guppy fin rot

[emeraldking]

A salt bath might work but I'm always careful when it concerns a large finned guppy. Too much salt can also have a negative result. Baktopur of Sera and Methylene blue are also an option.

 

[Sgooosh]

A salt bath might work but I'm always careful when it concerns a large finned guppy. Too much salt can also have a negative result. Baktopur of Sera and Methylene blue are also an option.

ok, he is a young feller though.
i only have salt availible
can you walk me through the instructions?

 

[Sgooosh]

A salt bath might work but I'm always careful when it concerns a large finned guppy. Too much salt can also have a negative result. Baktopur of Sera and Methylene blue are also an option.

i'm not sure how much salt i should put in there
@Essjay ?

 

[Sgooosh]

how do i do the baths step by step with aquarium salt?

 

[Byron]

thanks, can you @ some of the experienced members?

@Colin_T @Essjay

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

i'm not sure how much salt i should put in there
@Essjay ?

You don't need to @ every single person you know, by the way... I'm sure it probably gets very annoying, especially if the person you're @-ing hasn't already said you can do that freely. People who have answers to your question(s) will naturally come to your thread(s) over time. You just need to be patient. But unfortunately, the people on here aren't all-knowing great gods despite all their knowledge. There may be some things we just don't know.

 

[Sgooosh]

You don't need to @ every single person you know, by the way... I'm sure it probably gets very annoying, especially if the person you're @-ing hasn't already said you can do that freely. People who have answers to your question(s) will naturally come to your thread(s) over time. You just need to be patient. But unfortunately, the people on here aren't all-knowing great gods despite all their knowledge. There may be some things we just don't know.

alright, yeah i get it can be irritating

 

[Sgooosh]

Update: what is happening... i gave him salt bath and he is on his side???

 

[Colin_T]

Fin rot is caused by poor water quality that damages the skin and allows bad bacteria and fungus to enter the damaged tissue.

The easiest way to treat it is by doing huge daily water changes and gravel cleaning the substrate, cleaning the filter if it needs it, making sure there is no ammonia or nitrite in the water, adding salt to the tank.

 

[Sgooosh]

Fin rot is caused by poor water quality that damages the skin and allows bad bacteria and fungus to enter the damaged tissue.

The easiest way to treat it is by doing huge daily water changes and gravel cleaning the substrate, cleaning the filter if it needs it, making sure there is no ammonia or nitrite in the water, adding salt to the tank.

I aded the salt and now he is like paralyzed i do not know what to do... i put 20g in 4liters

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

Describe him.

 

[Essjay]

You also need to remember that Colin_T never looks at his alerts so he never sees tags.

There are several stickies written by Colin_T in the emergencies section. Read through this one to find the info you need.

What to do if your fish gets sick

If your fish ever looks sick or unwell, then the following steps might help. Test the Water and Clean the Tank. Test the water quality for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH and write the results down in numbers. Check it for general hardness (GH) and carbonate hardness (KH) too if you can, but...

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[Sgooosh]

You also need to remember that Colin_T never looks at his alerts so he never sees tags.

There are several stickies written by Colin_T in the emergencies section. Read through this one to find the info you need.

What to do if your fish gets sick

If your fish ever looks sick or unwell, then the following steps might help. Test the Water and Clean the Tank. Test the water quality for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH and write the results down in numbers. Check it for general hardness (GH) and carbonate hardness (KH) too if you can, but...

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hello, i looked at the instructions and they are very similar to what i did. he died...
started spazzming out and then was stilll. suddenly died...

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[Essjay]

i put 20g in 4liters

Colin's method says 2 heaped tablespoons (ie 40 g, I just weighed it) in 20 litres, or though livebearers can cope with double that.
20 litres = 5 gallons.

Did you mean to say 4 litres or did you mean 5 gallons?

 

[Sgooosh]

Colin's method says 2 heaped tablespoons (ie 40 g, I just weighed it) in 20 litres, or though livebearers can cope with double that.
20 litres = 5 gallons.

Did you mean to say 4 litres or did you mean 5 gallons?

4 l or 1 gallon