It is important to take any sick fish out of your tank and put them in their own quarantine tank to prevent spreading the disease to other fish. You can also remove healthy fish from your main tank and quarantine them instead. Quarantine tanks should be around 10 to 20 gallons (38 to 76L) of water, and have no gravel or decorations. Keep your goldfish in the tank until they are healthy again (around two to four weeks). You can identify this disease because of white spots that will appear on the body of the goldfish. In order to get rid of this disease you have to kill the parasite by slowly raising the temperatures of the aquarium 1-2 degrees every hour until you reach above 85 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius) and leaving it at that temperature for 10 days. Additionally you can do a salt treatment to treat ich disease: Change 40 percent of the water, vacuum the gravel, remove any plants in the tank. Add salt to the tank (1 tablespoon for every gallon of water). Do not add all of the salt at once add 20% at a time, every 15 minutes. Your goldfish may have dropsy if they look bloated and swollen. To cure dropsy, test the water in your tank and change it until there is no ammonia and nitrites in the water. Lower the temperature to around 55-60 degrees Fahrenheit (13-15 degrees Celsius). Mix cup warm water, 1 teaspoon of Epson salt and teaspoon of baking soda for every 10 gallons (37.9L) of water that is in the tank then pour the mixture into the water. For three days only feed your fish steamed peas or beans that are chopped or mashed with the skins removed. Alternatively, you can choose to not feed your fancy goldfish for three days in a row then gradually start feeding them vegetables again to cure their swim bladder. The quality of the water can affect your goldfish and cause diseases. The water may look good and clear, but that does not mean the ammonia levels aren't too high and the water isn't toxic. Regularly change part of the water and make sure the tank is not too crowded to prevent illnesses.
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One-sentence summary -- Quarantine your fish to prevent spreading the disease to other goldfish. Treat goldfish ich disease. Cool the tank's water to cure dropsy. Cure swim bladder disorder by feeding your goldfish peas or beans. Change the water in your goldfish tank to prevent more diseases from occurring.

Place 4 tablespoons (36 g) of toasted sesame seeds into a small bowl. Add cup (115 g) of granulated white sugar, then stir them together with a fork. Set the bowl aside for later. Toast the sesame seeds in a pan over medium heat for 30 to 45 seconds, then let them cool before using them. Place 2 cups (300 g) of glutinous rice flour into a bowl. Add 1 cup (240mL) of room-temperature water, then stir it in with a whisk. Once the dough comes together, knead it a few times with your hands to form a clump. Roll the dough into 1in (2.5cm) balls, then flatten them until they are 14 inch (0.64cm) thick. Work with wet hands to keep the dough from sticking to your palms and fingers. Use about 1 to 2 tablespoons (15 to 30 g) of dough for each ball. The patties will be about 2 to 3 inches (5.1 to 7.6cm) wide once you flatten them. Fill a pot with 2 quarts (1.9L) of water. Ensure that it is at least 5 inches (13cm) deep, then bring it to a boil over medium to medium-high heat. If the water is too shallow, the palitaw won't cook properly. Add more water, if needed, or switch to a deeper pot. Drop the palitaw 3 or 4 into the pot, or however many you can fit without them touching. Allow them to cook until they float to the top of the water. This will take about 1 to 3 minutes. How many palitaw you fit will depend on the size of the pot. The larger the pot is, the more you'll fit. The smaller the pot is, the fewer you'll fit. Do not dump all of the patties into the water or they will stick together. Place the palitaw on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper to dry. Once the pot is empty, slip more patties into the water and cook them as well. Keep going until you've cooked all of the patties. Spread the palitaw out on the baking sheet; don't lump them together. Keep an eye on the water. If it gets too shallow, add more water. Let it return to a boil before adding the palitaw. Pour 1 cup (75 g) of grated coconut into a shallow dish. Place a palitaw into the coconut, then flip it over and press the other side into it as well. Do this for all of the patties, transferring them to a platter as you finish each one. This is just like dredging meat through flour and breadcrumbs when you make deep fried food. Don't let the patties cool off; the coconut will stick much better while they are still warm. You can serve them while they are still warm, or allow them to cool down to room temperature. Alternatively, put the sesame-sugar into a small bowl. This way, your guests can season the palitaw themselves.
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One-sentence summary -- Combine the toasted sesame seeds and sugar, then set them aside. Mix the rice flour and water in a separate bowl to make a dough. Form the dough into balls, then flatten them into disks. Bring a pot of water to a boil over medium to medium-high heat. Cook the palitaw 3 to 4 at a time for 1 to 3 minutes. Remove the palitaw with a slotted spoon, then cook more. Dip the patties in grated coconut, then transfer them to a platter. Sprinkle the patties with the sesame-sugar, then serve them.

Whorls are rows of branches that grow from the trunk at approximately the same height. Counting whorls is an option for conifers, or evergreen trees, but isn't very useful for broadleaf trees, like oak or sycamore. This method isn't as accurate as counting the rings, but it's a way to estimate the tree's age without having to kill or injure it. Conifers produce whorls annually at regular intervals. Deciduous, or broadleaf trees, produce them irregularly, making it difficult to get an accurate count. It's also easiest to count the whorls of a young conifer. You might not be able to see the top of a tall, mature conifer, and there would be more irregularities in its growth patterns. At the base of the tree, look for a row of branches that grow at the same level, a bare length of trunk, then another row of branches. These rows are the whorls; count them until you've reached the top of the tree. You might see single branches growing between whorls or 2 whorls spaced closely together. These are irregularities that might indicate an injury or unusual weather conditions that year, so don't count them. Check beneath the first row of branches for evidence of prior growth. Look for knots in the trunk and stubs where branches once grew, which you'll count as additional whorls. For instance, suppose your tree has 8 recognizable whorls. Beneath the first row, you can see a few stubs that emerge from the trunk around the same level. There's also a row of 2 or 3 knots under the stubs. You'd count the stubs and knots as additional whorls, so your total count would be 10. The tree germinated and grew as a seedling for a few years before it started sprouting woody whorls. Add 2 to 4 to your whorl count to factor in this early growth. If your whorl count was 10, your final age estimate would be between 12 and 14 years.
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Count whorls to estimate the age of a conifer. Count the rows of branches growing at the same height. Include any stubs or knots at the bottom of the trunk. Add 2 to 4 years to account for seedling growth.