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    White ryukin sore with black margins

    Thanks! That is a really informative article. Some of the things I have noticed in my young goldfish make alot more sense after reading the article. I appreciate your sharing it with me. My fish are all flourishing, as well as my green frogs, birds and plants. I hope yours are too.
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    White ryukin sore with black margins

    Just wanted to get back to the people kind enough to help me....it turns out that my 3 year old white ryukin has developed some color, more precisely, he has an orange spot with black margins around it. Perhaps the food had color enhancers in it. I feel silly that I thought it was a sore, but...
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    White ryukin sore with black margins

    I was going to do a partial water change today but haven't yet. I'm a little afraid to mess with it too much. So many people told me melafix and pimafix, and yes, I did treat the pond with it. So do a water change? 1/4 of water? I'm trying to get a picture but he guards that side very well.
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    White ryukin sore with black margins

    Sorry to be so long - found 2 birds needing attention...then took water sample in to be tested to make sure my readings were correct. The values were even better there. My actual ammonia level reading is 0. Sorry I forgot to include it. More and more I am beginning to think it was an injury...
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    Hi, I am a new member but not new to fish. This Spring, my son, his girlfriend, and my husband made me a larger 1200 gallon pond to take the place of the 200 gallon one I had previously. It is beautiful, and after cycling, my fish easily made the transition and started spawning like no...
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    White ryukin sore with black margins

    Things have changed slightly because of so much rain, but here are today's values. According to test strips: Nitrates 0 Safe Range Nitrites 0 Safe Range H2O Hardness 75 (Soft) Total Alkalinity 80 (Moderate) pH Level 7.0 (Between Acceptable and Ideal) I do have flat rocks...
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    White ryukin sore with black margins

    Have fantails in well balanced outdoor pond in Maryland; my white ryukin got sore at the base of her/his tail that was white with red margins; treated with pimafix and melafix for 7 days. The fish seems OK but saw sore place today and sore seems smaller but has black around it. No other...
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