I know he is fat but I am worried about his pectoral fins. It is so uniform I don't know what to think.
I hate to ask but does this look like ich?
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Wow, Jacki, do I see some of that on the caudal fin as well? What is that fish, I can't tell from the photos, is it a paradise fish?
Do you see any signs of flashing? How long have you had him in the pond? Does he have any other signs or symptoms or behavioral abberations?
Do you see any signs of flashing? How long have you had him in the pond? Does he have any other signs or symptoms or behavioral abberations?
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I can't tell what it is either. It could be a Koi/goldfish mutt since when they interbreed, some of their offspring will resort to brown/gray/greenish looking fish but it doesn't look like one of them particularly. If it is a goldfish/koi mutt, then those could be breeding stars/tubercles that form on male goldfish when they are ready to breed.
If it's not a goldfish/koi mutt, then tell us more.
Here's my sick fish questionnaire... http://goldlenny.blogspot.com/2009/06/sick-fish-questionnaire.html Copy/paste the questions and add your answers. That's the first thing that should be done when asking for sick fish help.
The picture from the top also looks like this fish might be showing signs of dropsy, mainly around the stomach area, which the pineconing scales could also be caused by a bacterial issue causing the abdominal area to bulge. Or it could just be the way the fish looks all the time. Let us know.
If it's not a goldfish/koi mutt, then tell us more.
Here's my sick fish questionnaire... http://goldlenny.blogspot.com/2009/06/sick-fish-questionnaire.html Copy/paste the questions and add your answers. That's the first thing that should be done when asking for sick fish help.
The picture from the top also looks like this fish might be showing signs of dropsy, mainly around the stomach area, which the pineconing scales could also be caused by a bacterial issue causing the abdominal area to bulge. Or it could just be the way the fish looks all the time. Let us know.
Believe it or not he is just really fat. No pineconing and he eats like a pig, he is a paradise fish. I have three and they are all fat. They chase all the other fish away when it is feeding time. How embarrassing.
Throw him in a 10g with some machalite green for a few days. You can float it in the pond if you're creative.
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I'd quarantine him in a 10G to 20G tank and observe his poop. He seems to be bloated to me. Diagnosing his poop would give you an idea if he's constipate or has other internal issues going on. I have several Poop Diagnosis sites on my Fish Health blog. Most are for goldfish/koi but I've found that the same poop diagnosis helps with tropical fish as well. It's hard to observe poop in a pond or when it's with other fish. When it's in a Q-tank, you know that all of the poop belongs to one fish.
I've been looking at your photos, Jacki, and this looks a lot like it could be lymphocystis. I'm not positive, of course, but it does look a lot like that. Paradise fish are in the group of fish that are very susceptible to this. I would keep a good watch on him to see if the lesions get larger, or if more appear and they have a lumpy quality about them.
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Yep. Thats definitely a good possibility as well. I've seen this in fancy and common goldfish... you are talking about the white spots on the fins, right?
As far as the bloating, there's also a chance of the fish having an internal cyst causing this. There's a way for to aspirate the cysts depending on where they are and their composition. I've seen articles on other sites, mostly goldfish sites, where the entire veterinary procudure was photo-documented and the vet taught the fish keeper how to do the aspirations themselves if/when the cysts re-developed... which they did. Google - goldfish, cyst, veterinarian, article - and you should probably find the article. It showed up as the first hit for me just now.