This was a donated pond goldfish that seemed healthy when I got it. I have had it about 2 months now.
About 1-2 weeks ago I saw something white and fluffy on it's tail. But it swam away and I had not seen it until today when I was able to catch it.
I was able to get it into a 5 gallon "hospital tank" by itself today.
I did run my fingers over the white fluff when I was transferring it. In my mind I thought maybe I could gently rub some off between my fingers. But it felt attached and rubbery, not cottony, and I didn't want to injure the fish scraping it off.
It is in a 5 gallon tank with aeration and filtration. I also moved some algae covered rocks from the pond in with it, with pea gravel from my bog.
How would you treat this?
(The second pic was when I first put it in the hospital tank and it was still scared and hiding and the water was still settling. It has been swimming around since then)
No other fish are sick or have any similar growths. I am watching closely.
About 1-2 weeks ago I saw something white and fluffy on it's tail. But it swam away and I had not seen it until today when I was able to catch it.
I was able to get it into a 5 gallon "hospital tank" by itself today.
I did run my fingers over the white fluff when I was transferring it. In my mind I thought maybe I could gently rub some off between my fingers. But it felt attached and rubbery, not cottony, and I didn't want to injure the fish scraping it off.
It is in a 5 gallon tank with aeration and filtration. I also moved some algae covered rocks from the pond in with it, with pea gravel from my bog.
How would you treat this?
(The second pic was when I first put it in the hospital tank and it was still scared and hiding and the water was still settling. It has been swimming around since then)
No other fish are sick or have any similar growths. I am watching closely.
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