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I think my goldfish has tail rot but he also has black around his fins2007-11-24 23:35:53

I recently won a gold fish at a fair, and i know that the conditions of a fair fish are not that good but i am trying my hardest to save him! I think he has tail rot and I bought medication but even before i bought the medication It seems that his fins have turned black around the edges. please help I know nothing about fish i bought him a larger tank and i am waiting for it to settle. Any help would be great. He is acting normal eating swimming ext also.

Answers:

Its called "ick". Remedies for ick are found in pet/fish stores.

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It looks like ick that has gone wrong and caused necorsis of the fins (the tissues is dead, and hence turned black), or some other bacterial infection. Treat the tank for ick, crank up the temp to around 80 (this gets rid of ick very quickly), and get some anitbiotics at your aquarium store to put in the water. Or - If you don't want to spend $20 on a free goldfish, just go buy another fish!

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Hi

your best be t it is take the fish t the vet emediatley if you really want to save it but if the condition is to bad the best thing for you to do is put it out of its misery and put it to sleep i am sorry

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The black fins are probably ammonia burn. It goes away over time with optimum water conditions. I don't know of any medication to fix it. Frequent water changes and closely monitored feeding will keep your water in great condition, and the burns will slowly disappear. There is a group on the net that is great with goldfish issues, try looking up goldfish sanctuary. I've actually dealt with this problem at work before.

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this could be his normal color some goldfish are different colors