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    Goldfish with Burst Stomach

    Indeed, though in the end it is only money. I'm certainly not made of the stuff, but considering it seems to have been due to my neglect, I don't feel that I have any right to balk at spending a bit on him and the other guy in the tank. He finally called it quits on Friday. I'm giving the tank...
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    Goldfish with Burst Stomach

    Thanks, though it is the way life goes. I won't worry about the salt. I'll perform a water change tomorrow after work and if he is still around tomorrow I'll treat the water again. My guess is that if he is still around in the morning he won't be around in the evening. I'm guessing that my...
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    Goldfish with Burst Stomach

    I do believe we are at the end of the road with this guy. He was in the same spot this morning when I got up and I didn't feel like bothering him with more of the Bio-Bandage, so I just let him be. I swung by the store to pick up some aquarium salt on my way home and upon walking in the door...
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    Goldfish with Burst Stomach

    I tested the ammonia levels this morning and things were looking good. Not quite 0, but not far off. I just used a strip to test everything else and it all fell in line with where it was last time. For the most part it seems to be fairly decent water. His breathing hasn't changed and is still...
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    Goldfish with Burst Stomach

    Will do. Also, I feel I should mention that he seems to have something best described as a twitch. He has been in the same spot that he was in when I left this morning and I can definitely verify that he hasn't yet moved since getting home from work a few hours ago. About once every 10 to 15...
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    Goldfish with Burst Stomach

    As expected, he wasn't a fan of the idea of eating. I put a couple of the Medigold pellets in on his side of the tank after dividing it and they are still there after being gone at work all day. Any thoughts? If he is doing better as far as the sliminess goes, should I take that as a sign of...
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    Goldfish with Burst Stomach

    Thanks. I do plan to upgrade their home eventually, but this house of mine requires more work before I will have money sitting around to spend on such things as well as having a better location for them. For now they will have to settle, but hopefully in the next year or two I will be able to...
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    Goldfish with Burst Stomach

    I got a chance to get a better shot of the dude's infection. This is after putting on some of the Bio-Bandage, but it does look better to me. However, the one thing that was odd this morning that hasn't been there previously is a slime type substance on my hand after applying the new coat of...
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    Goldfish with Burst Stomach

    Yesterday was a good day as far as the Postal Service goes. The Medigold, Bio-Bandage, and sponge filters arrived. I ran down to the store to get some Prime, did a 50% water change, put the bio-bandage on my friend, and then installed the sponge filters after removing the air-bar that I had in...
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    Goldfish with Burst Stomach

    Well, looks like we may have an issue... The tap water is testing out between 0.50 and 1.0. I've tested it twice now just to make sure. It is late enough that the local pet stores aren't open any more, so I'm going to hold off on today's water change and pick up something like Seachem Prime...
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    Goldfish with Burst Stomach

    The ammonia testing kit arrived today. It doesn't appear to be too far off. It is sitting right around 0.25 mg/L. I see that it wants it to be at 0.0, but considering the test goes up to 8.0 I figure it could be far worse. This evening I will do a decent water change and put another dose of the...
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    Goldfish with Burst Stomach

    Sounds great. I ordered the filters, food, and ammonia test kit. The kit should be here Thursday, so I will post my findings then. Stay tuned...
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    Goldfish with Burst Stomach

    Roger that. Should I continue to do the Kanaplex once the Medigold arrives? I'm guessing it's okay to do both, but I'd hate to overdo the meds for the poor guy. I'll go order that right now as well as a couple of those sponge filters and testers for the ammonia. Hopefully the bio-bandage shows...
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    Goldfish with Burst Stomach

    Okay, i've been following the hydrogen peroxide once a day for three days now. The spot is definitely still there, I think it might be cleaning up a slight amount. Perhaps it's just wishful thinking, but hopefully that is the case. His breathing is still quite fast, but hopefully that will...
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    Goldfish with Burst Stomach

    I didn't have any hydrogen peroxide on hand, but a short walk to the grocery store solved that problem. The dude was a trooper. He's been swimming around much more today than yesterday. I can't imagine the meds in the water had that much of an affect on him already, but he didn't put up a fight...
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