ArtesiaWells
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Our beloved Black Moor -- who has gone from jet-black with the velvety scales as a youngster when we bought her to now a stunning dark gold color with just black rear tails -- has all of a sudden developed a lump beneath one of her forward fins that today is now outlined in red, looking like a "pimple" or "cyst" of some kind. Her eating has not been affected, nor has her behavior from what we can see (i.e. she's acting like herself)...from the research I have done, this could be a PLETHORA of things, from an internal parasite that is coming out to a sign of flukes to a damage from rubbing against something to a reaction to poor water or food...
If it is the diet, well, then only me and my wife can be blamed for that, as we have been feeding what we feel is the only food the fancies seem to enjoy, which is flakes and up until recently when we bought the Omega One flakes just not of that "premium quality" to not put too fine a point on it. Further, I don't see how this can be a water quality issue, as I have been keeping on top of a rigorous water change schedule, doing the 50% weekly but sometimes doing a few more during the week on top of that -- the water is clear and always smells good/clean...
Could this be from something building up in the substrate that I haven't vacuumed? Is this from diet? I really don't want to get into antibiotic treatments or medicines of any kind, as I went down this road before with Maracyn and other stuff which didn't help the last two goldies I lost and I don't want to start guessing and dosing with salt and all that not knowing what we're up against...
I just checked on her in the tank again, and while still being herself in behavior, this bump -- which appears as a whitehead would on us -- I think has become even more pronounced...
Any suggestions?
If it is the diet, well, then only me and my wife can be blamed for that, as we have been feeding what we feel is the only food the fancies seem to enjoy, which is flakes and up until recently when we bought the Omega One flakes just not of that "premium quality" to not put too fine a point on it. Further, I don't see how this can be a water quality issue, as I have been keeping on top of a rigorous water change schedule, doing the 50% weekly but sometimes doing a few more during the week on top of that -- the water is clear and always smells good/clean...
Could this be from something building up in the substrate that I haven't vacuumed? Is this from diet? I really don't want to get into antibiotic treatments or medicines of any kind, as I went down this road before with Maracyn and other stuff which didn't help the last two goldies I lost and I don't want to start guessing and dosing with salt and all that not knowing what we're up against...
I just checked on her in the tank again, and while still being herself in behavior, this bump -- which appears as a whitehead would on us -- I think has become even more pronounced...
Any suggestions?