anyone on here know owt about fish diseases, my daughter has come to
feed them tonight, and one of the black widow tetras had a big fleshy
open wound on its side,,,dont know if it is a disease or being bullied, just
thought id see if anybody had any ideas...gratefully appreciated..

could it be fin rot? dont know much but this looks like fleshy bits hanging off.could have been bullied too. maybe add some stress coat to the water thismight help if it is a wound rather than a disease! pop to fish shop , maybe take a pic and show them or look in detail so better able to describe it .

have a look on here check which looks like it

http://www.versaquatics.com/freshwaterdiseasecharts.htm

Might be wrong but it sounds like it could be ulcers.

Treatment is available if it is, but first she needs to get the water tested. A reputable fish shop should do that for her - but if not, you can buy testing kits yourself.

thanx everyone 4 your help, i will go to aquatic shop 2 moro..thanx uniden for the link,
but none of them sound same, stagewalker i thought ulcers myself, cos it just looked
like a raw wound like when someone thats fell down,,..

thanx everyone 4 your help, i will go to aquatic shop 2 moro..thanx uniden for the link,
but none of them sound same, stagewalker i thought ulcers myself, cos it just looked
like a raw wound like when someone thats fell down,,..

Make sure you take a water sample with you when you go. Half a pint will be enough.

There can be lots of nasties in water if the balance isn't maintained - as I learnt to my cost last year.

Make sure you take a water sample with you when you go. Half a pint will be enough.

There can be lots of nasties in water if the balance isn't maintained - as I learnt to my cost last year.

Not all of them died stagewalker

Make sure you take a water sample with you when you go. Half a pint will be enough.

There can be lots of nasties in water if the balance isn't maintained - as I learnt to my cost last year.

Yes, a full test kit (not the litmus paper affairs, the one with the solutions and test tubes) is, as I found out, pretty much essential to giving fish their ideal environment. And you know what, they are, despite their complex "A-level science project" appearance, a peice of cake to use, after a couple of tests carefully following the instructions, it becomes so simple and second nature.

I also found the people at http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/forum/ extremely helpful if you show willingness to listen and heed advice

you could always try your local aquarist society we have a number of members with years of experiance try SVAS (weblink below)