silverfish101
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Hello everybody. I am new to the forum, and relatively new to fishkeeping. I have a 10 gallon tank, not currently in use as I am doing a little remodeling. I also have a 29 gallon tank that I purchased sometime last year. Things have been going smoothly until recently. After my weekly water change (about 15-20%), several of my green fire tetras became infected with what I suspect was fin rot and died withing the next couple of days. Their fins had ragged, white edges to them, and were a little torn-looking. However, the only other fish in the tank that appear to have been seriously affected are two of my rummy nosed tetras and one of my otocinclus. My water parameters have not changed since the tank has been running, a little over a year. No ammonia, pH about 6.0, hardess about 300ppm. There are about 25 small tetras (rummies, neons, green fires), 2 small cories and 1 big one, and 2 big otos and small one. I know this is pretty hard for tetras, but it has been like this for a long time. So, my questions are: Is this fin rot? And if so, how should I go about treating it?
Sorry this was a little wordy. Any advice you have, I would appreciate.
Thanks,
Silverfish101
Sorry this was a little wordy. Any advice you have, I would appreciate.
Thanks,
Silverfish101