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Goldfish wound
I think one of my goldfish must have been pecked by a heron or an egret a
couple of days ago--it has an ugly wound on its back. I can always tell when a big bird has been terrorizing my fish, because they don't come to the top glub-glubing for their breakfast. This happened two days in a row, and the next day I noticed the injury. I hoped it would heal, but it looks worse today and the fish is less lively. Is there anything I can do to treat it? Thanks for any help you can give me. Harriett |
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Goldfish wound
You might want to take the fish out and give it a salt bath. If its bad and
you can you might want to take it indoors and put it in a aquarium until it heals some. Priss "Harriett Wright" wrote in message ... I think one of my goldfish must have been pecked by a heron or an egret a couple of days ago--it has an ugly wound on its back. I can always tell when a big bird has been terrorizing my fish, because they don't come to the top glub-glubing for their breakfast. This happened two days in a row, and the next day I noticed the injury. I hoped it would heal, but it looks worse today and the fish is less lively. Is there anything I can do to treat it? Thanks for any help you can give me. Harriett |
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Goldfish wound
Thanks to you and Priscilla for your advice. By treat it topically do you
mean with a salt bath? I have a ten gallon acquarium I can use (assuming I can catch the patient--my fish are very leery of nets): do you happen to know how .09 lbs converts to tablespoons or teaspoons? Is kosher salt OK or should I buy some special kind of acquarium salt? Thanks for your help. Harriett wrote in message ... If you dont have salt in the pond, put in up to 0.9lbs per 100 gallons. but I would net the fish and treat topically and also feed antibiotic food, like romet B. Fish with that kind of a wound do best to have a salt dip and treated indoors. http://users.megapathdsl.net/~solo/p...20from%20the%2 0pond Ingrid "Harriett Wright" wrote: I think one of my goldfish must have been pecked by a heron or an egret a couple of days ago--it has an ugly wound on its back. I can always tell when a big bird has been terrorizing my fish, because they don't come to the top glub-glubing for their breakfast. This happened two days in a row, and the next day I noticed the injury. I hoped it would heal, but it looks worse today and the fish is less lively. Is there anything I can do to treat it? Thanks for any help you can give me. Harriett |
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Goldfish wound
Yeah thats what it means. Plus it gives it some time alone from being picked
on by other fish. I think one good size tablespoon would be good enough for a 10 gal tank. You need to buy aquarium salt. Not table salt. Priss "Harriett Wright" wrote in message ... Thanks to you and Priscilla for your advice. By treat it topically do you mean with a salt bath? I have a ten gallon acquarium I can use (assuming I can catch the patient--my fish are very leery of nets): do you happen to know how .09 lbs converts to tablespoons or teaspoons? Is kosher salt OK or should I buy some special kind of acquarium salt? Thanks for your help. Harriett wrote in message ... If you dont have salt in the pond, put in up to 0.9lbs per 100 gallons. but I would net the fish and treat topically and also feed antibiotic food, like romet B. Fish with that kind of a wound do best to have a salt dip and treated indoors. http://users.megapathdsl.net/~solo/p...20from%20the%2 0pond Ingrid "Harriett Wright" wrote: I think one of my goldfish must have been pecked by a heron or an egret a couple of days ago--it has an ugly wound on its back. I can always tell when a big bird has been terrorizing my fish, because they don't come to the top glub-glubing for their breakfast. This happened two days in a row, and the next day I noticed the injury. I hoped it would heal, but it looks worse today and the fish is less lively. Is there anything I can do to treat it? Thanks for any help you can give me. Harriett |
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Goldfish wound
Morton's Water Softener Salt (blue bag) 25 lbs for a few bucks. Make sure
it is ~ 99.9% pure, not system saver. . ~ jan On Sun, 6 Apr 2003 20:09:03 -0400, "Priscilla McCullough" wrote: Yeah thats what it means. Plus it gives it some time alone from being picked on by other fish. I think one good size tablespoon would be good enough for a 10 gal tank. You need to buy aquarium salt. Not table salt. Priss "Harriett Wright" wrote in message ... Thanks to you and Priscilla for your advice. By treat it topically do you mean with a salt bath? I have a ten gallon acquarium I can use (assuming I can catch the patient--my fish are very leery of nets): do you happen to know how .09 lbs converts to tablespoons or teaspoons? Is kosher salt OK or should I buy some special kind of acquarium salt? Thanks for your help. Harriett wrote in message ... If you dont have salt in the pond, put in up to 0.9lbs per 100 gallons. but I would net the fish and treat topically and also feed antibiotic food, like romet B. Fish with that kind of a wound do best to have a salt dip and treated indoors. http://users.megapathdsl.net/~solo/p...20from%20the%2 0pond Ingrid "Harriett Wright" wrote: I think one of my goldfish must have been pecked by a heron or an egret a couple of days ago--it has an ugly wound on its back. I can always tell when a big bird has been terrorizing my fish, because they don't come to the top glub-glubing for their breakfast. This happened two days in a row, and the next day I noticed the injury. I hoped it would heal, but it looks worse today and the fish is less lively. Is there anything I can do to treat it? Thanks for any help you can give me. Harriett See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =----- |
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Goldfish wound
http://users.megapathdsl.net/~solo/p...se/disease.htm
scroll down to topical treatment. a 20 gallon rubbermaid bucket would be better. if it is single tail, net it. you need to keep the water clean. look at the bucket to bucket treatment. kosher salt is fine, 1-3 teaspoons per 5 gallons. Ingrid "Harriett Wright" wrote: Thanks to you and Priscilla for your advice. By treat it topically do you mean with a salt bath? I have a ten gallon acquarium I can use (assuming I can catch the patient--my fish are very leery of nets): do you happen to know how .09 lbs converts to tablespoons or teaspoons? Is kosher salt OK or should I buy some special kind of acquarium salt? Thanks for your help. Harriett |
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