Subj : Re: Please help!!! To : All From : Starfish Date : Sun Nov 28 2004 11:25 am If i do a 20% waterchange every 2 days, Will it help Toby? Thanks for clearing that up!!!! "Limnophile" wrote in message news:npjqd.23204$F33.22684@fe07.lga... > Red spots like you described are usually caused by bacterial infection. > > "Starfish" wrote in message > news:QWiqd.51301$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) .