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10-18-2015, 10:55 AM
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: North America, USA
Posts: 539
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Goldfish sore?
I have a 10 gallon tank and 7 goldfish. I have had them for about 3 years and I have no idea what age they were when we got them. They are all pretty big. The littlest goldfish (It's white) has like a sore on it's back by the fin. I don't know if it is a disease or what and if it is a disease I don't want the others to catch it. Any idea what it is?
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10-18-2015, 11:02 AM
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Hamsters on the Brain
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
Posts: 6,458
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Re: Goldfish sore?
In a tank that size, all of your goldfish will be stunted by now and suffering from stress among other things. Goldfish are high bioload fish so I'm guessing your ammonia, nitrites, and/or nitrates are sky high. What kind of a filter do you have on there and what is its rating? Do you have a test kit? What kind of goldfish are they? If commons/comets they would need several hundred gallons to grow properly. If fancies, that number of fish would probably need at least 150 gallons at a rough guess.
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10-18-2015, 11:36 AM
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: North America, USA
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Re: Goldfish sore?
Can any of that lead to sores?
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10-18-2015, 11:45 AM
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Hamster Overlord
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Northern Ireland
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Re: Goldfish sore?
Heya scargirl have you any pictures of his sores?
I have a 7yr old boy he recently had a big red blotch on his belly n now three months on he's fine the can be stunted due to tank size but wat is your tank in litres as I always think gallons sound small
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10-18-2015, 11:49 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Ireland
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Re: Goldfish sore?
10 gallons is about 38 litres
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10-18-2015, 11:54 AM
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Hamster Overlord
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Northern Ireland
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Re: Goldfish sore?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Piebald
10 gallons is about 38 litres
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Thank u I'm hopeless at gallons
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10-18-2015, 12:11 PM
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Hamsters on the Brain
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
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Re: Goldfish sore?
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Originally Posted by Scargirl
Can any of that lead to sores?
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It can lead to all kinds of diseases but ultimately it's going to lead to death. I'm sorry to tell you this but goldfish can live to 20 or 30 years of age when kept in good conditions. They might live 1/4 that at most if they've been stunted.
Have a read of this: Stunted growth means stunted lives — Seriously Fish
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10-18-2015, 12:15 PM
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Hamster Overlord
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Northern Ireland
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Re: Goldfish sore?
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Originally Posted by BrainGirl
It can lead to all kinds of diseases but ultimately it's going to lead to death. I'm sorry to tell you this but goldfish can live to 20 or 30 years of age when kept in good conditions. They might live 1/4 that at most if they've been stunted.
Have a read of this: Stunted growth means stunted lives — Seriously Fish
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But if the fish are treated for this and maybe if scargirl upgraded or rehomed or found a pet store that would take them surely they would be fine?
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10-18-2015, 12:22 PM
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Hamsters on the Brain
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
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Re: Goldfish sore?
They've been in there 3 years, they're already stunted. They'll probably be happier, and it will certainly be easier to keep the tank water clean if they're moved, but they won't "outgrow" stunting. The best option for them is to be given a pond to live in. If they're commons they would have had the potential to reach 2 feet in length. In such a small tank she's going to need to do daily water changes along with running an extra-large filter to keep on top of their waste output.
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10-18-2015, 04:41 PM
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: North America, USA
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Re: Goldfish sore?
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Originally Posted by Vicki S
Heya scargirl have you any pictures of his sores?
I have a 7yr old boy he recently had a big red blotch on his belly n now three months on he's fine the can be stunted due to tank size but wat is your tank in litres as I always think gallons sound small
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What do you mean? To big or too small? I thought goldfish can only grow to the size which fits the tank they live in?
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