- Have you tested your water?
- Yes
- If yes, what is your ammonia?
- 0 ppm
- If yes, what is your nitrite?
- 0 ppm
- If yes, what is your nitrate?
- 5-10 ppm
- If I did not test my water...
- ...I recognize that I will likely be asked to do a test, and that water tests are critical for solving freshwater health problems.
- Do you do water changes?
- Yes
- What percentage of water do you change?
- 81-90%
- How frequently do you change your water?
- Every week
- If I do not change my water...
- ...I recognize that I will likely be recommended to do a water change, and water changes are critical for preventing future freshwater health problems.
I recently got me a little breeding project of yuanbao goldfish.
I had ordered a total of 6, but one was a butterfly and was just going to be a pet.
I have them in a 75 gallon tank (I know it's small, they're getting upgraded to a 125 in the next week or two) and have been doing twice weekly 90% water changes to keep up with them.
However, my butterfly arrived very lethargic. No other symptoms. He was still eating, just not active. He would just drift around the tank with his fins hanging.
One of my male yuanbao had what looked like a white film and some white spots on his wen, otherwise very active and had a good appetite and had no symptoms, so I chalked it up to a wierd color variation (I don't know much about goldfish color).
I've been keeping an eye on the butterfly in hopes that something would pop up and give me a better idea on how to deal with it.
About 2 days ago, my butterfly developed dropsy and he died last night. Up until the dropsy appeared, he was still eating and just lethargic. When I was scooping him out of the tank, I noticed the male had what looked like the starts of HITH. He was still active and still eating. I've dealt with it before, so figured outside of some extra work on my part, it's no big deal and the little guy will be fine.
However, upon checking in on him today, his HITH has turned into massive ulcers all over his body and it looks like his "skin" (not sure what to call it) is turning into jelly. He's extremely lethargic, has no appetite, has labored breathing, and just floats at the top of the water. When I took the picture below, his skin was falling off in small bits. I'm going to cut my losses on this guy and euthanize him, as he has no skin on half of his head and I really hate seeing the poor thing in this condition and I honestly don't see him getting any better.
As far as the remaining goldfish, they seem perfectly fine. All active, all eating, with the exception of one of my females that looks like she has the same white film and a couple of white spots on her wen. I'm concerned this may be the starts of the same thing that my male has. At this point, I'm wanting more of a "I need to nip this in the bud now to save these last 4" kind of treatment.
As far as my current treatment for them, I don't know what to do, as I've never seen this before, nor have I dealt with something that takes over so fast. I dosed the tank with aquarium salt at 1 tablespoon per 3 gallons, but I know this probably won't fix anything. I just feel so darn helpless. I'm assuming that this is something bacterial.
My current meds on hand are paraguard, general cure, maracyn, kanaplex, fish mox, and ich-x.
I also just ordered metroplex, but it won't be in until Saturday at the soonest.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrites: 0 ppm
Nitrates: 5-10 ppm (looks like it could be both, so I'm going to say 10 ppm)
90% water changes every Wednesday and Sunday, but I'm more than happy to increase these if it will save my goldfish.
The first picture is the day I got the fish, and the white spots that was on his wen is circled.
The second picture is now, before euthanasia.
The third picture is the white spots and film and my female.
I had ordered a total of 6, but one was a butterfly and was just going to be a pet.
I have them in a 75 gallon tank (I know it's small, they're getting upgraded to a 125 in the next week or two) and have been doing twice weekly 90% water changes to keep up with them.
However, my butterfly arrived very lethargic. No other symptoms. He was still eating, just not active. He would just drift around the tank with his fins hanging.
One of my male yuanbao had what looked like a white film and some white spots on his wen, otherwise very active and had a good appetite and had no symptoms, so I chalked it up to a wierd color variation (I don't know much about goldfish color).
I've been keeping an eye on the butterfly in hopes that something would pop up and give me a better idea on how to deal with it.
About 2 days ago, my butterfly developed dropsy and he died last night. Up until the dropsy appeared, he was still eating and just lethargic. When I was scooping him out of the tank, I noticed the male had what looked like the starts of HITH. He was still active and still eating. I've dealt with it before, so figured outside of some extra work on my part, it's no big deal and the little guy will be fine.
However, upon checking in on him today, his HITH has turned into massive ulcers all over his body and it looks like his "skin" (not sure what to call it) is turning into jelly. He's extremely lethargic, has no appetite, has labored breathing, and just floats at the top of the water. When I took the picture below, his skin was falling off in small bits. I'm going to cut my losses on this guy and euthanize him, as he has no skin on half of his head and I really hate seeing the poor thing in this condition and I honestly don't see him getting any better.
As far as the remaining goldfish, they seem perfectly fine. All active, all eating, with the exception of one of my females that looks like she has the same white film and a couple of white spots on her wen. I'm concerned this may be the starts of the same thing that my male has. At this point, I'm wanting more of a "I need to nip this in the bud now to save these last 4" kind of treatment.
As far as my current treatment for them, I don't know what to do, as I've never seen this before, nor have I dealt with something that takes over so fast. I dosed the tank with aquarium salt at 1 tablespoon per 3 gallons, but I know this probably won't fix anything. I just feel so darn helpless. I'm assuming that this is something bacterial.
My current meds on hand are paraguard, general cure, maracyn, kanaplex, fish mox, and ich-x.
I also just ordered metroplex, but it won't be in until Saturday at the soonest.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrites: 0 ppm
Nitrates: 5-10 ppm (looks like it could be both, so I'm going to say 10 ppm)
90% water changes every Wednesday and Sunday, but I'm more than happy to increase these if it will save my goldfish.
The first picture is the day I got the fish, and the white spots that was on his wen is circled.
The second picture is now, before euthanasia.
The third picture is the white spots and film and my female.
