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• Mar 7, 2006

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hello everyone

i have a goldfish tank with 5 goldfish in and recently i have notiched one of them has developed pinky white patches on the top of his body and am wondering what this could be
thank in advance phil

 

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Need to know size of tank in gallons or litres, plus test results in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate,and ph, are the patches fluffy, though it sounds like an ulcer.

http/fish-helpline.co.uk/health/ulcers.html

 

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What type of goldfish are they, plus if you don't answer we can't help you.

 

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heres a pic,bit rubbish

 

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Itt look fluffy is this correct.

 

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Wilder said:

Itt look fluffy is this correct.

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um no it just does in the picture,when you look at it close up its just a picky white patch,

 

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Well it's bacterial and you will need a bacterial med, would like to know size of tank and water quality.

 

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its a 30 in length 12 in width and 15 in depth tank in inches,the ammonia is 0.25 and the nitrite is yellow on the tetra test scale

 

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Need a water change to get that ammonia reading down.

http/www.fbas.co.uk/Ulcers.html

Please tell me the tank isn't only 3 gals.

The first goldfish needs a 20gal tank, then 10gal for every other one added so you need a 60gal tank, as they are big waste producers and need excellent filters.

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=43980

 

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Sounds bacterial and could be the start of ulcer disease or columnaris but we need a clearer pic of the fish.
5 fish is overstocked in a not quite 3 foot tank.
What sort of filter do you have and how much are you doing in a water change and how often?
Maybe three times a week at 40% may be needed and if it is ulcers adding salt may help but need to know if you have any scaleless fish first.