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He won't hold still long enough for a decent photo. I'm trying to describe it. There's no white spot. It looks red and sore. The other one is light red or dark pink but the left one is deep like inflammation red but not swollen.

My boyfriend and I got a second goldfish and a bigger tank. The new goldfish came with some issues and I wanna make sure I'm handling them the best I can. Our red cap oranda has the body shape of a koi or common goldfish. Also, he has a nice bright red sore in his left gill. His gill plate is...

Pudgie isn't my boyfriend's fish. We got her together. She's our fish. I'll see about quarantining the new fish when we get it.

Pudgie is a girl. I'm not sure about quarantining the new one. On one hand I can more easily watch for issues, but on the other, if I add them at the same time, there's less chance of one getting territorial.

It's not really room. It's more what we can do. I might see if he likes Pudgie in with a red cap oranda. Call me crazy, but those were the goldfish I fell in love with just because they looked like their brains were showing out the top of their head.

What are all your parameters? Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and pH? What all are you adding to the tank?

Then it's most likely fin rot. Just do daily water changes for a couple weeks and if nothing happens or it looks line it's getting worse then we'll worry about antibiotics.

Is the black edging normal for him? Do you notice and discoloration?

So a 40 is the recommended minimum. At the pet store nearby that has a huge area of fish (my boyfriend couldn't pull me in another direction - my eyes were like ecstatic) they had a tank with just orandas in it. Would those be good friends? Or something not compatible? I'm just throwing out a...

Is a 40 the minimum for two goldfish like ours? I don't wanna cause them problems, but we're limited somewhat on what all we can do. We're looking at Petco's $1/gallon thing they almost always have on and when they don't they're still the cheapest I've seen. We're gonna see what we can do later...

I'll see what we're willing to go for. Our jobs and me being in college and us moving has made a lot of things difficult.

I would not advise Bettafix either. They are the same thing and work the same way. I personally would be wary of doing that.

Melafix is not an antibiotic and isn't betta safe. It messes with their breathing because of the labyrinth organ. Just start with water changes for a week or two. Don't change the filter cartridge.

At this moment we're looking at a 20 long with one more fish until they get bigger and then upgrade again.

We want to add one more fish to our lionhead we already have. We could add those systems soon. I just wanna know what kinds of goldfish we could add.

It's us upgrading. And just one fish is all we would want. He's already decided that when they grow out more we'll get a bigger tank again.

Let's make sure all the other fish are good first. Some stuff spreads like crazy and other stuff doesn't. What exactly are your water parameters? How was your fish acting when he looked sick? What exactly did you see?

Daily water changes for a while. I've dealt with fin rot enough. No need to quarantine the guy. Only if it starts to look infected. No need for meds unless again it starts to look infected.

So my boyfriend and I are looking into a bigger tank for our lionhead goldfish and he would like to put something in with her. He doesn't know freshwater and I don't know a whole lot about goldfish. So, what all can you put in with a lionhead?

Ok. Yeah we just moved and had to resetup the tank. Thanks. I've never had this problem so it was kinda like holy crap!! What now!!! Lol

It's not new. I got liquid plant food and root tabs that suck, but I've slacked a little lately between work and college and moving.

I just noticed late last night that I got crypt melt. You guys got any advice for curing this annoying affliction?? Thanks.

Here she is just a moment ago. She noticed I had my camera and quit searching for gravel to throw.

She's a brat is what she is. She's funny. My boyfriend and I will lay down to sleep and next thing you know there is the sound of gravel hitting the tank wall. Always wanting attention. As long as she isn't a drama queen we might be able to handle her. Lol.

Yes when I get back home here in an hour or so. She's a lot healthier now that she's with me and my boyfriend. I just wanna do all I can to keep her happy and healthy. I intentionally put her in a tank I knew was way too small. I wanted to see if I would like goldfish before spending hundreds...