Fin Rot Treatments?

[nessy123]

My male swordtail is showing signs of fin rot. I just finished treating for ich 2 days ago. What kind of treatments are the best? Should a quarantine him or treat the whole tank? The tank is 40 gallons and has 1 angelfish, 1 platy, 1 golden wonder killifish, and my swordtail.

 

[Caprichoso]

Always qt if possible. Just keep a close eye on the healthy fish for signs of sickness. Are you keeping up on your water changes?

 

[Gytas]

i think the best thing to do when fish have fin rot is to give them a salt bath... what i do is i just get a cup or a container ( really depends on the size of the fish ) i add a pinch or 2 of tank salt and then keep the fish in there for 10 mins but keep a very close eye on it and see how the fish behaves if it is going very crazy for a few mins then take it out

and if you can dose some anti internal bacteria into the tank

this is how i heald all of my new neons that i got a month a go

 

[nessy123]

Always qt if possible. Just keep a close eye on the healthy fish for signs of sickness. Are you keeping up on your water changes?

Yes I change the water once a week

 

[Athena]

Water changes every day for a week - if there's no sign of improvement I would use an anti-bac, like Myxazin, which is usually pretty good.

Regards, Athena

 

[nessy123]

I went out and bought some aquarium salt and melafix. I gave him and my platy a salt bath since they both had fin rot and began treating the tank with melafix. They are all doing better and my swordtails fins are looking much better.