The common reasons why a goldfish hurts are if the fish tank is dirty due to poor filtration, poor water quality and low oxygen levels. This article provides information about common goldfish diseases and treatments.
Ulcers
Caused by poor water quality or excessively high pH and bacterial infection. Also commonly affects newly imported goldfish.
Symptoms: Pinky-white open wounds, often with a white edge and sometimes secondarily infected with fungi and other bacteria.
Treatment: fish quickly lose salt through open wounds, so they add aquarium salt at a dose of 1-3 g / l. Use antibiotic therapy as short-term antibiotic baths, as well as topical antibiotics. If the treatment fails, you will contact your veterinarian for prior treatment.
dropsy
Dropsy is a symptom that the fish is in renal failure and cannot release enough fluids. Usually caused by bacterial infection. Viral infections, nutritional, metabolic and osmoregulatory problems may also be responsible.
Symptoms: swelling of the body cavity due to fluid accumulation. Scales appeared that make the fish look like a pine cone. One or both eyes may protrude.
Treatment: add salt aquarium in a dose of 1 - 3 g / l. This will help prevent salt loss. In most cases, the best option is to use a wide range of antibiotics. A good antibiotic is chloramphenicol and tetracycline.
White spot
Caused Ichthyophthirius multifiliis parasite infections due to poor or abnormal water conditions, temperature fluctuations and general bad farming.
Symptoms: Small white spots on the skin, fins and gills.
Treatment: Immediately treat with an anti-parasitic drug such as metronidazole, malachite green and formalin. It may be necessary to raise the water temperature to 80 ° F to increase the effectiveness of the treatment.
Bacterial infection
Bacterial infection covers a variety of goldfish diseases with various causes. Dirty water and / or cold water, overcrowding, and maize-based diets can lead to a bacterial infection.
Symptoms: red and inflamed areas on the body and fins, raised scales, skin ulcers, exophthalmos (pop-eye), dropsy or swollen abdomens, fin. In addition, the affected fish can be lethargic and anorexic.
Treatment: Use short baths for several hours a day using antibacterial products such as potassium permanganate or antibiotics. For open ulcers, it is recommended to wash them in a solution of iodine or hydrogen peroxide and apply antibiotic ointment. Topical treatments can be used in mild or moderate cases. Medicinal nutrition These are specially prepared products containing antibiotics. You can prepare your own medicinal food using regular food with an appropriate antibiotic. Antibiotics (injectables) usually go through five injections within ten days in combination with topical procedures.
Swim bladder disorder
Caused by a bacterial infection, improper diet, trapped gas, physical deformities, poor water quality. Genetic problems in breeding goldfish. Usually affects the egg-shaped fancy golden fish.
Signs: Fish has difficulty bathing on the surface or with lower levels of the tank.
Treatment: Change the diet and improve the condition of the water, soaking the flakes with food before feeding, so that it sinks lower in water, so the goldfish will not consume as much air and the food will be moist and easily digestible. Increasing the content of vegetables in the goldfish diet can also help their digestive system. Increase the temperature of the water in the tank to 78-80 ° F and add a fraction of aquarium salts up to 1-3 g / l to the water. If the condition of goldfish does not improve the medicinal food, or a broad-spectrum antibiotic can be provided.
