![]() |
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
We noticed today that one of our goldfish in our outdoor pond is
looking lethargic and not schooling with the other fish. Her abdomen looks enlarged but there is no "pineconing" of the fins. She is hanging in the water with her head pointed partly downward, and swimming weakly. There is a red round spot about 1/4 inch in diameter where I think her anal port ought to be--underneath her tail fin and sort of in front of the small fin below her tail fin. I've sees what I think is stringy looking poop coming out from there and also a little thin white stuff. She's not interested in eating and hangs around in clumps of string algae. Her gills look red, and I don't see anything that looks abnormal on the rest of her body. The other fish look fine, and I tested the water. The pH is slightly over 8.0 and the carbonate hardness is good, negative for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. We isolated her in a 30 gallon tank with an air pump and are gradually bringing up the salinity to around 0.2 ppm for tonight, then perhaps to 0.3 ppm tomorrow. Could she be egg bound? Is this dropsy? Columnaris? Something else? Shall I gradually bring up the temp of her water? (It's been in the low 60's). It's Saturday night and I won't be able to get in touch with a vet till Monday, and even then I'm not sure he's going to know any more than you guys know--maybe less. Any first aid advice you all can give me would be much appreciated. Thanks. Joan P.S. I can email pix by private email if you think it would help you figure out how to help me help her. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
My aquarium observations and experiences | Joe Barta | General | 3 | November 15th 05 03:35 AM |
SAN DIEGO FISH CLUB | SanDiegoFishes | Plants | 0 | October 8th 04 07:16 PM |
San Diego Tropical Fish Society, July 11th | SanDiegoFishes | General | 0 | July 7th 04 02:59 AM |
NYT Mag article about goldfish vets | Gunther | Goldfish | 1 | May 3rd 04 12:03 PM |
My first 1.5 years in fish keeping & the costs when you do everything wrong [LONG] | George Thompson | Goldfish | 4 | January 5th 04 06:14 PM |