Subj : Re: Please help!!!
To   : All
From : Limnophile
Date : Sun Nov 28 2004 11:25 am

Red spots like you described are usually caused by bacterial infection.

"Starfish" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> hi guys
> Today i noticed that my shubunkin has red bloody dots on her body, mostly
> at
> the base of her fins. I did a 40% water change, cleaned out the filter
> media
> and added 0.03% salt to the tank. She is 4 years old and this is her first
> ever problem. Last night the filter malfunctioned and she swam past it a
> few
> times, Could she have been burnt while touching the heater? I threw the
> stupid heater away and ordered a better one.
> Is this a reaction to burning on the heater or is it a reaction to
> parasites?
> Have i done the right thing so far? Is here anything else i can do to help
> her. She dart around occasionally, but that is usually her....
>
> Hope someone can help
> TIA
> Ves
>
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