Nah, Mel, I wouldn't consider myself a goldfish expert. I just came back in this arena after a few years.Lupin!!! Thank goodness you're here. I forgot you were a goldie man, in addition to snails and loaches, lol.
This does sound like columnaris as I anticipated. It's not unusual the patches start with fins and faces before they spread to the middle of the body and appear with white edges on the scales. Does the fish clamp its fins and swim listlessly? Has the fish been injured before? What decorations do you have in your tank?yes she is in with the moor and another type of goldfish....the white patches are near her face and by her side fins...
Do you mean zero ammonia and nitrite? What about your nitrate? Dear, we need to be specific so we will know the whole thing and be able to treat the fish as quickly as possible before it persists.params are nitrite and nitrate at normals levels ph 7.2 and ammonia safe
How big is the bowl? She has nowhere to hide around unfortunately and there may not be enough space to operate a sponge filter temporarily. Assuming your room temperature does not increase above 80 degrees nor fall below 70 degrees, you will not need a heater. If possible, please get a 10g tank. Keep it barebottom with a sponge filter only. Add a few plastic plants for refuge and make sure the plastic plants do not have sharp edges or wires that could injure the fish.none of the other fish are showing signs of anything, as soon as i seen it i took her out, she is in a bowl right now (a fish bowl) but if i need her in another tank i will go buy one at walmart now....
I would switch to new water to keep the environment very clean. Old tank water tends to aggravate matters especially as the fish becomes stressed and weak immune systems generally are the ones targetted by the Aeromonas and Pseudomonas bacteria.i bought some stuff to treat the columnaris, it was so sudden, i didnt even see it, i looked at them and told them bye (i know, sad) before i went out to dinner came home (said hello) and noticed right away...i used reg tank water in the bowl as not to aggrivate the situation.
Post the treatment first before we can speak further on this. As far as quarantine, until you are sure she has recovered, please do not return her to the main tank. Again, you need a 10g tank rather than a fish bowl.also, i just got back from buying that medicine for columnaris, and it said to treat every 4 days...how am i to change the water every day, if the medicine has to be there for 4 days??
AND, how long do i keep her in the quarintine tank to be safe?