Shippo is a long-tailed comet goldish with a serious tail issue. I lost my other calico goldfish to the same thing (R.I.P Mushu), I don't want to lose another. I have him in a 20Gal tank with a 50G filter, I also do a 50% water change every week. There are a plecco and two small new goldfish in the tank. They do not have any issues. For the last 2 weeks, I have been dosing the tank with API Pimafix for fungal infections and Melafix for bacterial off and on in 3-day intervals. The tank isn't temperature controlled at the moment and sits roughly at ~76F.
The treatment for ick I have read about involves salination of the tank to 0.5% concentration and taking the temperature up to 82F. I wanted to get extra opinions before I start adding more chemicals to the tank and taking up the temperature. Any ideas on what the heck is on my poor fish and how to get rid of it? This morning I noticed he has a new rip in his tail and some scales missing. I guessing his he is rubbing up on the decor that's in the tank.
The treatment for ick I have read about involves salination of the tank to 0.5% concentration and taking the temperature up to 82F. I wanted to get extra opinions before I start adding more chemicals to the tank and taking up the temperature. Any ideas on what the heck is on my poor fish and how to get rid of it? This morning I noticed he has a new rip in his tail and some scales missing. I guessing his he is rubbing up on the decor that's in the tank.