Fantail goldfish suddenly developing red marks- HELP!

[Mike]

My fantailed goldfish has developed over the last 12 hours two large
red blotches on his face and body. Also reddened areas on the body.
Could someone please give me an idea of what may be wrong with him?
What can I do to get rid of the marks? Is there a medicine? The other
fantail goldfish is so far OK.

Thankyou very much! ~*Zoe*~ XxX

[GiveMeABMW]

http://puregold.aquaria.net/pg/disease/symptom/byname.htm#costia

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do you have a pleco in the tank with the GF?

Mike > wrote:

>My fantailed goldfish has developed over the last 12 hours two large
>red blotches on his face and body. Also reddened areas on the body.
>Could someone please give me an idea of what may be wrong with him?
>What can I do to get rid of the marks? Is there a medicine? The other
>fantail goldfish is so far OK.
>
>Thankyou very much! ~*Zoe*~ XxX



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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


Mike > wrote:

>My fantailed goldfish has developed over the last 12 hours two large
>red blotches on his face and body. Also reddened areas on the body.
>Could someone please give me an idea of what may be wrong with him?
>What can I do to get rid of the marks? Is there a medicine? The other
>fantail goldfish is so far OK.
>
>Thankyou very much! ~*Zoe*~ XxX



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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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.

[Kodiak]

Is a pleco for a GF tank not a good idea?
(re: goldfish sucking?)
....Kodiak

> wrote in message
...
> do you have a pleco in the tank with the GF?
>
> Mike > wrote:
>
> >My fantailed goldfish has developed over the last 12 hours two large
> >red blotches on his face and body. Also reddened areas on the body.
> >Could someone please give me an idea of what may be wrong with him?
> >What can I do to get rid of the marks? Is there a medicine? The other
> >fantail goldfish is so far OK.
> >
> >Thankyou very much! ~*Zoe*~ XxX
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 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 Freezer]

Kodiak wrote:
>
> Is a pleco for a GF tank not a good idea?
> (re: goldfish sucking?)

A pleco in a goldfish tank with goldfish is a bad idea.
Plecos are known for sucking the slimecoat of goldfish and killing them!

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right. at night they suck slime coat off the GF OR, they are chasing the GF all
night, GF dont get any rest. slime coat prevents bacterial infection of skin. when
it is gone round shaped sores appear. Ingrid

"Kodiak" > wrote:

>Is a pleco for a GF tank not a good idea?
>(re: goldfish sucking?)
>...Kodiak


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