Hi there
I have an angel who's suffered from fin rot recently. I had him in a hospital tank for 2 weeks, and I used Tetra Medica Fungistop, as ESHA 2000 had not worked. He healed almost completely (no obvious fungus, just a scruffy edged tail that was growing back) so I put him back in the large tank with his mate. Over the last few weeks both this fish and the female have developed a strange habit of sitting on the bottom of the tank. I've posted about this in tropical chit chat and wilder suggested it may be an internal bacteria problem. I bought the medicine on saturday, but when i got home I was told they hadn't done it at all throughout the day, and I kept my eye on them yesterday, and last night, and they look just like their old selves - and there was no lying on the bottom! I have people keeping their eyes on them today - if it happes again I will treat them.
However...
The male has developed a ragged fin again on his left side. over the last week. I teated again with Tetra Medica Fungistop which hasn't worked this time (wilder suggested he's now immune as it's been used so much). This morning I noticed a split along the length of his tail, from the end of the veil to within 2cm of his body.
I'm at a loss now - the water quality is good - p.h 7.0, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 40 (think this is due to excess food contaminating the water - cutting this down). They are breeding a lot, and are agressive towards each other when they breed, so I guess damage is occuring that way, but I really need to know how to rid him of fungus for good - his left fin now has cotton wool like growths on it. Plus his tail split is very worrying.
Is there another good med? Should I hospitalise him?
Please help!
I have an angel who's suffered from fin rot recently. I had him in a hospital tank for 2 weeks, and I used Tetra Medica Fungistop, as ESHA 2000 had not worked. He healed almost completely (no obvious fungus, just a scruffy edged tail that was growing back) so I put him back in the large tank with his mate. Over the last few weeks both this fish and the female have developed a strange habit of sitting on the bottom of the tank. I've posted about this in tropical chit chat and wilder suggested it may be an internal bacteria problem. I bought the medicine on saturday, but when i got home I was told they hadn't done it at all throughout the day, and I kept my eye on them yesterday, and last night, and they look just like their old selves - and there was no lying on the bottom! I have people keeping their eyes on them today - if it happes again I will treat them.
However...
The male has developed a ragged fin again on his left side. over the last week. I teated again with Tetra Medica Fungistop which hasn't worked this time (wilder suggested he's now immune as it's been used so much). This morning I noticed a split along the length of his tail, from the end of the veil to within 2cm of his body.
I'm at a loss now - the water quality is good - p.h 7.0, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 40 (think this is due to excess food contaminating the water - cutting this down). They are breeding a lot, and are agressive towards each other when they breed, so I guess damage is occuring that way, but I really need to know how to rid him of fungus for good - his left fin now has cotton wool like growths on it. Plus his tail split is very worrying.
Is there another good med? Should I hospitalise him?
Please help!
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