If this is in the wrong "discussion" section please forgive me. I literally just joined this site today (out of interest obviously) and because I don't know where else to turn.
My goldfish is very ill, and I have scoured the internet for days attempting to find just one disease that matches his symptoms to no avail.
First:
The fish itself does not have a wen, he was a fair fish and is 10 years old. He resembles a koi fish, but is probably closer to a "fancy goldfish". He's about 7 inches long and is currently residing in a 25 gallon tank. I have a 30 gallon TopFin filter, a mixture of sand and gravel (as well as those burrowing snails to avoid toxic air pockets in the sand).
I tested the water which had a pH of 7.0, NO2 of 0, NO3 of 0 ammonia 0. The tank also has aeration.
This fish as survived velvet, ick, fin rot, scale rot, the works (after all I've had him for 10 years).
Now, 4 days ago I noticed a blister type bump on the top center of his head. I figured he'd just managed to bump into something and had a little sore like he often gets. Everything else about him at that time was normal, eating, swimming, normal goldfish stuff.
The next day I noticed the bump has increased to twice it's size, and I became very concerned. I sat there at watched him for a while until it looked as though the blister was about to pop. (The blister itself was clear, and reddish around the edges.) That afternoon the blister did pop, and to my surprise it literally left a hole in his head. No joke, I can see my fishes brain.
The next day after it popped he stopped eating and became very lethargic, laying on the bottom and what not. I had spent hours searching through forums and informational websites searching for an answer and still haven't found one. Yesterday evening before my attempt to feed him and go to bed I noticed it had gotten worse. I began treating with erythromycin (as I couldn't figure out what the problem was), removing the charcoal filter and doing a 50% water change. After this I noticed when he would lay on the bottom the would drift over to one side, I figured it was not affecting his swim bladder and attempted the pea trick, but he refused to eat even that. Then he began having seizures (they are incredibly violent, I can hardly watch them when it happens), and so I am here, with a very very ill fish and not a clue as to what the problem is. (Oh yes, he looks completely normal and when I began the anti-biotics the red coloring around his "head hole" cleared up to a natural color, although I just noticed it has taken on a very light grayish tone to it).
PLEASE HELP ME!!!
Thankyou.
My goldfish is very ill, and I have scoured the internet for days attempting to find just one disease that matches his symptoms to no avail.
First:
The fish itself does not have a wen, he was a fair fish and is 10 years old. He resembles a koi fish, but is probably closer to a "fancy goldfish". He's about 7 inches long and is currently residing in a 25 gallon tank. I have a 30 gallon TopFin filter, a mixture of sand and gravel (as well as those burrowing snails to avoid toxic air pockets in the sand).
I tested the water which had a pH of 7.0, NO2 of 0, NO3 of 0 ammonia 0. The tank also has aeration.
This fish as survived velvet, ick, fin rot, scale rot, the works (after all I've had him for 10 years).
Now, 4 days ago I noticed a blister type bump on the top center of his head. I figured he'd just managed to bump into something and had a little sore like he often gets. Everything else about him at that time was normal, eating, swimming, normal goldfish stuff.
The next day I noticed the bump has increased to twice it's size, and I became very concerned. I sat there at watched him for a while until it looked as though the blister was about to pop. (The blister itself was clear, and reddish around the edges.) That afternoon the blister did pop, and to my surprise it literally left a hole in his head. No joke, I can see my fishes brain.
The next day after it popped he stopped eating and became very lethargic, laying on the bottom and what not. I had spent hours searching through forums and informational websites searching for an answer and still haven't found one. Yesterday evening before my attempt to feed him and go to bed I noticed it had gotten worse. I began treating with erythromycin (as I couldn't figure out what the problem was), removing the charcoal filter and doing a 50% water change. After this I noticed when he would lay on the bottom the would drift over to one side, I figured it was not affecting his swim bladder and attempted the pea trick, but he refused to eat even that. Then he began having seizures (they are incredibly violent, I can hardly watch them when it happens), and so I am here, with a very very ill fish and not a clue as to what the problem is. (Oh yes, he looks completely normal and when I began the anti-biotics the red coloring around his "head hole" cleared up to a natural color, although I just noticed it has taken on a very light grayish tone to it).
PLEASE HELP ME!!!
Thankyou.
