Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => Pets without Feathers => Topic started by: coco on June 04, 2021, 16:45
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Just looking for advise - we have a goldfish with white lumps (?) on it - tired comparing pictures but can't make my mind up if it's a fungus or a parasite or something entirely different.
For context a couple of little goldfish have died in the last month, but the other big ones seem fine and free free of the white stuff - also lots of sticklebacks and such like that have been in there for years and are unaffected.
Thanks in anticipation.
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It could be skin ulcers that have become infected with bacteria or fungus.
If you can net that fish, the best option would be to put it in a bucket of pond water and add a little sea salt. A mild salt solution can work wonders (1-3g per litre). Keep the fish somewhere cool and shady and make sure you net the top of the bucket to stop any predators getting at it.
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Sorry - I keep on forgetting to come back and update the post.
Thank you so much for the advice - I got a bucket and some salt and then I couldn't catch the fish, had to wait for a neighbour to bring a net and then the next time I looked in the pond, the fish was fine :nowink: no marks or lumps on its whatsoever - I still have no idea what it was but it seems to have cleared up by itself.
Thank you.