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Thanks for the advice jlk, I'd certainly like to get the comet out of that tank and into something bigger but I just don't have anything for him at the moment beside an above ground rainwater barrel which he was originally in, and even though I live in Texas and it generally doesn't get too cold...

I've posted previously about my sick calico goldfish, my last post should be listed in my personal page if anyone'd care to review it, but I'm more concerned with how to proceed with taking care of this guy as well as I can. After his last bout with swelling I treated him by isolating him in a...

Oh jeez, it seems the swelling has ruptured and he's just resting in one of the tank decorations today. I think I'll go ahead and treat and hope for the best, unless there's any harm in it. Last time I used Jungle brand fungus clear, which it advertises as curing dropsy, and which at least...

Sad news for this fish, the wound and swelling on its right side has gone but now there's swelling on the left side, along with slightly protruding scales as shown in these new pictures I took: I really think he's having more complications from dropsy, but I'm not sure about treating for it. I...

Oh, yes I forgot to mention I haven't replaced the filter and I actually transferred about 75% of the water from the old tank to the new one, only 75% just to cut back on any ammonia buildup that may have been causing a problem for them. And the fish definitely had dropsy before, he had the...

I'm a little new to fish care myself but I've had a lot of problems with ammonia. In my limited experience I've noticed ammonia distress affecting the larger of my two fish more so than the smaller one, which kind of makes sense to me. With my fish the main trouble with ammonia spikes seems...

A few weeks back my small calico had a pretty obvious case of dropsy which I treated with Jungle brand fungus clear for 8 days, and it seemed to clear up. In the last day or so I've suddenly noticed swelling in the same spots right behind his gills and now there's a pretty bad looking wound on...

Unfortunately you're not telling me anything I don't already know. I'm saving up for a 20 gallon tank but money's a little hard to come by right now. I test for ammonia with strips, which seemed to be good indicators at first but as of late don't seem to be accurate. But back to the topic; the...

I've had him in the current tank for over a year, he's in there with a smaller goldfish. It's a 10 gallon tank but I watch the ammonia levels and do 1/4 water changes at least once every other week whether needed or not. I've mentioned more details about the tank and also posted a picture in my...

I'm not running an air pump, I do have one but the fish seem to do ok for the most part so long as I keep the ammonia in check. What I do have to keep the oxygen levels up is the filter pump and an aquatic plant at opposite ends of the tank. The only time the fish seem to engage in what I'm told...

Hello all. I hope it's not stepping on any toes being new and jumping right in and asking for help. In the last couple days I've noticed a red spot on my goldfish's belly, I got a pretty good picture of it which should show up below. I've tried search engines but they're a little imprecise...

Hello to everyone, since spring 2010 I've been the owner of 7 goldfish! Sadly, only two are still with us, and I've joined your forum in hopes of keeping it that way as long as possible. I guess I should explain about the ones that didn't make it. Last spring, I decided to toss a few cheap...