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Old 17-05-2005, 05:32 AM
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My pond is about 1200gal or should I say two ponds that are connected. Only
the bottom pond has fish, six gold fish and three Koi. I recently noticed
one of my gold fish turning from its usual gold orange color to yellow. It
is turning yellow from its head to its top fin on its spine. Also it has a
yellow strip on both sides about an inch wide and a quarter inch behind its
gills.

As I started to look at all the other fish I noticed another gold fish with
little black spots on its side. Looks like someone took a ballpoint pen and
put dots on it. Any idea or help would be welcome.
Rick.


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a few years back my chocolate coloured golgfish turned orange and has now aquired a white head really wierd but he it looks good so i dont complain
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The fish is defiantly sick, now some of the skin is hanging a way. I think
it is some kind of fungus. Do you or anybody else out there know how to
make a 3% salt salutation. Or have any other advise. Rick













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a few years back my chocolate coloured golgfish turned orange and has
now aquired a white head really wierd but he it looks good so i dont
complain


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The fish is defiantly sick, now some of the skin is hanging a way. I think
it is some kind of fungus. Do you or anybody else out there know how to
make a 3% salt salutation. Or have any other advise. Rick













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a few years back my chocolate coloured golgfish turned orange and has
now aquired a white head really wierd but he it looks good so i dont
complain


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i really cant help you there mate

sorry but let us know what happens
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The black dots could be a small water bug and i cant remember its name but i had a white goldfish with two black dots on its side and when i lokked to see what it was, i was suprised to see a small transparent bug with two black suckers clinging two my fish it was only about 5mm across.

its worth a closer look and give them a poke but they are hard to get off

thats all i can think of


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"Rick" wrote:

The fish is defiantly sick, now some of the skin is hanging a way. I think
it is some kind of fungus. Do you or anybody else out there know how to
make a 3% salt salutation. Or have any other advise. Rick



Try looking over at koivet.com. You might get some useful info there.


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Goldfish, a RES named Colombo and an Oscar.

"We need to make a sacrifice to the pond gods, find me a young virgin... oh,
and bring something to kill"


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