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My Sid Hi Everyone. Well I’m pleased to announce that the hole on Sids head has healed and he’s back to his old self again. Swimming around his tank and very perky. I took pictures to the aquarium and they didn’t think it was hole in the head and suggested trying the Interpret anti fungus...

Good morning Kingfisher. I am going to get some medication for Sid today. I think it is hole in the head. I will keep you posted.

Good morning Autumnsky. I think you and Kingfisher are right. I’m going to get some medication for him today. Since I put the fungus solution in last night the fungus has disappeared but he now has the hole there. He’s a little lethargic this morning. I’ll keep you posted.

Picture of Sid’s poorly head. Here is the pics of the fungus and after I wiped some of it off.

Hi Kingfisher. When I managed to wipe the area and some of the white stuff came off, that’s when I noticed the hole. His tank is clean. I will take another pic of it before and after I wiped it and take it to the aquarium again to see what they think. Thanks for your advise though. I did think...

Hi Autumnsky. Thanks for your response and apologies for taking so long to get back to you. Since last posting my query, the white spot got larger and looked horrible like stringy bits hanging from it. I took another picture of it and showed it to my local aquarium. He said it looked fungal. I...

Hi everyone. I’ve joined this site as I have a beautiful shubumkin named Sid. I won him at my local fair 3 years ago. He was about 2 ins long. He’s now grown to about 8/9 ins. He’s active and seems happy, though I’m contemplating getting a larger tank again to allow him more room for swimming...