Fish Fungus or not?

**Kalei** · 03-04-2007, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by sweetpatata6

I think it was a way of the tail healing it's self... I couldn't help to laugh, because I just couldn't believe it!!

lol I know, it scared me in the morning, I was half asleep and seen a fin laying on the blue gravel lol. IT's like when you are half asleep you are wondering if you are dreaming lol. Anyways I dipped my hand down in there and took the fin out and in the garbage lol.

So far it seems like it was just healing because SeaKing's fin only seems to be less red and normal now, it just has to grow back now.

**IRescue452** · 03-04-2007, 07:02 PM

It could also be columnaris bacteria. You need to keep a close eye on them. Continue dosing the fungus eliminator and keep the water conditions just right. If it gets any worse you should consider antibiotics, but that will harm the cycle of the tank and I know you aren't able to set up a hospital tank.

**Beki** · 03-06-2007, 07:37 AM

Hey Kalei,
I was really amazed when you told me that on the phone about the tail. i sure didn't know what it was. :S lol. how is your fishey doing now? hopefully Seaking can grow that tail back soon! go Seaking go! take care Kalei and animals! from becky and animals. (ps Kitty is getting touchy and cranky over her belly so i believe that its POSITIVE ) take care.
Becky

**Zippy** · 03-06-2007, 08:38 AM

Wow that is werid.I hope all your fishies feel better.

Seeing your beauitful goldies makes me want some.

**Genny** · 03-06-2007, 08:12 PM

Hey Kalei, first off I have a goldfsh that looks just like the one in the picture! His name is Apatche!

I really have no idea what that might have been. I've had lots of fish for 10 years or longer and I've never had that happen. I've had fish get ick and then I had my fish get some kind of bacteria or something go wrong with them before, but I always have gotten med. for them and they've got better.

I hope Sea King gets to feeling alright soon.

**sweetpatata6** · 03-07-2007, 06:46 AM

Sea king likes to scare his mommy

lol

**king2005** · 03-07-2007, 02:05 PM

I always ran into fungus & other nasty things when I had a heated tank for my goldfish. I was told to remove the heater & room temp will be jsut fine (I use to feed golfish in the middle of winter outside). I had my last pet goldfish for 7yrs... My neighbour accidently killed them

She really didn't mean to & felt horrible.

So if you keep running into fungus issues & other illness, try removing the heater