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Emergency Checklist
If your goldfish exhibits any of these symptoms, an illness may be
indicated. Disease in goldfish can be contageous and often fatal, so
immediate action is required. If treated in time, however, many goldfish
do make a full recovery. (Also, goldfish diseases are rarely
transmittable to humans). Please contact your local petstore or vet if
you can't make a diagnosis from this information.
List by Affliction
Anchor Worm - symptoms: fish scrapes
against objects, tiny white-green worms are attached to a wound on the
goldfish, ulcers
Black Smudge - symptoms - fish has black
areas on body or fins which develop and spread over the fish rapidly.
Constipation - symptoms - fish has
difficulty passing feces, feces trail behind fish
Dropsy - symptoms - a swelling of the
fish's abdomen, sometimes with scales sticking out
Finrot (aka Tailrot) - symptoms -
ragged fins, white 'edge' to fin
Fish Lice - symptoms -
fish may scrape itself against objects, 1/8 - 1/4 inch parasites are seen
attached to the fish's body
Gill Flukes - symptoms:
rapid gill movement, fish gasps at water's surface, gills coated in mucus,
fish scrapes itself against objects, parts of gills may be eaten away
Ich (aka Ick, Whitespot Disease) -
symptoms: tiny white dots on fish's body and/or fins, rapid gill
movements
Fungus (aka True Fungus) - symptoms:
fuzzy grey, white, or dirty-white growth on body, or eyes
Fungus, Mouth (aka Body Fungus, Columnaris) -
symptoms: white, grey, or grey-white patches or fluff around the
mouth, white or grey areas on skin or eyes
Pop-eye - symptoms: eyes protrude
unusually away from the head
Septicemia - symptoms: red areas or
streaks on fish's body, fins, or bases of fins, protruding blood vessels
at fin bases, lack of appetite, sluggish or very sluggish behavior
Skin Flukes - symptoms: fish scrapes
against objects, fish becomes mucus covered and colors fade, frayed fins,
red areas on skin
Slime Disease - symptoms: frayed fins,
sluggishness, dulled coloration, damaged gills, death
Swim-Bladder Trouble - symptoms: goldfish
has trouble swimming or maintaining equilibrium
Tailrot (aka Finrot) - symptoms -
ragged fins, white 'edge' to fin
Tuberculosis - symptoms: weight loss,
ulcerous wounds, protruding eyes, faded colors, fins clamped shut
Velvet Disease - symptoms: fine gold
dust
speckled on fish's body and/or fins, rapid gill movements
Wasting - symptoms: fish's head
appears larger than normal, fish appears to be losing weight
List by Behavior
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