Ammonia Burn ? ?

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

Well my molly has some white spots on her, special near her back. her fins have developed litttle patches where it lost its color, its looks like its external, i wana make sure it is ammonia burn, not some disease.

Anyone got pictures of ammonia burned fish? So i can compare. And is there anything else that this could be?

Nameless · Senior Member Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 958

According to the owner, the brown smudges on this goldfish are ammona burns:

http://www.goldfishinfo.com/gallery/Goldfish-Photos/blub

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

Aient ammonia burn supposed to be white?

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

No. Ammonia burn is usually brown or black or just a darker patch (like dark blue on a light blue fish).

Are the white patches fuzzy? Can you post a pic?

-Chelle

Nameless · Senior Member Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 958

Possibly it could be Ick or a sign of fin rot, but as t_chelle16 stated, it is best to see a picture is possible first to make sure of what it realy is.

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

It does look slightly fuzzy, but the molly is the only one affected....

Nameless · Senior Member Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 958

From what I heard mollies contract/pick up diseases a bit easier than other fish. I think a lot of it has to do with the pH and whether there is enough salt in your tank. However, you will have to wait from another more experienced member like t_chelle16 to answer that more accurately and better than I am able to answer.

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

I dont have any salt and my ph is 7.6

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

Duh! I forgot to ask the obvious question. What are your readings for ammonia, nitrIte, and nitrAte?

-Chelle

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

Heck if i knew those readings i would tell u right away, i dont got the test kits.

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

You really need them.

-Chelle

Fish Addict · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 3:48 am Post subject:

go to your local pet store and get them to test your water and get them to write the numbers down

OnixRevolution · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:10 am Post subject:

Its probably Ick. My black molly got it. You can ask your local pet store and explain whats going on with your fish, or look it up on the internet. there some stuff, quICK cure that I got. Good stuff.

OnixRevolution · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:11 am Post subject:

Here you go.
http://www.nunnie.com/ick.html

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

That site dont help much because it only has words, no pictures so i cant compare. mine dont look like he got salt on her, it looks like the back end is loosing the color, also on the top fin, the other fins (anal fin etc..) are all normal, her front is normal just the back has turned pale and white in some areas, she acts normal, eats normal, does everything normal and she is the only one that is affected.

Could this be a natural thing with sunset mollys?

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

It could be a sign of stress (most fish will get pale when they're stressed). Since you have no idea what your water parameters are, you might want to do water changes at least every other day just in case.

-Chelle

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

Its like that 24/7

Nameless · Senior Member Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 958

I would od what fish addict and tchelle said, I would do water changes, until you get a moment to go to the lfs to get your water readings.