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oh. i've used stress coat... alr switching back then
how long for fin rot to heal
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btw do i just have to treat with water changes or do i have to add stuff?
Pictures of the fish and tank?
make sure they are clear and in focus.
What is the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH & GH of the tank water (in numbers)?
Fin rot is caused by poor water quality that damages the fins and allows harmful bacteria into the wound. The best treatment is big daily water changes and cleaning the tank up, and adding some salt (2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres of water). Keep the salt in the tank for 2 weeks.
If salt and daily water changes don't work, then you need to look at using a broad spectrum fish medication that treats bacteria, fungus and external protozoan infections. However, salt and clean water normally do the job.
Salt should not harm guppies because they can live in sea water for a few weeks and some strains are found in brackish water.
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DIRECTIONS FOR USING SALT
You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt) or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water. If there is no improvement after 48 hours you can double that dose rate so there is 2 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.
If you only have livebearers (guppies, platies, swordtails, mollies), goldfish or rainbowfish in the tank you can double that dose rate, so you would add 2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres and if there is no improvement after 48 hours, then increase it so there is a total of 4 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.
Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, Bettas & gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.
The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria but the higher dose rate (4 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will affect some plants and some snails. The lower dose rate (1-2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will not affect fish, plants, shrimp or snails.
After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.
If you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.
make sure they are clear and in focus.
What is the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH & GH of the tank water (in numbers)?
Fin rot is caused by poor water quality that damages the fins and allows harmful bacteria into the wound. The best treatment is big daily water changes and cleaning the tank up, and adding some salt (2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres of water). Keep the salt in the tank for 2 weeks.
If salt and daily water changes don't work, then you need to look at using a broad spectrum fish medication that treats bacteria, fungus and external protozoan infections. However, salt and clean water normally do the job.
Salt should not harm guppies because they can live in sea water for a few weeks and some strains are found in brackish water.
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DIRECTIONS FOR USING SALT
You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt) or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water. If there is no improvement after 48 hours you can double that dose rate so there is 2 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.
If you only have livebearers (guppies, platies, swordtails, mollies), goldfish or rainbowfish in the tank you can double that dose rate, so you would add 2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres and if there is no improvement after 48 hours, then increase it so there is a total of 4 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.
Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, Bettas & gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.
The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria but the higher dose rate (4 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will affect some plants and some snails. The lower dose rate (1-2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will not affect fish, plants, shrimp or snails.
After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.
If you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.
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was the guppies tail round when you got it?
the tail look like it has excess mucous coming off it.
do you gravel clean the substrate when you do water changes?
when was the last time you cleaned the filter?
the tail look like it has excess mucous coming off it.
do you gravel clean the substrate when you do water changes?
when was the last time you cleaned the filter?
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no, no photos of him when i got him but my pfp is him full grown
yes hes probably trying to heal it
yes i do, it is hard since its sand but i do what i can
cleaned it ab a month ago
no, i did not swich, i soaked and shook it in tankwater
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