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I have 2 of my goldfish in a 45-gallon aquarium. Today, I had been coming back from vacation and fed them after 4 days. Afterwards, I realized that one had jumped. On Tuesday, I did a 10-gallon water change. I don't think that the water quality would've deteriorated this much. Also, now the bump on his head seems damaged. A chunk of it is missing. I don't think it was damaged when I arrived. So far, I've dosed the tank with Melafix. I'm worried about a bacterial infection, so I may add Mardel maracyn. Finally, for a while his poop has been long and stringy. Not white, so I don't think it's parasites. His behavior seem normal. A little more active then usual.
PS. he was out of the tank for less then a minute, though it was a long fall from the top.
Update: I've now seen him swimming/ floating sideways. If he has swim bladder disorder, I'll feed him peas. When I get near him, he swims to his normal spot. I'm really considering the maracyn since the wound in his bump is very bad.
Final Update: seems normal again. No weird swimming. Will feed peas just in case. I'll post a picture of his bump wound tomorrow.
PS. he was out of the tank for less then a minute, though it was a long fall from the top.
Update: I've now seen him swimming/ floating sideways. If he has swim bladder disorder, I'll feed him peas. When I get near him, he swims to his normal spot. I'm really considering the maracyn since the wound in his bump is very bad.
Final Update: seems normal again. No weird swimming. Will feed peas just in case. I'll post a picture of his bump wound tomorrow.
