sick goldfish with dark gray (black) holes and smudges - URGENT please.

[Adamovski]

Hello all,

I have 3 small goldfishes (1inch-2inch including tail) in 60l tank with
big filter and air pump. Water parameters - PH about 7, NO3 about 20 and
NO2 minimal.

About seven days ago one of my GF starts to behave in stange way. She
was standing in corner of tank, or lying at the bottom or plants. Upper
fin is coiled.
Next, five days ago I saw black pit or hole at one side of head, just
after the head, and GF was more time tying at the bottom.

Till today this goldfish has dark gray smudges in 5 places mainly close
to the head. I separated this GF and today I add aquaristic salt to
water 1 teaspoon per gallon. I don't know if it will help.

On puregold web page
(http://puregold.aquaria.net/pg/disease/symptom/byname.htm#HEXAMITA) I
found that It can be hole-in-head disease (hexamita - parasite I guess)
but I am not sure. I haven't seen any white threads coming out as it is
described at puregold. Should I wait if salt dip will help? What about
Metronidazol?

Please help me ASAP. I have this fish more than two years and I don't
want to lose her.

Regards and many thanks for help,

Adam

[blove]

what is your ammonia level? do a partial waterchange as a precaution. you
want your nitrites (NO2 to be 0ppm) i dont know aobut the hole, could be
some sort of parasite or bacterial infection. i dont know if the salt will
help or of any meds but i dont see why a broad spectrum antibiotic would
hurt to try. just let us know how the fish is and hopefully some more
knowledgable people will respond to your post.


"Adamovski" > wrote in message
...
> Hello all,
>
> I have 3 small goldfishes (1inch-2inch including tail) in 60l tank with
> big filter and air pump. Water parameters - PH about 7, NO3 about 20 and
> NO2 minimal.
>
> About seven days ago one of my GF starts to behave in stange way. She
> was standing in corner of tank, or lying at the bottom or plants. Upper
> fin is coiled.
> Next, five days ago I saw black pit or hole at one side of head, just
> after the head, and GF was more time tying at the bottom.
>
> Till today this goldfish has dark gray smudges in 5 places mainly close
> to the head. I separated this GF and today I add aquaristic salt to
> water 1 teaspoon per gallon. I don't know if it will help.
>
> On puregold web page
> (http://puregold.aquaria.net/pg/disease/symptom/byname.htm#HEXAMITA) I
> found that It can be hole-in-head disease (hexamita - parasite I guess)
> but I am not sure. I haven't seen any white threads coming out as it is
> described at puregold. Should I wait if salt dip will help? What about
> Metronidazol?
>
> Please help me ASAP. I have this fish more than two years and I don't
> want to lose her.
>
> Regards and many thanks for help,
>
> Adam

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I posted this to Puregold, so members maybe got a hold of you already, but in any
case
EMERGENCY
1. check the water parameters: pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrates
2. do the fish physical
3. change some or all of the water, add 1 teaspoon salt per 5 gallons water
4. from the water parameters and physical decide on a course of action
5. if there is nothing specific, do the tub to tub method
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
Ingrid

Adamovski > wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>I have 3 small goldfishes (1inch-2inch including tail) in 60l tank with
>big filter and air pump. Water parameters - PH about 7, NO3 about 20 and
>NO2 minimal.
>
>About seven days ago one of my GF starts to behave in stange way. She
>was standing in corner of tank, or lying at the bottom or plants. Upper
>fin is coiled.
>Next, five days ago I saw black pit or hole at one side of head, just
>after the head, and GF was more time tying at the bottom.
>
>Till today this goldfish has dark gray smudges in 5 places mainly close
>to the head. I separated this GF and today I add aquaristic salt to
>water 1 teaspoon per gallon. I don't know if it will help.
>
>On puregold web page
>(http://puregold.aquaria.net/pg/disease/symptom/byname.htm#HEXAMITA) I
>found that It can be hole-in-head disease (hexamita - parasite I guess)
>but I am not sure. I haven't seen any white threads coming out as it is
>described at puregold. Should I wait if salt dip will help? What about
>Metronidazol?
>
>Please help me ASAP. I have this fish more than two years and I don't
>want to lose her.
>
>Regards and many thanks for help,
>
>Adam



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Many thanks for help.

I did it. Now fish is every day in new water. It has symptoms similar
to HEXAMITA parasite. After salt dip I desided to use metronidazol -
I hope It will help. Tommorow I will try to publish some photos of my
sick fish - I hope It will help.

Adamovski >


wrote in message >...
> I posted this to Puregold, so members maybe got a hold of you already, but in any
> case
> EMERGENCY
> 1. check the water parameters: pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrates
> 2. do the fish physical
> 3. change some or all of the water, add 1 teaspoon salt per 5 gallons water
> 4. from the water parameters and physical decide on a course of action
> 5. if there is nothing specific, do the tub to tub method
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> Ingrid
>
> Adamovski > wrote:
>