Hello fish experts! I have a problem with my black moor... He is nearly a year old. The other day I noticed his left side had what appeared to be an injury/sore...a couple scales missing. The next day, he began to "pine cone."
I currently have him in a hospital tank with Epsom salt bath. He remains very active and has the normal goldfish ferocious appetite. Basically, he seems normal other than the pine cone raised scales.. and occasionally, I'll see a white spot on his left side where the original "injury" started. It's like a white bump, but falls off, and will appear again near another scale. (I don't think it is a parasite? I think it's more of a tissue issue? Not sure..)
Any advice on what I should do to help him or what this is? Is it for sure dropsy?? He is not lethargic or listless. Again, he is currently in Epsom salt bath and I do have Metro Meds fish food on the way (I wish the meds would get here sooner...) Any advice would be wonderful. I do not want to lose this guy!
I'll try to post a picture of him in a bit.
I currently have him in a hospital tank with Epsom salt bath. He remains very active and has the normal goldfish ferocious appetite. Basically, he seems normal other than the pine cone raised scales.. and occasionally, I'll see a white spot on his left side where the original "injury" started. It's like a white bump, but falls off, and will appear again near another scale. (I don't think it is a parasite? I think it's more of a tissue issue? Not sure..)
Any advice on what I should do to help him or what this is? Is it for sure dropsy?? He is not lethargic or listless. Again, he is currently in Epsom salt bath and I do have Metro Meds fish food on the way (I wish the meds would get here sooner...) Any advice would be wonderful. I do not want to lose this guy!
I'll try to post a picture of him in a bit.