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16-04-2019, 12:36 AM #1
Goldfish lump
Any help is appreciated in this . It's not a koi in my pond but it's my daughter's first ever fish so it's a family member . Just noticed a the side of the fish close to gill is swollen only on one side but it looks like its pushing the gill out ? . Please help if you can
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16-04-2019, 09:12 AM #2
looks like dropsy to me,salt baths can help or if its in a tank salt and heat,,andi
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16-04-2019, 09:16 AM #3Freddyboy the legend
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16-04-2019, 10:09 AM #4
Couple scales are slightly raised ?
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16-04-2019, 10:51 AM #5
it has that pine cone shape which tells me dropsy,if its in a tank on its own you could just salt the tank,although i will say,normally dropsy is a killer,,andi
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16-04-2019, 10:58 AM #6
Removed room mates to a smaller tank as he is to big for spare tank . Fingers cross he pulls back round . Only a goldfish from the hook a duck shows but had him 6years for littles ones first fish she loves him . What dose is best to use . 1/4 oz per gallon I read dose that sound about right
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16-04-2019, 11:35 AM #7
1 teaspoon per gallon,so ive just read,but make sure its pure dried vaccum (PDV) salt not table or other,all you can do is hope,,andi
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16-04-2019, 05:09 PM #8
I've not seen dropsy start like this before in Goldfish, although I'm more used to the fatter fancy varieties where the first scales to lift are in the middle of the fish.
The eyes popping out is a give-away of oedema though.
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16-04-2019, 05:27 PM #9Freddyboy the legend
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16-04-2019, 05:32 PM #10
It look's a bit swollen on the right hand side Johnathan, maybe a tumour hope not, shame for your Daughter
but that's the sad part of having pet's.
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16-04-2019, 05:41 PM #11
Sent a few pictures to the dealer I buy my koi from and they said pos tumour and to salt and myxazin ? . But the past couple times I've asked advice from one of the shop owners it's all buy this buy that so not really much trust in them at the moment
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16-04-2019, 09:52 PM #12
Myxazin is basically Malachite Green and Acriflavine (antiseptic).
Can't be certain its dropsy due to what I said above but with the protruding eyes it does indicate dropsy.
My personal treatment for this type of thing is to gradually increase salt to 0.6% and gradually raise temps a couple of degrees a day up to 28C (which I've always believed is too hot for the bacteria to survive, if there is a bacterial infection). That's the only thing I've ever done that has worked.
Once the eyes protrude as yours appear to have, I find the fish rarely survives long term, or it goes into remission for a while then it comes back. I did have a shubunkin like this once and she did survive (for quite a few years), the scales went back down but the eyes stayed protruded for the rest of her life.
All of the above is based on Goldfish - never tried anything like this with Koi before, but I probably would if the situation arose.
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16-04-2019, 11:37 PM #13
Thanks rs I'll give every thing a go and fingers crossed . He's a tough sausage been though it for a fish. tank malfunctions ect and all these that say show ground fish never last are wrong like
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19-04-2019, 11:12 AM #14
Any more news Johnathan?
I think you will find that gold fish are very cheap and very hardy so make perfect fair ground prizes unfortunately.
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19-04-2019, 12:00 PM #15
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19-04-2019, 05:00 PM #16
Scales were raised the other day but with salt in the tank they have got down lump is smaller and he is swimming about a lot more. Toke him to the shop and they said keep a eye could be the start of a tumour that's grown inwards
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19-04-2019, 05:09 PM #17
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19-04-2019, 09:09 PM #18
Cheers mate . Really starting to hate the koi shop I go to they keep pinching all my money . Walked in with 1 sick fish and walked out having bought 3 4inch koi just waiting for weather to sorts its self out
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19-04-2019, 09:14 PM #19
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19-04-2019, 09:17 PM #20
They had even put 2 of them in a separate vat to keep them for us to have first refusal . Been sucked right in a think ha . In all fairness the sick fish is tank in doors
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Running heater at low temp?
Covering the pond with polycarb should be enough to stop water temps dipping below 6C for the most...