How long does it take for ammonia burn to heal on a goldfish?

Question

I think my fish had ammonia burn. It has black spots on it, which I think means that it is healing from ammonia burn. I did a water change. The ammonia is now 0 ppm, nitrite 0 ppm, and the ph is about 7.6. I also have the Carbonate Hardness adn General Hardness test solution, but I lost the coloring cards that tell you what the color means. Would either of these tests affect the process of the healing ammonia burns? If they do, could some one please give me a site that has the coloring cards for the KH and GH testing solution? I use the Master Test Kit by Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Inc. Is there anything else I can do besides water changes that will speed up healing ammonia burn?

Answer 1

I had it once with a torpedo barb, he jumped in the tank right away and got red blotches everywhere..yipes

I though he was a goner.

I used a melifix/pimafix combo (6 day dose)

I think it's the melafix that heals or helps wounds but i always combo the 2 if I use them.

Kept the tank lights off for 2 days (just so he wouldn't be nervous) so thats up to you and in about 10 days he was fine.

If you give him a stress free enviroment he will heal quite swiftly.

good luck!!!