Full of parasites and fin rot

[Sgooosh]

So one of my baby fish got parasites and fin rot
It is a red fin rot…
Would you guys care to help?
Thanks

can i do a melafix bath or what do i doooo
Also shiuld i treat prazi

 

[Sgooosh]

@Colin_T

melafix always worksM for me: update, not eating food
I will treat if no further replies tomorrow

 

[Colin_T]

what symptoms does it have?

do a water change, gravel clean substrate, clean filter add 2 heaped tablespoons of salt for every 20 litres of water. Keep salt in there for 2 weeks.

 

[sanchay]

add crystalised salt (non iodised)
do a gravel cleanup
try using tetracycline (works for me always)
try increasing the speed of the filter for a while

 

[Sgooosh]

what symptoms does it have?

do a water change, gravel clean substrate, clean filter add 2 heaped tablespoons of salt for every 20 litres of water. Keep salt in there for 2 weeks.

blood on tail,
i just cleaned filter using a nice way

add crystalised salt (non iodised)
do a gravel cleanup
try using tetracycline (works for me always)
try increasing the speed of the filter for a while

ill suck stuff up

i cant increase filter speed it is already blasting like crazy

 

[Sgooosh]

what symptoms does it have?

do a water change, gravel clean substrate, clean filter add 2 heaped tablespoons of salt for every 20 litres of water. Keep salt in there for 2 weeks.

oh yeah also how should i add the salt when i have sensitive fish like cory

 

[sanchay]

oh yeah also how should i add the salt when i have sensitive fish like cory

take a glass of water from the tank...dissolve it there then pour it slowly...

or if you have an overtank filter (those prebuilt ones)...just spread sprinkle the slat in the filter membrane

 

[sanchay]

blood on tail,
i just cleaned filter using a nice way

ill suck stuff up

i cant increase filter speed it is already blasting like crazy

did you try tetracycline....that helped me with a lot of fish diseases

 

[Sgooosh]

take a glass of water from the tank...dissolve it there then pour it slowly...

or if you have an overtank filter (those prebuilt ones)...just spread sprinkle the slat in the filter membrane

i dont have a hob sadly....
no i mean like for some fish, you have to add salt slowly before full dosing @Colin_T how much should i do the first few days

 

[Sgooosh]

did you try tetracycline....that helped me with a lot of fish diseases

hmmm, does the api one work well?
my store is sponsored by api so yea

 

[Colin_T]

Using Salt to Treat Fish Health Issues.

For some fish diseases you can use salt (sodium chloride) to treat the ailment rather than using a chemical based medication. Salt is relatively safe and is regularly used in the aquaculture industry to treat food fish for diseases. Salt has been successfully used to treat minor fungal and bacterial infections, as well as a number of external protozoan infections. Salt alone will not treat whitespot (Ichthyophthirius) or Velvet (Oodinium) but will treat most other types of protozoan infections in freshwater fishes.

You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt) or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water. If there is no improvement after 48 hours you can double that dose rate so there is 2 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.

If you only have livebearers (guppies, platies, swordtails, mollies), goldfish or rainbowfish in the tank you can double that dose rate, so you would add 2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres and if there is no improvement after 48 hours, then increase it so there is a total of 4 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.

Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, Bettas & gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.

The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria but the higher dose rate (4 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will affect some plants and some snails. The lower dose rate (1-2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will not affect fish, plants, shrimp or snails.

After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.

If you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.

 

[Sgooosh]

Using Salt to Treat Fish Health Issues.

For some fish diseases you can use salt (sodium chloride) to treat the ailment rather than using a chemical based medication. Salt is relatively safe and is regularly used in the aquaculture industry to treat food fish for diseases. Salt has been successfully used to treat minor fungal and bacterial infections, as well as a number of external protozoan infections. Salt alone will not treat whitespot (Ichthyophthirius) or Velvet (Oodinium) but will treat most other types of protozoan infections in freshwater fishes.

You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt) or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water. If there is no improvement after 48 hours you can double that dose rate so there is 2 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.

If you only have livebearers (guppies, platies, swordtails, mollies), goldfish or rainbowfish in the tank you can double that dose rate, so you would add 2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres and if there is no improvement after 48 hours, then increase it so there is a total of 4 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.

Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, Bettas & gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.

The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria but the higher dose rate (4 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will affect some plants and some snails. The lower dose rate (1-2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will not affect fish, plants, shrimp or snails.

After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.

If you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.

Can i do salt bath? I have some cories

 

[sanchay]

hmmm, does the api one work well?
my store is sponsored by api so yea

i am not sure about the API kits...I have never used them tbh.....so no idea

 

[sanchay]

i dont have a hob sadly....
no i mean like for some fish, you have to add salt slowly before full dosing @Colin_T how much should i do the first few days

guppies and threadfins have no issues with the salt....just dissolve it in a glass of water and pour it slowly into the tank....I have not handled corys tho....but the guppies and threadfins should be fine

but just dont throw in salt just like that....dissolve it in a glass of water and add it slowly to the water...like pour it slowly....

try cleaning the whole tank to get rid of the parasites if they are still present...my tank recently had a lot of worms...so i temporarily moved my fishes to my isolation tank and cleaned up the main tank fully removing all the gravel plants decours and giving them a good wash...I then let the tank for 3 days (for cycling) after filling water again...and put my fish in...now i dont have nay kind of worm issues tho

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

Can i do salt bath? I have some cories

No!
Listen to Uncle @Colin_T .
For a 'bath' to be effective, you'd have to put the fish in a small container of salty water...not good.
The small container wouldn't have a filter, or aeration...even less good.
Some do believe that dipping the fish in a salty solution will kill off any bacteria, for example. I'd liken this to me clearing your head of lice by submerging your head completely in petrol for ten minutes.

I've seen salt baths used for larger fish, but never effectively with smaller ones. With those, the fish soon expired a few days after treatment.
Of course, there may be those who effectively use salt baths and their input would now be welcomed.