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Wondering if anybody can help.
I noticed that one of my goldfish has a big sore on his lower jaw.it looks really sore and is like eaten away.

Could it be mouth rot Lightening.?

I can remember years ago when I was a teenager our fish got a sore on it's eye. My mum went to the pet shop and they gave her drops for the water. It worked!

Give it to the cat put it out of its misery

:r:trust you wiggi.
i will be reported to the rapca.
Hello anyway x

it could be that. looks nasty. i have been keeping an eye out. none of the other fish are attcking it.
he is eating still.

it might sound daft but fish in rivers get sores where they rub on stones!!!could this be the case?

RACPA your crap lol hope he gets better soon Lightening by the way what`s his name lol

:r:who wiggi or the fish?
The fish is called flipper

HA HA HA Wiggi lol

i could call one wiggi,

You could take it to a petshop to see if they can identify the cause.most skin infections can be cleared up using a mix of formalin & green malachite.ive used tetra medifin to treat my koi's parasites.fish get infected this time of year as its warming up but the fishes immune system is weak after the winter.like i said though, your best takin it to petshop maybe andy's aquatics in newferry.they might point u in the right direction & have the correct treatment.

Hope it goes well.

Thanks for this,Yes Andys aquatics.
here s a pic its quite bad, might have to zoom in to see properly thanks.

Jeeze how long has it looked like that? Go and get medication from Aquatic shop for mouth rot/fungus,do a water change before you add medication.

You may be able to make it better, it all depends how long its been ill!

AS i said this has happened rapidly,
water is fine cleaned filters the lot,have never encountered problems like that on my fish.