Scales

[Bolly Olly]

Hi
My 4yo. fantail goldfish has started to shed his scales on one side.
No change to tank ornaments etc. He/she has had a recurring problem
(looks like fungus) on the tail - but I've been trying to treat this
(gently) for years.
Otherwise he is bright healthy and seems to enjoy life.
Any ideas?

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what are your water parameters. nearly always this is due to really poor water
quality. start changing 30-50% of your water ever day for a week. add 1 teaspoon
salt per 5 gallons (salt with no additives). predissolve before adding OR use rock
salt. Ingrid

"Bolly Olly" > wrote:

>Hi
>My 4yo. fantail goldfish has started to shed his scales on one side.
>No change to tank ornaments etc. He/she has had a recurring problem
>(looks like fungus) on the tail - but I've been trying to treat this
>(gently) for years.
>Otherwise he is bright healthy and seems to enjoy life.
>Any ideas?
>



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[Bolly Olly]

Think I'll have to buy some testing kit (any suggestions). I have a
90L tank with one fish & change 20L each week. Have 2x Fluval 3 plus
filters & 1x vigorous airstone. Also I hoover gravel about once a
month (this routine has gone on for 4 years).
Too be honest I thought I was quite good at house-keeping - obviously
not :(
Thanks for your advice.
Bolly
> wrote in message
...
> what are your water parameters. nearly always this is due to really
poor water
> quality. start changing 30-50% of your water ever day for a week.
add 1 teaspoon
> salt per 5 gallons (salt with no additives). predissolve before
adding OR use rock
> salt. Ingrid
>
> "Bolly Olly" > wrote:
>
> >Hi
> >My 4yo. fantail goldfish has started to shed his scales on one
side.
> >No change to tank ornaments etc. He/she has had a recurring problem
> >(looks like fungus) on the tail - but I've been trying to treat
this
> >(gently) for years.
> >Otherwise he is bright healthy and seems to enjoy life.
> >Any ideas?
> >
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Geezer From The Freezer]

Bolly Olly wrote:
>
> Think I'll have to buy some testing kit (any suggestions). I have a
> 90L tank with one fish & change 20L each week. Have 2x Fluval 3 plus
> filters & 1x vigorous airstone. Also I hoover gravel about once a
> month (this routine has gone on for 4 years).
> Too be honest I thought I was quite good at house-keeping - obviously
> not :(

Your house keeping seems fine. Test kits are recommended. Ammonia, Nitrite,
Nitrate and PH testers.

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it is time to thoroughly clean the gravel, that is move the fish to a tub of the tank
water with an airstone (must have airstone in there) and completely remove and rinse
the gravel in treated water until water rinses clean. then reassemble. when I had
gravel I had to do this every 4 months or so.
dont scrub the tank down. there are lots of good biobugs on the tank.
Ingrid

"Bolly Olly" > wrote:

>Think I'll have to buy some testing kit (any suggestions). I have a
>90L tank with one fish & change 20L each week. Have 2x Fluval 3 plus
>filters & 1x vigorous airstone. Also I hoover gravel about once a
>month (this routine has gone on for 4 years).
>Too be honest I thought I was quite good at house-keeping - obviously
>not :(
>Thanks for your advice.
>Bolly
> wrote in message
...
>> what are your water parameters. nearly always this is due to really
>poor water
>> quality. start changing 30-50% of your water ever day for a week.
>add 1 teaspoon
>> salt per 5 gallons (salt with no additives). predissolve before
>adding OR use rock
>> salt. Ingrid
>>
>> "Bolly Olly" > wrote:
>>
>> >Hi
>> >My 4yo. fantail goldfish has started to shed his scales on one
>side.
>> >No change to tank ornaments etc. He/she has had a recurring problem
>> >(looks like fungus) on the tail - but I've been trying to treat
>this
>> >(gently) for years.
>> >Otherwise he is bright healthy and seems to enjoy life.
>> >Any ideas?
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
>> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
>> www.drsolo.com
>> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
>> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
>> endorsements or recommendations I make.
>



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Bolly Olly]

Thanks for your help people it's much apprieciated.
Bolly
> wrote in message
...
> it is time to thoroughly clean the gravel, that is move the fish to
a tub of the tank
> water with an airstone (must have airstone in there) and completely
remove and rinse
> the gravel in treated water until water rinses clean. then
reassemble. when I had
> gravel I had to do this every 4 months or so.
> dont scrub the tank down. there are lots of good biobugs on the
tank.
> Ingrid
>
> "Bolly Olly" > wrote:
>
> >Think I'll have to buy some testing kit (any suggestions). I have a
> >90L tank with one fish & change 20L each week. Have 2x Fluval 3
plus
> >filters & 1x vigorous airstone. Also I hoover gravel about once a
> >month (this routine has gone on for 4 years).
> >Too be honest I thought I was quite good at house-keeping -
obviously
> >not :(
> >Thanks for your advice.
> >Bolly
> > wrote in message
> ...
> >> what are your water parameters. nearly always this is due to
really
> >poor water
> >> quality. start changing 30-50% of your water ever day for a
week.
> >add 1 teaspoon
> >> salt per 5 gallons (salt with no additives). predissolve before
> >adding OR use rock
> >> salt. Ingrid
> >>
> >> "Bolly Olly" > wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hi
> >> >My 4yo. fantail goldfish has started to shed his scales on one
> >side.
> >> >No change to tank ornaments etc. He/she has had a recurring
problem
> >> >(looks like fungus) on the tail - but I've been trying to treat
> >this
> >> >(gently) for years.
> >> >Otherwise he is bright healthy and seems to enjoy life.
> >> >Any ideas?
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> >> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> >> www.drsolo.com
> >> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> >> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> >> endorsements or recommendations I make.
> >
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.