oO SKIPPY Oo Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 does anyone know what this is on this goldfish ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Columnaris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted May 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 thanks for the reply alanmin4304 - is there a method to treat it ? this fish is with 13 others and 3 turtles in a 2500L pond. i havent seen these spots on anything else in the pond so wondering if i should remove it / kill it / or treat the entire pond ? i say kill it cause a quick googles suggests its fast spreading and i dont want anything else to catch it... also ive tried treating it in a bucket of tonic already thanks skip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Sorry to say unless the fish is really special you are better off bouncing it as it is hard to treat, you can try salt bathes or pp dips.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted May 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 not special - but i might try the salt bathes - what ratio of water and salt ? and is it tonic salt to use ? not normal table salt aye ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 i have had the odd one go like this when kept with turtles i think one of the turtes may have had a go at it, scratched the mucus layer or deeper then the columnaris has grown on there the fine lines on the bottom of goldfish in picture look similar to claw marks on mine with same problem just an observation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted May 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 i took a closer look at the fish - i think the lines are just the scales as there doesnt appear to be any scratches or anything - but still a turtle could have had a go at it. what did you do with your fish ? cull it or did you manage to cure the fish ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/c ... isease.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 i culled the fish as they weren't the best quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted May 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 i culled the fish as they weren't the best quality bugger but i guess thats life - i might try to save the fish with a salt bath a few times a day and then see if that helps - its just had one at about 8.30 and will get another at about 10.30 then will get a few tomorrow. if its not looking any better in a few days i will cull it. cheers for the help people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 yep do the salt nice fish worth saving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted May 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 yeah its kinda different to the others in the pond (as different as an orange goldfish can be :bounce:)- its still pretty healthy looking so i think its worth giving it a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplants Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 yeah its kinda different to the others in the pond (as different as an orange goldfish can be :bounce:)- its still pretty healthy looking so i think its worth giving it a try Furan 2 is listed as effective on columnaris (Black Molly Disease). Obviously though you will need to treat in quarantine. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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