bhamlin154
New Member
This is the first case of finrot ive ever had and Ive been doing freshwater aquariums for about a year now. I usually never run into anything because I keep my tank very clean.
Ive tried reading up on finrot a little bit and it seems some people stay away from the Melafix. Well I went to the petstore today to see what they had and this is all they had for finrot. The guy there said it was okay, but I stopped beleiving them a long time ago . So my question is....what would you suggest?
I want to try and catch it before it spreads and/or gets worse.
Thanks in advance for those that help!!!
Tank size: 10 gallon (37-38 liters)
pH: 6.8
ammonia:
nitrite:
nitrate:
kH:
gH:
tank temp: 80 F
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Pelvic fin and caudal fins have lost their 'bright' orange coloring. (this is a tiger barb by the way). and only the top half of the caudal has lost about 3mm of its length. Im not sure how much length is lost on the pelvic fins because he seems to keep them layed down toward his side. But they definately look shorter.
I did some reading and just to help out those who might ask, there is no paleness of the fish except for fin areas. But he is very quietly sitting in the top corner most of all day and has not eaten in three days.
In the time I watch them, ive ruled out the fins being nipped at by others, the other fish leave him alone.
Volume and Frequency of water changes: A 25-50% bi-weekly.
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: Tap water dechlorinator and water conditioner (both top fin brand)
Tank inhabitants: 2 mollies, 2 adult barbs (one of which is the sick), 3 baby barbs (bought, not beared)
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): 3 baby barbs
Exposure to chemicals: None
Digital photo (include if possible): Sorry about pic quality, all I have is the camera on my phone, i tried to get him the best I could
Ive tried reading up on finrot a little bit and it seems some people stay away from the Melafix. Well I went to the petstore today to see what they had and this is all they had for finrot. The guy there said it was okay, but I stopped beleiving them a long time ago . So my question is....what would you suggest?
I want to try and catch it before it spreads and/or gets worse.
Thanks in advance for those that help!!!
Tank size: 10 gallon (37-38 liters)
pH: 6.8
ammonia:
nitrite:
nitrate:
kH:
gH:
tank temp: 80 F
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Pelvic fin and caudal fins have lost their 'bright' orange coloring. (this is a tiger barb by the way). and only the top half of the caudal has lost about 3mm of its length. Im not sure how much length is lost on the pelvic fins because he seems to keep them layed down toward his side. But they definately look shorter.
I did some reading and just to help out those who might ask, there is no paleness of the fish except for fin areas. But he is very quietly sitting in the top corner most of all day and has not eaten in three days.
In the time I watch them, ive ruled out the fins being nipped at by others, the other fish leave him alone.
Volume and Frequency of water changes: A 25-50% bi-weekly.
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: Tap water dechlorinator and water conditioner (both top fin brand)
Tank inhabitants: 2 mollies, 2 adult barbs (one of which is the sick), 3 baby barbs (bought, not beared)
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): 3 baby barbs
Exposure to chemicals: None
Digital photo (include if possible): Sorry about pic quality, all I have is the camera on my phone, i tried to get him the best I could