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| One of my goldfish has a fungus growing on its bottom fins. It is white and fuzzy. Now I see some on its tail. I've read lots about this but I am getting conflicting treatment options. I am paralyzed with indecision! How do I treat this? There are 25 others in the pond that look fine.
Have any of you had this happen and what did you do? |
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| See if you can quarentine the fish right off. Usually fish get ill when stressed for other reasons, so check the pond water before anyone else gets it too. Otherwise perhaps it was just the stress of the winter. The Goldfish and Aquarium Board (GAB) (http://thegab.org/) has good info and a good forum devoted to goldies. From the GAB: " If the fish has been injured and you see fast growing white/gray fuzz, this is most likely fungus and should be treated with Maroxy (treatment for true fungus). If it is a large fish, you can skip the whole tank treatment and just dab the affected areas with iodine/betadine or malachite green." |
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- Posted by mondotomhead (My Page) on Wed, Apr 13, 11 at 18:50
| Thanks! I think I'll pick up some iodine. |
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- Posted by mondotomhead (My Page) on Sat, Apr 30, 11 at 20:27
| Update! After almost a month of using the iodine I'm happy to say my sick fish is much better! Although he lost two of his bottom fins, on the same side, he is swimming around with all his fish friends. Yes, he is swimming a little crooked but he isn't laying on the bottom anymore and he's eating and being normal! YEAH! :) |
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