Finrot?

[xllxSBxllx]

How do you know if your fish have finrot?? What are the signs??

 

[Snooks1!]

Their fins will start to look frayed and jagged. Their fins will start to shred and tear , and appear as if they are 'rotting' off. It is usually brought about by bad water quality or as an infection from an injury.

What size is your tank, and what sort of fish do you have it stocked with. Also, if possible can you give us your water stats?

 

[xllxSBxllx]

Its not my tank its my little brothers which my dad and I are left to look after.
I think its 24" by 12"
He has an angel, a molly, a dwarf gourami, a pearl gourami, pictus catfish, siamese fighter, 3 red eye tetras and 2 black neons.
We know your not supposed to put gouramis together but they used to be in my tank which burst , unfortunately we were all out that day so we don't know when it happened, but the molly and the dwarf gourami were the only survivors so they were put into his tank and I bought another tank and became interested in cichlids.
All I know is that the pH is sitting at 7.0.
We have stuff to treat finrot but are not sure if that is what it is.
Recently it has been the Molly who has got a shredded tail, but the angel and siamese fighter have got it too.

 

[Snooks1!]

Odds are, they have fin-rot do to injuries from aggression. Every fish in your tank is totally incompatible with a betta. Also, to the best of my knowledge, tetras and angles do not mix, for the same reasons as bettas. The smaller faster fish will nip their fins, which leads to infections.

Your best bet would be rehousing the betta in a smaller tank ( at least 2 gals ) asap. As I don't know much about what can and can't go with gourami I cannot help you there. Hopefully some-one else will be along that may know more about them than I do. It seems like your tank is too small to house the angle and gourami though.

What is the medication you have for fin-rot? And if it is indeed fin-rot, then the best thing you can do for your fish is keep the water pristine. Do daily 25+% water changes for a week or so and their fins may start healing, this is where the medicine comes in handy. However, most medicines on the market that claim to 'treat' fin-rot actually do not. All they do is speed the process of healing after the infection passes. If you could get some pictures it would be much easier to help you. Also, look into getting an API master liquid test kit, this will make it much easier for you to diagnose certain problems should they arise.

If you have any other questions feel free to post them or PM me. Also, the search engine is your friend, get familiar with using it. Odds are if you have a question, it's already been asked...several times .