Posted by Steve Katz on May 26, 2006 at 22:57:38:
I'm a new ponder and received some large rescue goldfish several months ago. One of my rescue goldfish is apparently blind. His eyes look wierd, and obviously can't see the food when I feed the fish. As a result, he doesn't get many morsels, always appears lethargic, and has a habit of swimming in tight circles (I think he's trying not to swim into anything).
As the pea algae has begun to clear, I've notice the blind goldfish has some yellowish markings. I'm fairly certain he didn't have the markings earlier and they are new, and I've now noticed the other goldfish having similar markings. I imagine I should "inspect for parasites" but don't know what I'm looking for. They don't have any type of cotton-like growth. I have some pictures of the fish that I can email to any trained eyes.
Any help or advice would be apprecaited.
--Steve Katz