henryfush Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Hey I just joined up and my goldfish has these white spots and a lesion on his gill. The ph is fine and the ammonia and nitrates are at an ok level.I have used melafix and the lesions just got worse so I got tonic and im just waiting to see how things go.Does anyone know if I should add anything else or how quickly things might heal up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Would you like to post what your ammonia and nitrates are, also nitrite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryfush Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Ammonia levels are around .5, but I've been told that medication could affect that. Nitrate and Nitrite are 0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 If the medications are putting ammonia in to your tank then you need to stop them as they are faulty. I can assure you that melafix does not put ammonia in to your tank and the ammonia is likely to be what is causing the damage as it burns the gills. It is rare, unless you are doing 100% daily water changes to have zero nitrate in a goldfish tank. How often do you water change, how large is the tank and what type of filtration do you have on it. Also how hot is the tank? I note that the fish also appears to have bleeding in under the eye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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