Help my Black Moor Baby - Scales coming off?Changing colour?

Hi all,

I have 3 beautiful fancy goldfish in a 70L tank and i'm quite concerned about my black moor.

He seems happy and is still swimming around, however, today i have noticed some of his scales are discoloured. He has some white dots which i thought were breeding tubercles.

I had recently had an infestation of brown algae but i have since removed that by doing a deep clean. Also, one of his eyes seems bigger than the other.

My tank parameters are
Ammonia -- 0.5 (Which i know is high, I'll do a water change if recommended)
Nitrate -- 0
Ph -- 7.5

Any advice would be much appreciated, i love them so much

 

I'm not sure about his scales but he definitely has popeye. Could you fill out the emergency template so we have more information? It's very strange that you have ammonia but 0 nitrates in such an overstocked tank. Is it a new tank? To me it seems like you might have overcleaned and crashed your cycle. I'm not experienced with medications, so hopefully another member could advise how to best treat popeye. In the meantime, I highly suggest doing a large WC of at least 50% asap to lower ammonia.

 

Hi i think i probably over cleaned!!!
I'm so upset, I'm trying so hard

Emergency Template

Tank
What is the water volume of the tank? -- 70L
How long has the tank been running? -- 2 months
Does it have a filter? -- Yes
Does it have a heater? -- Not currently using it
What is the water temperature?
What is the entire stocking of this tank? Black Moor, 2 Ordana

Maintenance
How often do you change the water? -- Weekly / When the parameters suggest
How much of the water do you change? -- 50%
What do you use to treat your water? -- Tap Safe
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? -- Vacuum

*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? -- Initially yes
What do you use to test the water? -- Water testing kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0.5
Nitrate: 0
pH: 7.5

Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? -- Twice daily
How much do you feed your fish? -- 7-10 pellets
What brand of food do you feed your fish? -- Fancy goldfish pellets
Do you feed frozen? -- NO
Do you feed freeze-dried foods? -- No

Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? -- 5 months
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? -- Today
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? -- See above
Have you started any treatment for the illness? -- No
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? -- I don't think so, though his eyes have always looked like that
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? - Yes, See above

 

what is the nitrite levels?

are there any sharp or jagged decorations?

some of the telescope eye fancy goldfish will have one big eye.

 

what is the nitrite levels?

are there any sharp or jagged decorations?

some of the telescope eye fancy goldfish will have one big eye.

The levels are 0-0.1

There's one i think could be sharp and too small for him

Thanks for getting back to me

 

How did you cycle the tank before adding fish and what does your filter maintenance look like? You somehow have zero nitrates which suggests your tank is uncycled. This is also a very odd reading given your WC schedule and stocking.

some of the telescope eye fancy goldfish will have one big eye.

The eye is cloudy and very swollen. I don't think it's just the slightly larger eye of a telescope goldie.