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	Goldfish with white lump on tail fin
ClaireH Fingerling Posts: 32 Kudos: 23 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Apr-2005	Hi everyone, I have another question, I have a big fan tail goldfish and he has a white lump on his tail its not fluffy but more like bubbles and its getting bigger iv treated it with the goldfish medication i got given at the pet shop but its not helped is there anything else I can use other than"gold disease safe" it seems a bit general. Many thanks Claire
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	It does seem mighty general Does it have the ingredients listed at all? Does it look like a blister? or an air bubble? pr more like a pimple? Where abouts on the tail is it? It it causing the fish any problems with swimming or getting around? For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
ClaireH Fingerling Posts: 32 Kudos: 23 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Apr-2005	Lol yes it is very general its spreading up towards the base of his tail but not there yet, and it appears to be a a ball of what looks like either blisters or bubbles and spreading off of it under the fin is just what. Lol the best way to describe it is like a half popped spot with some underneath. Its not got any better at all and if anything its getting bigger. I have a smaller one in there too and shes fine. The medication has no signs of what it has in it and the instruction booklet looks like its been designed for 5 year olds. Is there anything stronger i can give him without harming the other fish? Thank you
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	I'm not convinced it is an infection to be honest. look up GAS BUBBLE DISEASE and see if the photographs of that match what your fish appears to have. Being in the UK, the strongest products you are likely to be able to get are supplied by the company Waterlife. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
ClaireH Fingerling Posts: 32 Kudos: 23 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Apr-2005	Wow thanks so much thats just what he has, gas bubble disease! I looked it up on google but there doesnt seem to be a clear cure for it. Would anyone know what would help it? Thanks so much now i can make my favourite oldest fish better
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37


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