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Posted by on September 17, 2007, 8:55 am
Please log in for more thread options 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
>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.
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>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.