What is it ?

I recently purchased a veil tail, a real beauty.
I have also a new celestrial and have them both in a quaranteen tank which
is still cycling.
The tank previously had two blackmores in there for a week or two.

Just today I noticed the veil tail had a black edge on one of the leading
edge of its gill fins...it looks like its almost detachable.

Any suggestions to what it is ?
Fin rot ?
I have done a search but doesnt look like a disease.
If it is a disease ...suggestions for treatment welcome.

NZed

How big is your tank? Black may be a sign you have high ammonia. Can
you measure?
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In message , shj
writes
How big is your tank? Black may be a sign you have high ammonia. Can
you measure?

black edges are, I think, usually _healing_ ammonia burns; so if the
tank is cycling, you might want to check your nitrite levels now, too -
it might be past the ammonia stage.
--
sophie

Checked yesterday
ph 7.2
amonia 0.25
nitrites 0.5
nitrate 0
and water changed. 25%

NZed
"sophie" wrote in message
...
In message , shj
writes
How big is your tank? Black may be a sign you have high ammonia. Can
you measure?

black edges are, I think, usually _healing_ ammonia burns; so if the
tank is cycling, you might want to check your nitrite levels now, too -
it might be past the ammonia stage.
--
sophie

I have now also noticed that the other gill fin has a black spot on the edge
as well.

In the meantime I have added Melafix antibacterial remedy.
and stress coat containing aloe vera.


NZed

"Nzed" wrote in message
...
I recently purchased a veil tail, a real beauty.
I have also a new celestrial and have them both in a quaranteen tank which
is still cycling.
The tank previously had two blackmores in there for a week or two.

Just today I noticed the veil tail had a black edge on one of the leading
edge of its gill fins...it looks like its almost detachable.

Any suggestions to what it is ?
Fin rot ?
I have done a search but doesnt look like a disease.
If it is a disease ...suggestions for treatment welcome.

NZed

get rid of the melafix and stress coat and just change the water until the ammonia
and nitrite is almost undetectable. if you add anything, add polyaqua.
Ingrid

"Nzed" wrote:

I have now also noticed that the other gill fin has a black spot on the edge
as well.

In the meantime I have added Melafix antibacterial remedy.
and stress coat containing aloe vera.


NZed

"Nzed" wrote in message
...
I recently purchased a veil tail, a real beauty.
I have also a new celestrial and have them both in a quaranteen tank which
is still cycling.
The tank previously had two blackmores in there for a week or two.

Just today I noticed the veil tail had a black edge on one of the leading
edge of its gill fins...it looks like its almost detachable.

Any suggestions to what it is ?
Fin rot ?
I have done a search but doesnt look like a disease.
If it is a disease ...suggestions for treatment welcome.

NZed






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Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
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compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

Thankyou for the replies
Could you tell me what polyaqua is and what it does ?
I will try and find an equivalent here in NZ.

I was talking to a friend last night and suggested it could be fin rot.
As its a veil goldfish and has been sitting on the bottom of the tank at
night.

Suggestions for a fin rot fix....
Have already given the tank a good clean out.

NZed

NZed
wrote in message
...
get rid of the melafix and stress coat and just change the water until the
ammonia
and nitrite is almost undetectable. if you add anything, add polyaqua.
Ingrid

"Nzed" wrote:

I have now also noticed that the other gill fin has a black spot on the
edge
as well.

In the meantime I have added Melafix antibacterial remedy.
and stress coat containing aloe vera.


NZed

"Nzed" wrote in message
...
I recently purchased a veil tail, a real beauty.
I have also a new celestrial and have them both in a quaranteen tank
which
is still cycling.
The tank previously had two blackmores in there for a week or two.

Just today I noticed the veil tail had a black edge on one of the
leading
edge of its gill fins...it looks like its almost detachable.

Any suggestions to what it is ?
Fin rot ?
I have done a search but doesnt look like a disease.
If it is a disease ...suggestions for treatment welcome.

NZed






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

Polyaqua is made by same company makes Novaqua. poly soothes gills.
Rx for fin rot is water changes every day, a bit of salt and not much more. a
peroxide dip and/or a salt dip to make sure active parasites are not there.

Jo Ann's PEROXIDE DIP for Goldfish
1 part 3% peroxide (like in drug store)
9 parts water
dip for 10 SECONDS ONLY
USES:
this kills flukes, both gyros and dacs
it does not kill much of anything else
http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/...tm#SALT%20DIPS

"Nzed" wrote:

Thankyou for the replies
Could you tell me what polyaqua is and what it does ?
I will try and find an equivalent here in NZ.

I was talking to a friend last night and suggested it could be fin rot.
As its a veil goldfish and has been sitting on the bottom of the tank at
night.

Suggestions for a fin rot fix....
Have already given the tank a good clean out.

NZed


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

Keep up your waterchanges and keep ammonia and nitrite low and it
should be OK. Is it a small tank?
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Yes its only 28 litres.
I am using it as a quaranteen tank.
NZed

"shj" wrote in message
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Keep up your waterchanges and keep ammonia and nitrite low and it
should be OK. Is it a small tank?
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