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I actually just did a salt treatment on my goldfish tank. Are the details pretty Much the same for tropical fish ? Water changes every other day , 11g of salt per gallon ? Etc . Etc . Thanks so much !

Hello. I have an eclipse catfish who is isn't doing so well. He has a rather large wound at the base of his tail fin that almost seams to be eating away at him. It's a very serious open wound and I don't think he has much time left if I don't do something drastic to help him. He hasn't really...

Thanks for the words of encouragement. The other three still look great except I noticed the shubinkin is acting a lil strange, he's been kind of randomly swimming in circles. Hell just be swim around the the tank n look normal n happy n healthy the Hell just freak out and do a few loopty loops...

Ok. I'll give it another week. I think I may have spoken too soon :( when I got up this morning we had lost another lil guy. He looked so great yesterday and there were no signs whatsoever of him being sick and then this morning he was dead ! I don't know what's goin on.

They have been spot free for probably almost a week now.

Hey guys ! The four survivors are doing great ! They all look extremely healthy and happy and active. I'm planning on doing a water change tonight , should I still be adding the salt to the water ?

Funny you mention the common goldfish. She's not as big as she looks in the photo. That's an optical illusion. We have had this fish longer than any of the other ones. It's actually kind of miracle we still have. She was actually a feeder fish for a giant catfish we used to have. But the catfish...

Stupid typos. Last post is supposed to say hey guys ! Anyway. The fish are doing great. I just a 50% water change and replaced the salt. Almost all of the white spots are gone from the fish. How Much can I expect their fins to grow back ? Will they ever have full normal fins again ? And is there...

Gets guys ! Just wanted to give you all an update. The four survivors look great today ! Still not getting my hopes completely up yet , but the fact that they are still alive is amazing to me considering how bad they look just a few days ago. I tried forever to get some decent photos to post...

Ok. Should I do a water change tonight ? Or would tomorrow be better ?

Hey !!!!!! We still have four survivors !!! And I'm trying not to get my hopes up , but they actually look a little bit better today and are showing signs of improvement, they are more alert and hungry and not breathing so rapidly anymore. And they are spenind less time laying at the bottom of...

Thanks for the positive words everybody. I just dunno if I can go through this again. The one fish that we have had the longest is still clinging on to life. But she's not getting any better and I have pretty Much lost all hope that she will turn it around. I don't know what else to do , it...

Lost three more today :( and the only three still alive don't look so good. It seems now like their breathing has speed up quite a bit.

I did the second water change and starting added the saltwater. Just a tiny bit at a time ? I don't think these guys are gonna make it :( they just don't look good at all. I hate myself for letting things get this way. I was always right on top of maintaining the aquarium , stuff has just been...

Well. First eater change is done. I did prolly 60% vacuumed the gravel real good. Changed the filter media. Etc. Etc. I made the salt water solution , so that will be ready after the second water change. Two fish already died last night. And another one is almost Definately not gonna make it...

Yes we actually do have a kitchen scale , and measuring spoons. I'm gonna start the first water change right now. Any suggestions on what to do with the plastic plants , rocks , etc . Etc. I'm gonna take the filter out and clean that out real good. What is your name by the way my friend ?

Ok. Here's the results of the water test. Ammonia - .5 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 80 Ph - 7.2 Alkalinity - 80 Hardness - 200 Thanks again for all your help. I'll wait to do anything else to the tank til I hear from you again.

Hey there. I'm getting the water tested now and picking up aquarium salt. Is that all I should need ? No ick treatment stuff ?

If this is in fact ich, which I'm pretty sure it is , what are my chances of saving these guys ? And would the ich be causing the to all huddle up in the corner too ?

The black moor has it the worst. But every fish in the tank has a little bit. Mostly on their fins. They are all a bit sluggish right now. I missed a few scheduled water changes in a row. Things have been crazy right now and the water conditions probably got pretty bad at one point. I have been...

HELLO THERE ! its been awhile , but I'm back. And I need som serious help please. My goldfish are sick and not doing well right now. Most of them has small spots on their fins. They almost look like tiny bubbles or white spots. I fear that I might be the dreaded ich but I don't wanna jump to any...

What exactly is a stable ph ? I bought a digital ph reader so I'm trying to figure out where it should be.

The tank has been set up for a little over two months.

Hey guys. Long time no chat lol. I have a few more questions. What is the ideal ph balance for a goldfish tank ? And how long til the brown sludge goes away ? Ive been doing weekly cleanings but it just keeps coming back. Any ideas ? Thanks so much.

Hey. Do you guys have any advice for cleaning artificial plants ? I keep scrapping that brown sludge off the sides of the tank and my declarations, but I was wondering if there was any good way to clean the plants. Their kind of a pain in the *** to clean lol.