> Tristie & it's scumbag family .. & deport the wasting shits.
= )~ ROFLMAO!!
HELL YEAH!!!! >> Stay informed about: Sick Goldfish |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:55 am
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what Mel said was correct. the minute you notice a fish acting weird
or listless you need to check the water parameters and start doing
water changes and add a bit of salt, typically 1 teaspoon per 5
gallons. brown spots where the white ones were sounds a lot like
ammonia burn. you now have added too many things to the tank and it
has probably become a toxic brew.
http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/care/care1.htm#essentials
http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/
the white film is her slime coat getting really thick due to toxic
water and/or parasites. GF can typically go a few weeks without food,
so dont be overly concerned.
If she is still alive, I would do a 39 second salt dip on her
http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/disease/treatment/trtmnt.htm#SALT%20DIPS
and then right into fresh water and do the tub to tub method with her.
Ingrid
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:00:13 GMT, "liltoodles18" <u37418@uwe> wrote:
>Hi there. I have a very sick goldfish on my hands and I'm not sure what I'm
>doing to treat her is correct. A couple days ago I noticed she was kind of
>just laying around her tank and then I noticed some white spots on the base
>of her tail. I looked around online and found some information on Ich. I went
>out and bought some QuICK Cure and put it in her tank right away. The next
>day, she didn't look any better, her tail was starting to fray with brown
>spots where the white ones were & white spots on her back. I drove into
>PetSmart and told them my dilemma. They advised me to get a bigger tank (my
>fish is 2 inches long), conditioning salt to add to her water, and some
>medicine called LifeGuard, made by Jungle. They advised me to stop using
>QuICK Cure, which I did, and start with this new medicine right away. I came
>home, put in her medicine and added some salt to her water. That night, I
>drove to PetCo to test my pH because I thought it was too low. Turned out,
>the water was alright, but the guy I talked to advised me to get Stress Coat,
>made by API, to add to her water to help repair her tail and skin damage. Now
>today, she looks a lot worse, but some of the white spots have fell off and
>the brown spots are completely gone. Her tail is still fraying and now she
>has white spots all over her body and around her eyes, and now it looks sort
>of like a white film? She isn't swimming around, just floating and breathing,
>and won't eat because it's too hard for her to swim. If anyone could let me
>know what I'm doing is correct or like to share some advice, I'd GLADLY
>appreciate it soo much! I'm a wreck & I hate to see my fish be like this. :(
>Thanks. >> Stay informed about: Sick Goldfish |
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:29 am
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:37 am
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