Can you be any more specific on tank size please? Or include full dimensions of the tank (length, width, height)? A "2 ft tank" could be 15, 20, 25, or 30 gallons. I will need to know the size of the tank to advise on how much epsom salts you will need to use. If you cannot find the epsom salts locally they can be purchased online at walgreens.com or any other pharmacy store. Be sure it says 100% pure epsom salt, you don't want anything that has additives in it.
Regardless of what size this tank turns out to be... I can assure you that none of those tanks I listed above is large enough for 2 fancy goldfish. That is very likely where your biggest problem is coming from in stunting growth and keeping water quality healthy. 2 small fancy goldfish should start in at least 55 gallons or more, and should be moved to a much larger tank as they continue to grow to adult size.
If its of any comfort to you, I have successfully nursed many goldfish back to health after they suffered the same kind of situations as you have now. Tumors CAN go away without the use of medications, but it does take some time. Growth can return to normal if the water quality is in great shape and the fish have a large enough tank. The last goldfish I took in is the one I still have now, his name is Freddy. When I took him he was about 2 yrs old and only about 2 inches long. He came with another goldfish, a ryukin that was covered in tumors. After going into a larger tank (75 gallons) and keeping water quality in perfect condition with lots of water changes and extra filtration, carbon in the filter, air stones, etc. the ryukin's tumors began to shrink and were gone completely within 6 months, and Freddy began to grow again. Now at over 5 yrs old, Freddy is almost 9 inches long and lives in a 120 gallon tank alone... and needs a larger
tank still. The ryukin lived for 2 yrs before it died. When I did the necropsy on the ryukin I found extensive internal damage that was the actual cause of death (organ failure)... but that fish was in much worse condition than yours appears to be.
If you fix the problems now, before things get worse, there is every reason to expect your outcome could be the same as I've had with Freddy... a happy, healthy, full grown fish.
Dawn
Dawn Moneyhan
Aquatics Specialist/Nutritionist
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--- On Thu, 8/26/10, sashi r <sashi_bs@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: sashi r <sashi_bs@yahoo.com>
Subject: [tropical fish club] Re: Help Lionhead goldfish
To: tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 9:26 AM
Hi
I am changing water every 4 days i got 2 ft tank where only this 2 fishes are kept. I couldnt get epsom salt in shops so pls advice for alternativ of epsom salt for treatment
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