What is the water volume of the tank?
200 litres. About 55 US gallons
How long has the tank been running?
Around 2-3 months
Does it have a filter?
Yes a external canister fully cycled filter
Does it have a
heater?
Yes
What is the water temperature?
22°c
What is the entire stocking of this tank?
2 large fancy goldfish. Ranchu and oranda
Maintenance
How often do you change the water?
Weekly
How much of the water do you change?
50%
What do you use to treat your water?
Prime
Do you vacuum the
substrate or just the water?
Vaccum
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you
cycle your tank before adding fish?
Yes
What do you use to
test the water?
Yes
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia:0
Nitrite:0
Nitrate:10 (my
tap water is 10)
pH:7.2 - 7.4
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? Twice daily
How much do you feed your fish? As much as they can eat in a minute or 2
What brand of food do you feed your fish?
Omega one pellets or
Repashy gel food
Do you feed frozen or
freeze-dried foods? Rarely
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 3 - 4 years
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms?
The hole in head 2 weeks ago (approximately) that seems to have almost gone
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms?
Round the eyes (the sockets) look loose and move with movement. Under the actual eye looks full of fluid. Been for a few days now, slowly getting worse
Have you started any treatment for the illness?
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all?
No change
Explain your emergency situation in detail.
The ranchu had a hole in head (as described in my original post). I have treated it with waterlife octozin. That seems to have helped and it has almost gone now. Prior to that I was treating with
melafix and that didnt help.
Now the other fish (oranda) has loose eye sockets that seem to have fluid building around them. Both eyes. The ranchu has it too but not as bad. I noticed it a few days ago and its getting worse. Hard to get a good picture of what I mean.
I think the hole in head was a parasite and I think they now have popeye because of it
I don't know what to do as UK doesn't sell antibiotics
** I use liquid bottles API master test kit
