sick fish ammonia

[StoutTina]

Um. We had one fish that was entirely gold and one that was white and gold. The gold one started turning black some what a lot and the white one just a little. I too asked a Petsmart employee and she didnt have a clue, but they also had a fish or two that were solid black. So doing some research on the internet I found a site called "Goldfish Connection" and they say that there are two reasons for goldfish to change colors....1) genetics and 2) its a sign of healing.

[StoutTina]

Another site says "Blackened skin from ammonia burn is actually a good sign. It means the ammonia has dropped back to a safe level, and the fish’s skin has started to heal. So to say that the black is burn spots from ammonia is wrong. Its actually healing spots from where the fish was burned by the ammonia. The black spots/patches were gone w/in the week on our fish.. :)

[Giffyswife]

@StoutTina true but in this cause it was ammonia, when I tested the water it was proof enough. Once I cleared the problem the burns went away!

[Kamikazeantigen]

I found out how to treat this the hard way after many failed attempts... my fish are still alive! but after alot of dedication...i can safely say it is esier looking after and maintaing my dog than it is my goldfish :p

[HannahDaleBlog]

the black is a SCAB from ammonia burns. Scabs= healing. water changes and perhaps medicated food help! :)

[MichRL34]

Oh, and lots of water conditioner.  The clerk at Petsmart said you can never use enough.

[MichRL34]

I was instructed to do 10% water changes daily to remove the ammonia and nitrites, and use StressZyme to speed up the cycling process.

[MichRL34]

I was trying to figure out what was wrong with my new goldfish. One goldfish was getting these same dark marks around his face and fins. I even asked a Petsmart clerk, and she didn't know what it was. I thought at first it was an infection, but then after a little online research of my own, I realized it was ammonia burn. My readings were also high because my tank is new and is currently cycling. I hope it resolves itself soon. I feel bad for my fish right now.

[2213catlover]

sounds painful..."ammonia burning the fish." ow...but glad they r ok now!

[racistdick97]

hey you are such a good person you take care of all your fish i read the comments.Your fish are gasping for air maybe water flow is no good,dirty water or too much fish.Don't worry god bless you.

[BRISARELLY]

my fish is constantly swimming at the top of the tank is this sings of ammonia? please help me idk what to do :( i dont want him to die he's my baby.

[Giffyswife]

@BRISARELLY

If your fish is always gulping for air then there is not enough air flow in the water. It would be like he is sticking his noise out of the water and looks like he is eating it. Im not sure what type of fish you have but some fish like to stay towards the top and others in the middle and some at the bottom. I dont think it is a sing of ammonia but if you feel it is go and take your fish tank to a pet store and they can test it for free.

[BRISARELLY]

@Giffyswife thank you for the advice, he's a fancy gold fish i have a airstone bubbler in the tank as well as a filter, the way he does it, he sticks his mouth out of the water and gulps...idk he seems to be fine now.

[Tigerbarb202]

@BRISARELLY goldfish die, very readilly fish are usually not worth while pets uless you are willing to dedicate time, money, space, and time to study fish you want to buy.

[SelenaGomez525]

my fish had the same thing so i did water changes and the brown stuff slowly went away

[cutyvill]

i had that my guppy was nibbling my goldfish skin a week later the marks showed and the next day it was dead +_+

[ranchuboy7]

get some ammo lock from ur local pet store that made my comet better

[prodkill]

is the mineral watter bad for goldfish

[PRAS5890]

Put in aquarium salt it will stop the ammonia problem

[zulnaim09]

0:02 lol looks like it says.. OMG SO COLD!

[hannahdogs8]

oh. my fish has this too, how do you treat it? hope ur fish is ok x

[Giffyswife]

I treated my tank by removing 50% water and re-adding fresh water every other day and adding a ammonia neutralizer from Aqueon did the trick! also adding AquaSafe Water Conditioner for Goldfish to each treatment as well my fish was fine after a month and lived :)

[hannahdogs8]

Thanks ! I hate it when fish get ill. Glad your fish is still alive! :) x

[boogieou818]

the black marks is  the ammonia burn healing

[Giffyswife]

I dont think so. I have pictures when he only had a dot of black and nothing else then in a week most of his body was black. Once the water ammonia was going away the black went gray to white to his normal gold color :) So in my case the black was the burn from the ammonia and not the healing.

[jawsflounderace]

It's the burn itself.

[ttpiett]

yeah goldfish are hard to take care of