Goldfish dying Please help!!

[JackDemp528]

As of last night my goldies were just fine and peachy, munching on their dinner. But this morning they were all huddled in one corner, one I thought was actually dead. But she was alive and is now in a bucket with clean water. But has lost all of her scales. The big orange male is covered in white milky stuff, and the little shubunkin seems fine. The bucket the female is in is just temporary. She'll be put in a 10 gallon coller in a little bit. But the water parameters are fine. And I did a pretty big water change after I found out. But any hope for that female. I never saw a fish without any scales. Should she be euthanized. If so I don't have any clove oil. And can't get any until tomorrow evening. What do I do!? I'm completely torn apart by this. They've been wonderfully and healthy all along.
And the female seems to be coming around. Earlier she was floating on her side now she's swimming. Please help!

 

[Angel Lady]

pm black angel she is great with coldwater fish,

 

[WILDER]

Need to no water stats in ammonia, nitrite,nitrate,and ph, how many gallons is the tank, plus how many fish and which type.

 

[WILDER]

Not the writer of tthis information below.
Milky Skin- Milky skin is excess mucus production. If no new fish have been added more than likely the reason is from pH plunges. Symptoms: Fish hanging at the surface, their skin will appear milky, and their eyes may turn whitish. Treatment: If the pH is stable, but you have added new fish, you can consider ammonia burn, or perhaps parasites. In either event, using salt is highly recommended. In some rare cases, a salt resistant Trichodina, Costia, or Fluke infestation may be the culprit. Use of a microscope will be needed to diagnose this. Then you would treat for the parasite you discovered accordingly.


Scale Loss- If your fish are losing scales for no apparent reason (such as breeding) then it is commonly found to be caused from Myxosporidiosis. The only treatment for this is to keep doing water changes and get rid of the parasites. Symptoms: Fish gasping, pale gills. (back to top)