Comments on: A Closer Look at Goldfish Ick - Part 2 (Treatment) http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-goldfish-ick-part-2-treatment/ Goldfish Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:42:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: admin http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-goldfish-ick-part-2-treatment/#comment-438 admin Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:38:48 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=23#comment-438 As I mentioned in the article, the best prevention is to keep the water clean and the fish healthy. However, it may not have been ick. Have a read at <a href="http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/is-it-a-boy-or-a-girl/" rel="nofollow">this article about sexing goldfish</a>. The spots may have been breeding tubercles on a male goldfish. It's not the right time of year if you are in the northern hemisphere and your fish are in a pond, but entirely possible if they are in an aquarium. As I mentioned in the article, the best prevention is to keep the water clean and the fish healthy.

However, it may not have been ick. Have a read at this article about sexing goldfish. The spots may have been breeding tubercles on a male goldfish.

It’s not the right time of year if you are in the northern hemisphere and your fish are in a pond, but entirely possible if they are in an aquarium.

]]> By: Han http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-goldfish-ick-part-2-treatment/#comment-437 Han Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:40:20 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=23#comment-437 hello, admin. my goldfish has white spot on it gills few days ago and i do twice seawater treatment to remove it. however, the white spot continue appear and now the white spot is gone. what should i do for following prevention? hello, admin. my goldfish has white spot on it gills few days ago and i do twice seawater treatment to remove it. however, the white spot continue appear and now the white spot is gone. what should i do for following prevention?

]]> By: admin http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-goldfish-ick-part-2-treatment/#comment-372 admin Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:12:31 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=23#comment-372 Sounds a lot like a bad bacterial infection. Your fish seem to have more than one problem, so you need to get on top of the situation quickly. Your next port of call should be a vet. If not all of your fish are affected, remove the ones that are to a treatment tank. Sounds a lot like a bad bacterial infection. Your fish seem to have more than one problem, so you need to get on top of the situation quickly. Your next port of call should be a vet.

If not all of your fish are affected, remove the ones that are to a treatment tank.

]]> By: Kim http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-goldfish-ick-part-2-treatment/#comment-352 Kim Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:26:12 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=23#comment-352 Hi there, I noticed that my fish had little white spots on them a while ago and treated them with a White Spot Cure that I bought at the local aquarium shop. I was told that it may take some time for the treatment to work. However, it did nothing even after full course. I went back and got a 'Tonic' which apparently is a treatment for a whole host of diseases including ich, fin rot and fungal skin diseases (contains malachite green). I'm midway through the course and one fish has died from what looks like fin rot and the others have suddenly got cloudy eyes, furry fins and have gone off their food. It pretty much happened overnight!! Do you think that treating them with antibiotics will help or maybe the disease has spread too much? Any help would be appreciated as I feel a little helpless! Cheers. Kim Hi there,

I noticed that my fish had little white spots on them a while ago and treated them with a White Spot Cure that I bought at the local aquarium shop. I was told that it may take some time for the treatment to work. However, it did nothing even after full course. I went back and got a ‘Tonic’ which apparently is a treatment for a whole host of diseases including ich, fin rot and fungal skin diseases (contains malachite green). I’m midway through the course and one fish has died from what looks like fin rot and the others have suddenly got cloudy eyes, furry fins and have gone off their food. It pretty much happened overnight!! Do you think that treating them with antibiotics will help or maybe the disease has spread too much?

Any help would be appreciated as I feel a little helpless!

Cheers.

Kim

]]> By: admin http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-goldfish-ick-part-2-treatment/#comment-333 admin Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:35:06 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=23#comment-333 Use ordinary salt. You will need 3 teaspoons of salt for every gallon of tank water. Dissolve it in some water you have removed from the tank, then pour it in to the flow of the pump. When you do your weekly water change, top up the salt levels according to how much water you took out. To answer your questions, they will probably not survive if you don't treat them. Hopefully they will not die if you go with the salt treatment. Good luck Use ordinary salt. You will need 3 teaspoons of salt for every gallon of tank water. Dissolve it in some water you have removed from the tank, then pour it in to the flow of the pump.

When you do your weekly water change, top up the salt levels according to how much water you took out.

To answer your questions, they will probably not survive if you don’t treat them. Hopefully they will not die if you go with the salt treatment.

Good luck

]]> By: Kelly http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-goldfish-ick-part-2-treatment/#comment-332 Kelly Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:24:18 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=23#comment-332 Help 2 of my goldfish have come up with white spots all over them which is ick. I cant affard any treatment and i dont even know where to get it from. Will they carry on living without the treatment? if not how long will it take for them to die? Help 2 of my goldfish have come up with white spots all over them which is ick. I cant affard any treatment and i dont even know where to get it from. Will they carry on living without the treatment? if not how long will it take for them to die?

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