10 gallon aquarium. Three gold fish or there were. I put the one with the
worst rot in a one gallon fish bowl by itself. One teaspoon of salt in the
water and he (it) looks better. I keep changing the water. Could the
ammonia and nitrates be in the city water?

"Reel McKoi" wrote in message
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"pixi" wrote in message
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I am at my wit's end, if I ever had any at all. Those fantail goldfish
that
I bought a month or so ago that immediately came down with both ick and
fin
rot, even though all of the equuipment was new and never used.

The ick is long gone, but the fin rot keeps coming back. I keep
changing
the water and putting in antibiotics. It disappears and then it's back.
Can't understand it.

I used to raise tropical fish and had over 20 tanks. Never had this
kind
of
problem.

Can anyone help me?
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Are you talking about goldfish in a pond or an aquarium? How many do you
have and how large is the pond/tank? Have you checked for ammonia and
nitrites in the water? This sounds like a water quality problem.
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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
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