My little oranda/ryukin, Lefty, has had couple of instances when he/she's shown
little white spots. I've done the bucket to bucket method, using Marycide (sp)
and the spots have gone away, only to return a month or two later. This is the
only fish in a communtiy tank that's had this.
Three days ago, another little white spot appeared just behind his left gill
plate, and I plopped him back into the first bucket...he's not upset by this,
he's used to it. Today, looking at him from above, his left side looked
swollen, when I lifted him out of the water, it looks like the spot is three
times the size, no longer white, but red and slightly ulcerated. I cannot
figure out how to lift his gill plate without hurting him, the swollen edge is
against it. I am forgoing the meds in this bucket, choosing not to do anything
but keep him in clean water until I can figure out what's wrong. I checked the
Puregold site, but none of the descriptions of wounds sounded right.

This is a sickly fish, the one with one eye and no scales, but I've had him for
a while now, and would hate to lose him after all this time.

Deanna

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