What Is Causing Fin Splitting?

[jimboberdy]

hi friends,

i have noticed that my fish's fines are splitting? i dont have a test kit but 7 days ago when i took some water to my lfs all parameters were AOK. zero ammonia, nitrite and around 35 nitrite!

i have since added some plants. would that cause fins to split.

i only have a 28 l (7.5gal) tank with

1 female platty (one split in tail)

2 yoyo loaches (one with several and one with just 2 splits in the tail)

4 cardinal tetras (no splits as far as i can see)

and 1 shrimp

please help...

jim

 

[Miss Wiggle]

hiya, your levels of ammonia and nitrite could well have gone up after adding fish, it's very likely if the tank wasn't cycled before adding them

have a read of the link in my sig 'what's cycling'

 

[jimboberdy]

thanks.

i will do a water change now (30%) and then the same for the next few days.

is there anything else that could cause fins to split??

 

[scooterchick]

Hi,

It could be either be fighting fish (unlikely though), more likely to be fin rot. Frequent water changes and treatment. I have it in my tank too, I'm treating them with myxazin, but I've ran out so I'm switching to melafix.

HTH