fin trouble

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Hi Lee
Thanks again. I tried the fish again in teh finrot treatment but after a few hours it became very unwell, however it did seem to remove some of the obvious fungus-like patches. I then transferred it into some anti-bacterial treatment and it suddenly seemed to perk up. It's still alive and I'm more hopeful than I was. Thank you. Unfortunately one of the other fish, an oranga, has suddenly developed a smoothe white lump on its skin just next to its eye. The lump is about 1mm across and is surrounded by a sort of pinkish rim. The fish is irritated by this and keeps rubbing it on things. Do you have any idea what this could be? Thanks again
Julia
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Thank you for getting back so quickly. We are really at a loss as to what to do. The fish is still alive but not at all well. We tried the antibacterial treatment but it's no better. It's tail fins have become very ragged indeed with ragged stringy ends and there is a white stringy growth on it's top fin. Help!
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My son recently set up a freshwater aquarium with a fantail, a blackmoor and two orangas. On Tuesday we noticed that the fantail's fins had a reddish brown tint on the ends. We treated the tank that day with anti fungus and finrot treatment. The fish was still feeding and swimming about. Today though it is sluggish and seems to have lost a few scales. There is red streaking along one of it's tail fins and that fin is looking a bit ragged. Have we done the right treatment and is there anything else we should do to give it the best chance of survival?
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You may actually be treating the fish incorrectly, as what your fish has is not fin rot or a fungus.It is actually a bacterical infection common in goldfish. A medication called Triple Sulfa is made to get rid of this problem, along with others. Another name for the blood streaks is hemmorhagic septicemia. You will want to filter out the medication you are currently using or do a 50-60% water change before adding the correct medication. You can also add a handful of regular aquarium salt, that will help lessen the stress for the fish and goldfish really respond well to it in the water in general. If the breathing seems difficult add another or more oxygen sources to the tank as medication lessens the oxygen in the water for the fish. Best of luck, happy fish keeping!!!
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Sounds like they may be also developing a fungus on where the fins have rotted away. It is hard to determine at this point what to do for them as you have exposed them to both a fungal and bacterial medication and have not had any improvements really, which leads me to wonder if it may be something going on internally. I wish I could pinponit your issue better but unfortunately I can't. How did the fish appear from the retailer you purchased them from? Do you know when they receive fish shipments? Just a future fish buying tip...avoid buying fish on the days they receive shipments as most retailers usually loose quite a few fish from their initial shipment. I would wait to buy until about 1-2 days before they receive their shipments. Most retailers will tell you what days they get their shipments on if you ask them. Again, I wish could pin point the issue for you better but it is difficult when multiple symtoms present themselves like this. Best of luck...

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Hi, glad to hear things are looking up. Sounds like the one rubbing on things may have a parasite, is the eye becoming any larger than normal? If this occurs it is popeye. It also could be a burn from the medications its been exposed to, hard to say for sure. Monitor and keep me posted if things change with the eye. Keep up the great work with saving your fish!!