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my new telescope goldfish has a slightly white layer forming on his back what is it How do I treat i2007-11-24 23:38:41

These came as a pair and were in a 10n gallon. I moved them to a 20 and added all the old water in plus 50% aged and cycled water from the new tank now one of them seems to only sit on bottom and has a slightly white layer of film on part of his back what is this and can I treat it??

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Salt for freshwater aquariums is great for treating surface (scale/skin) problems. It will also help the fish to cope with a tank that is still cycling. Change half of the water every other day with water of the same temperature for a week to help reduce any water toxicities.

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It sounds like ike go to the store and tell them there is something you can put in the water otherwise it will kill the fish

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It's called 'Ick' you can go to a pet store and get stuff to treat it.

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home solution -(salt is solution)

what to do? why it is happened?

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it is fungul infection it can be treated by putting one tea spoon of cooking salt (the quantity depends upon the size of the aquarium) in to the water.

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get madication from the pet shop and also do frequent water changes if you have another tank I would take the sick fish and put him in the other tank so they all do not get infected

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Not sure what this is without looking but it sounds like a fungal infection. Melafix is excellent for stuff like this and add AQUARIUM salt. Both can be bought from your pet store. As for cooking salt, look at the ingredients. If it is just salt + some sort of chloride, you should be fine.

If it is iodized or if there is anything similar to prussic acid or yellow soda of prussate (anything with prussate) then you will send your fish quickly to their graves.

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you have to treat it fast or itll die! happened to mine. it usaully for by stress. its called ick go to your pet stores and get the medicine