Hello, one of my goldfish developed red fins. It looks like they are bloodshot? The other three show none of the symptoms. This happened right after the...
I usually let the algae grow until it is a nuisance to look through and then I scrape it off. Charlie and Marty nibble on it as a little snack. And for the...
catherine mcclelland
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Sep 2, 2003 1:06 pm
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What a cutie. Obviously a tough little guy. Cathy...
catherine mcclelland
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Sep 2, 2003 1:07 pm
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Hi Sil, Bloodshot fins is usually a sign of a water problem. It can also be a sign of a bacterial infection. Considering that you did a waterchange just a...
Sounds like a bacterial infection? 1)Super clean water. (small changes everyday if you can) 2) Aquarium salt is good 3) Check LFS for meds if you're wanting to...
Hi, I'm planning to buy another brand new aquarium for my goldies and I was thinking should I put it outside the house (so that they can get natural sunlights)...
Hi all: My wonderful, bouncy red oranda, Dooxi (named after the late Leslie Cheung's Peking-opera female-impersonator character in "Farewell My Concubine") has...
Sarah Maline
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Sep 4, 2003 6:45 am
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Hi Sarah I am so sorry to hear about Doozi. I have had many fish go down with dropsy and I have never managed to pull one through yet. I have had them...
Yes, the times I've had to euthanize a goldfish, I used the freezer method. I like it because I don't think they suffer. I've read (I believe this to be true...
catherine mcclelland
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Sep 5, 2003 12:50 pm
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To save any risk of fishes suffering it would be kinder to anaesthetize them before freezing, knocking on the head or which ever way you prefer to do it. ...
Hi, I've recently transferred my goldfish into a 45gal tank and I was hunting for a new air pump in the petstores, but they only have air pumps that go up to...
I have both Tetratec and Whisper on larger tanks, and they have done ok. The deeper tanks take special pumps. I order them and most fish things online, as it...
Patricia Crowe
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Sep 8, 2003 6:30 pm
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Hello! As I've mentioned, I am new to the world of goldfish and I was wondering which water test kits work best -- I'd like to find one that was inexpensive...
Hi Julie, The black marks that you see on your goldfish is probably healing of the skin. When goldfish have damage to their skin by either rough treatment,...
Some folks prefer the Aquarium Pharmaciticals kits as they are supposed to be easier to read, and some of the tests take less time [their ammonia test is...
yeah, actually some fish it will fade completely and others it will stay
black. my feeder comet, Salieri, developed black spots shortly after I got
him, which...
i have an oranda thats in a 38 gal. tank with 3 other fish. the water quality is excellent and they are fed twice per day. the morning feeding is defrosted...
i have a good amount of algae tht i clean once a month with a scrub pad. the fish seem to like it and i dont use any chemicals. i see them eating the algae...
I'd suggest spirulina flakes with no other added ingredients: best ones I've found are from Rick Hess at goldfishconnection.com. Should be more nutirtionally...
Hi Sam, How long do you feed the MediGold when you are quarantining a fish? Valerie I nomally feed Medi-gold to quarantine fish, but I recently started her on...
Personally, I feed them the anti-biotic foods [whether Medi-Gold or Metro-Med] for 2 weeks. Rick reccomends a minimum of 10 days, so I like going past that by...
Valerie, I know you asked Sam, but I thought I would tell you what I do. First of all, I quarantine for at least a month no matter from whom I get my fish....
Hi Sam, I have been doing the salt, and I have just recently included the MediGold for my quarantine, however, I have not heard of the prazi-pro. Could you...
Hello all, I need some adivce. I have three spoiled rotten fantail "babies" in a 125 gallon aquarium. My fish are fairly young. The oldest is a three or four...
Hi Helen, The breeding activity should slow down in the afternoon. Then your female will get some rest :-) If you want to try and hatch any of the eggs, you...
Thank-you so much, Valerie, for your reply. They have both seemed to have settled down now. It was so alarming; I thought he was going to run her into the...
Prazi Pro is a powdered form of Praziquantel, which was developed as an anti-parasitic in dogs for intestinal worms and heart worm. Sold [for dogs] as...
Hi Helen, When you get your other aquarium, I would fill it with water from your existing aquarium, and transfer the eggs into it. I would put a low level of...
Hi Sam, I had read about droncit being used as a fluke treatment in the Fancy Goldfish book by Johnson & Hess. I did a search on the internet for Prazi Pro...
