Velvet Disease

Velvet disease is caused by the parasite Oodinium. The symptom is a golden velvety coat on the fins and body of the fish. The disease is sometimes hard to detect in goldfish that are mainly orange in color, since this is almost the same color as the disease. Often the best way to treat this disease is to use a commercial product available in pet stores and online. If a commercial solution is not available , then a progressive salt bath treatment can be used to treat the disesase.

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darren – new zealand

June 28, 2010 - 14:59

Velvet is introduced on plants as it can survive and part of its cycle involves photosynthesis, spreads v fast in clean clear water with bright light, looks like rusty red ich on the bodies of white goldfish. Treat by putting fish in unfiltered 40 litre tub of water with heater at 24 C and just a bubbler/air stone. Feed the fish well and allow the water to go dirty, also reduce light, bugs can't find new host in dirty water, while goldfish love the dirty water, 10 days does it.

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