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" wrote in message news:QWiqd.51301$K7.23113@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > 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 > --- þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXPost V1.14 at BBSWORLD * Info@bbsworld.com --- * RIMEGate(tm)V10.2áÿ* RelayNet(tm) NNTP Gateway * MoonDog BBS * RgateImp.MoonDog.BBS at 11/28/04 11:25:01 AM * Origin: MoonDog BBS, Brooklyn,NY, 718 692-2498, 1:278/230 (1:278/230) .