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Hi

I was changing water, siphoning with a tube and one of my goldfish tried to get a closer look and got herself a lil torn up when she got sucked to the tube. She looks like she has some chunks of scales missing from her head and i see scales and stuff hanging off of her. What DO I DO? Is she gonna be okay?

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no tank to put her in...

I dont have a quarantine tank... Is she gonna die?

Thanks for your help

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I don't think that she'll die, but I would strongly consider setting up a q-tank for her...you should be able to treat her with Melafix in the main tank, though.
 

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thanks!

Thanks for your help ChilDawg! So doess Melafix work only for fins? My fish has some chunks missin' from her head!!!

I am freakin out here so I appreciate your and anyone else's help!

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It is said that one of Melafix's greatest properties is that, in addition to saving fins, it also heals open wounds and ulcers, so it is okay for use on your fish, too.

Best of luck,

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Thank you!

Hey Matthew...

Thank you for your help. I will go get some of that Melafix stuff.

Aloha,
Nic
 

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Nic,
No problem. I enjoy helping out, and I'm glad that I was able to do so for you. Best of luck with that fish!

~Matthew
 

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another question...

Sorry... one more thing to ask...

There are shreds of stuff from her accident hanging off of her.... should I remove it or will it fall off eventually? As you can tell, this is quite traumatizing. LOL.

Thanks a lot!
Nic
 
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