Finrot meds

[f250fisherman]

There are lots of different meds for finrot. I prefer Neosulfex, by Aquatronics.
More than anything else, keeping your water clean, warm, and within the limits on ph, and ammonia will keep the chances of finrot down. Most diseases are within your water, and if the fish stresses..it will contract this disease. Keeping your fish happy and calm will keep it healthy as well. It's really very simple. Clean water. More than anything else, clean water. If the water is clean, there are no growing organisms or bacteria growing. Before it can grow, or eggs hatch or anything else, it is down the drain and the fish is in clean water again. Of course things can still happen, but not as often, and not as severe.
Adding the proper dose of Aquarium salt to the water on a regular basis helps to prevent diseases as well. It also promotes healthy gill development, which means the fish stresses less. Stress is the #1 reason why fish get sick.

 

[Cian McLiam]

I wouldn't add salt regularly, its the change in salinity that seems to have the most beneficial effect rather than the concentration. they dont have it in the wild, and keeping clean water is more than adequate IMO.

K

 

[Inchworm]

Stress is the #1 reason why fish get sick.

Hi f250fisherman

I agree completely that stress is the leading cause of sick fish, especially from finrot and ich as well. Clean water which is kept at a stable temperature is essential to keeping healthy fish.

The leading causes of finrot are: overcrowding, sudden rise in temperature, infrequent water changes, low oxygen content in the water, elevated nitrite levels, and uneaten food. Sometimes a new fish will introduce an illness to the tank, but if the fish already there are healthy and unstressed, their chances of resisting it are much greater than if they are stressed by poor conditions.

Salt does not belong in a freshwater tank on a regular basis. Not only does it do nothing to improve poor water conditions, it can be harmful to loaches and catfish. It is much better to depend on clean water and healthy fish than to add salt or any other product (except dechlorinator) to the tank.

 

[f250fisherman]

That can be a varied topic..thats for sure. I put my trust in a little salt from several top breeders who use salt on a reg basis. They swear by it. Since it has worked for years for these breeders, I chose to try it. I have had nothing but success. I don't get sick fish. Velvet can not live in salt water. The proper dose of aquarium salt only makes the water brackish. Rice paddies often have brackish waters from flooding. At least I have read that. B) Since the salt also helps with the gills as long as it's not real salty, I feel it's a plus. By the way, one such breeder had his masters from Yale at 24 yrs of age, in genetics. he raises top quality fish. He is in close communication with the founding fathers of the HM betta, namely Pete Goettner, Rajiv, and Markus. Yale gave him a multi million dollar grant at the age of 25, to do research on bettas, and the way the environment affects them. He uses salt faithfully. When I had a problem with parasites, and could not get it healed up..he told me what to do. It went away and no more fish got sick. I tend to listen to those who know more than me. I can't say that salt helps in every respect, and not using it causes complications. I have no research to back up that claim. But I was told it helps, and since I have used it, my fish haven't caught several things that Bettas are known for catching. Salt is supposed to promote healthy gills. This means more oxygen. I know they use a labrynth, but they still use their gills too. If they never, ammonia would not hurt them.