Can fin rot be red?

[Irksome]

Hello. My guppy sustained a bad tail injury during cleaning last week and I have been keeping close eye on him since for fin rot. It appears he may have a little but it is bright red. Is this something worse than fin rot? I have not seen red on torn fins before.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Any chance of a picture of said guppy?

Maybe it could be Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) or 'red spot disease'?

I wouldn’t know though, without seeing a picture.

 

[Irksome]

It’s not a great picture as he is hiding a lot

 

[Salty&Onion]

It’s not a great picture as he is hiding a lot

What are your water parameters? Finrot is not red.

 

[Irksome]

What are your water parameters? Finrot is not red.

The tank is usually stable. I will check water this evening when the kids are asleep, they think the test kit is a toy

 

[Salty&Onion]

The tank is usually stable. I will check water this evening when the kids are asleep, they think the test kit is a toy

How long did you have the guppy or the tank? Did you cycle it?

 

[Irksome]

How long did you have the guppy or the tank? Did you cycle it?

The guppy has been in the tank for 5 months, it was cycled when I added him.

 

[Salty&Onion]

The guppy has been in the tank for 5 months, it was cycled when I added him.

For how long did you cycle the tank? Cycling can take up to a month or more.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Hat are your exact water parameters? What type of test kit do you have?

 

[JuiceBox52]

People keep asking for the parameters, while that is helpful we need the water quality, not the parameters

 

[Irksome]

Ammonia is 0.1ppm
Nitrate is 5ppm
Nitrite is 0
Ph is 7.8
KH is 9
GH is 14

 

[Irksome]

Today is also water change day so my ammonia and nitrate tend to be a bit higher although they are never at 0. I’m using an NTlab testing kit, it’s usually pretty accurate

 

[Irksome]

So he has taken a bit of a turn for the worse

 

[Irksome]

Can anyone explain fin rot this fast?

 

[JuiceBox52]

Could be something else. I had a disease, I think it was columnaris that melted all of the tails off of my fish. in 48 hours my whole tank was dead except a few