Goldfish disease info

[X-Ray]

Hi All

We have kept our 3 goldfish for over 5 years in an aquarium without any
issues. The other week I noticed the larger of the 3 had torn fins so added
the required "medicine" treatment to cure this. Yeaterday I noticed the fish
was bumping into the walls of the tank and to my horror realised that it had
no eyes (literally empty sockets) and a load of white scraggly mucus hanging
from it. Needless to say the fish died after I moved it to a different tank.
Now I have noticed that a second fish appears to be "bleached" whereas he is
missing gold scales and has silver patches on him. The fish are still
feeding and swimming without issue but I am worried that an infection will
wipe out the tank.

Any advice gratefully received.

Ray

[Geezer From The Freezer]

X-Ray wrote:
>
> Hi All
>
> We have kept our 3 goldfish for over 5 years in an aquarium without any
> issues. The other week I noticed the larger of the 3 had torn fins so added
> the required "medicine" treatment to cure this. Yeaterday I noticed the fish
> was bumping into the walls of the tank and to my horror realised that it had
> no eyes (literally empty sockets) and a load of white scraggly mucus hanging
> from it. Needless to say the fish died after I moved it to a different tank.
> Now I have noticed that a second fish appears to be "bleached" whereas he is
> missing gold scales and has silver patches on him. The fish are still
> feeding and swimming without issue but I am worried that an infection will
> wipe out the tank.
>
> Any advice gratefully received.
>
> Ray

X-Ray

Need some info on your set-up. How big is the tank (preferably in litres or
gallons)
how often do you change water and how much. Do you use a dechlorinator.
Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate and PH levels?
Do you have a filter
Anything new added recently?

Torn fins if not from nipping are normally caused by poor water quality.