Shubunkin diagnosis?    3/21/12
Hello,
I would appreciate any help. I read through your site, but would like your opinion from these photos . . . These are snips from a video, which is too large to send.
Right eye popped; raised pink blister like thing on left side; gulps air at top of tank, eating is good but notice she is listing very, very slightly to her left when she swims.
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>>> He/she is a 3 yr. old Shubunkin (9 - 10") who shares a 75 gallon tank
<... too small... note the bent pectoral fins...>
 with a (5") Shubunkin.  There is one 400 Emperor BioWheel filter, one 280 Emperor BioWheel filter, an aerator and an Aquaclear 70 flow pump. I give 25% water change every week, and change the filter media every month or so.  Water tests for PH (6.4 - 7.2), nitrite 0, ammonia 0; Nitrates usually are at 20, but last two changes it was at 15.
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>>> For the past several months she has been hanging at the top mostly at night gulping air. I noticed the soft, round, pinkish blister like thing as you can see—which I just noticed she had in August (but much smaller) when I looked at a photo taken at that time, and also her right eye was pop eyed and moving back and forth. She eats and is active except when she hangs at the top. I treated the tank with Mardel's Maracyn Plus last week in December, then again with Maracyn II on Feb. 2nd (carbon was out of filters).  The smaller fish looks fine.>>>
>>> I had added 15 table spoons of Aquarium salt with the water change 1/28 and again with a 60% water change March 4th.
Latest treatment was 1 - 3/4 lb. aquarium salt for three days. Still no change in pop eye or raised blister thing, but the eye looks more popped. Still gulping air at top. Eating is good.
PH 7.2 , ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate is 10 - 15.
thank you so much if you could advise,
Diane
<Mmm, I'd likely do nothing; not add salt to the water... The blister is likely a benign growth (read here re: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/GFGrowthsF4.htm
and the linked files above. Bob Fenner>

Black Moor - Carp Pox? - 3/10/12
First I just thought that my goldfish was shedding a scale for some reason.
Maybe it's been a week since I first noticed this loose looking scale and today I found what looks like a sack underneath the scale. I'm worried. I've had this fish for quite a long time and I've never seen this before. I would love some advice, please.
<Actually, this sounds a bit like "carp pox", a usually harmless viral complaint in goldfishes and Koi....  You might want to check ammonia,
nitrite (should be zero ppm) and nitrate (less than 20ppm); ensuring perfect water quality might help this to fade...  Try looking up images here (on WWM) and also via Google searches and see if it looks similar to your Moor's condition.>
Thank You!
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Shira
<Warm regards, -Sabrina>