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Hi. My 3" fantail goldfish has an injury (I think?!?) of some type on his underbelly kind of near/behind/under his left front fin. It's about the size of a small pea, and it's reddened (I don't see any fungus or anything, just a red spot) - can't see any more than that... It's hard to see, and I don't want to further compromise his slime coat by turning him over physically. I don't know how he could have done this, but I just removed a plastic plant just in case (he's never gone near it before, but it was the only thing that's "sharp" in the tank).
He's also missing a few scales on that side as well... He's acting completely normal. Eating well, poking around substrate; swimming around playfully with his tankmate.
Here are our vitals:
1~What type of fish is afflicted? Covered above
2~What are your tank parameters ammonia: 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 10, temp 72, pH 7.6
3~ How large is the tank? 20 gal... set up for four years (I'm cycling a 55g)
4~What type of filtration are you using? Whisper 30
5~How many fish are in the tank? I know now that I'm grossly overstocked (cycling 55g right now)... two 3" fantail goldfish (one of which is the patient)
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? I've been doing about 40% every two days for the past six-eight weeks (when I learned how overstocked I am)... before that 50% weekly.. Treat with Prime... I vacuum about 1/3 of the substrate with each water change.. Note: I don't have a lot of substrate - it's only one pebble deep... almost bare in some spots.
7~How long have you had the fish? Around two years (both)
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.? Nothing, except for an initial dose of Stress Coat last night after noticing the injury/spot
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently? Nothing new.. I alternate pellets (pre-soaked in treated water) and some peas (softened and shelled in treated water).. only what they will eat in a minute or so, and then remove uneaten food.
I treated with a double dose of API Stress Coat last night (just bought it)... previous to this, I was trying to just resolve the issue of the scales by keeping the water really clean... But I think that this injury is new... tough to know though because I don't see his underbelly often. I was on the floor under the tank dusting, looked up and saw it
How soon can/should I re-dose with Stress Coat? Anything else I should do? The new 55gal tank is still cycling...
Thank you!!!
He's also missing a few scales on that side as well... He's acting completely normal. Eating well, poking around substrate; swimming around playfully with his tankmate.
Here are our vitals:
1~What type of fish is afflicted? Covered above
2~What are your tank parameters ammonia: 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 10, temp 72, pH 7.6
3~ How large is the tank? 20 gal... set up for four years (I'm cycling a 55g)
4~What type of filtration are you using? Whisper 30
5~How many fish are in the tank? I know now that I'm grossly overstocked (cycling 55g right now)... two 3" fantail goldfish (one of which is the patient)
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? I've been doing about 40% every two days for the past six-eight weeks (when I learned how overstocked I am)... before that 50% weekly.. Treat with Prime... I vacuum about 1/3 of the substrate with each water change.. Note: I don't have a lot of substrate - it's only one pebble deep... almost bare in some spots.
7~How long have you had the fish? Around two years (both)
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.? Nothing, except for an initial dose of Stress Coat last night after noticing the injury/spot
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently? Nothing new.. I alternate pellets (pre-soaked in treated water) and some peas (softened and shelled in treated water).. only what they will eat in a minute or so, and then remove uneaten food.
I treated with a double dose of API Stress Coat last night (just bought it)... previous to this, I was trying to just resolve the issue of the scales by keeping the water really clean... But I think that this injury is new... tough to know though because I don't see his underbelly often. I was on the floor under the tank dusting, looked up and saw it
How soon can/should I re-dose with Stress Coat? Anything else I should do? The new 55gal tank is still cycling...
Thank you!!!
