Hi all,
Recently Oxy (Common goldfish) passed away from a strange symptom. I was unfortunately away on a business trip when it happened...
Below is a recount of the major symptoms and treatments I've observed and administered. I was wondering if anyone else had similar experiences...
Conditions: Oxy was accompanied by a fancy goldfish in a 24L tank, both of which are about 1.5 inch in length. Water parameters are 0 ppm for ammonia and nitrites, with a constant 10-15 ppm for nitrates.
Since the very beginning, I noticed that Oxy had difficulty eating, not that it wasn't hunting down the food, it was because she couldn't open her mouth wide enough to eat the food at all. I noticed there was a gelatinous growth protruding from around her mouth, and was slowly 'sealing' it off. It wasn't a big issue since I only had to crush the food up and she was still able to eat. This continued on for 4 months with no change, and until 2 months ago, that gelatinous growth expanded and completely sealed off her mouth.
She basically couldn't breathe and was growing lethargic by the minute, and so I instantly sedated her, sterilized some clinical tools and worked on removing the gelatinous growth from her mouth. The procedure was a success, and she returned to normal. Within that day, she was more active than before and was able to make use of the full function of mouth. All seemed good.
However, within two weeks, the growth returned. This time, more aggressive and rapid. I had to perform a second procedure to free her mouth again. It was also a success and she was fine for another week or so. Then I had to leave for a business trip. The gelatinous growth was nowhere to be seen, so I thought it would be safe to leave for a week, and simply get my family to help me feed her etc...
When I returned, I saw what happened... The gelatinous growth returned, and sealed off her mouth completely. I believe she died from suffocation overnight during the time I was away...
Basically, this gelatinous growth went from taking 4 months... to 2 weeks... to less than 1 week to completely seal off oxy's mouth...
The other goldfish (fancy) in the same tank shows no sign of the same symptoms and is healthy and happy...
Has anyone else experienced this before? Was there something I should've done?
Recently Oxy (Common goldfish) passed away from a strange symptom. I was unfortunately away on a business trip when it happened...
Below is a recount of the major symptoms and treatments I've observed and administered. I was wondering if anyone else had similar experiences...
Conditions: Oxy was accompanied by a fancy goldfish in a 24L tank, both of which are about 1.5 inch in length. Water parameters are 0 ppm for ammonia and nitrites, with a constant 10-15 ppm for nitrates.
Since the very beginning, I noticed that Oxy had difficulty eating, not that it wasn't hunting down the food, it was because she couldn't open her mouth wide enough to eat the food at all. I noticed there was a gelatinous growth protruding from around her mouth, and was slowly 'sealing' it off. It wasn't a big issue since I only had to crush the food up and she was still able to eat. This continued on for 4 months with no change, and until 2 months ago, that gelatinous growth expanded and completely sealed off her mouth.
She basically couldn't breathe and was growing lethargic by the minute, and so I instantly sedated her, sterilized some clinical tools and worked on removing the gelatinous growth from her mouth. The procedure was a success, and she returned to normal. Within that day, she was more active than before and was able to make use of the full function of mouth. All seemed good.
However, within two weeks, the growth returned. This time, more aggressive and rapid. I had to perform a second procedure to free her mouth again. It was also a success and she was fine for another week or so. Then I had to leave for a business trip. The gelatinous growth was nowhere to be seen, so I thought it would be safe to leave for a week, and simply get my family to help me feed her etc...
When I returned, I saw what happened... The gelatinous growth returned, and sealed off her mouth completely. I believe she died from suffocation overnight during the time I was away...
Basically, this gelatinous growth went from taking 4 months... to 2 weeks... to less than 1 week to completely seal off oxy's mouth...
The other goldfish (fancy) in the same tank shows no sign of the same symptoms and is healthy and happy...
Has anyone else experienced this before? Was there something I should've done?