Tail Rott

[Funny Pie]

so i look at my fish today, and i notice almost all my fish's tales, fins are begining to almost deteriate. My red tailed shark is loosing its red tail colors and its beginning to worry me. what can i do to stop fin rot?

edit: stats are all zero, PH is at 7.5, only thing that is not zero is nitrate, and thats at maybe 2.0 at the most, which is nothing because the scale goes all the way to 160 ppm

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

so i look at my fish today, and i notice almost all my fish's tales, fins are begining to almost deteriate. My red tailed shark is loosing its red tail colors and its beginning to worry me. what can i do to stop fin rot?

edit: stats are all zero, PH is at 7.5, only thing that is not zero is nitrate, and thats at maybe 2.0 at the most, which is nothing because the scale goes all the way to 160 ppm

Look anything like this;

http/www.fishpalace.org/bactfinrot_noodles.jpg

http/www.fishpalace.org/salmonella_mantisaofa.jpg

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If so you have finrot on your hands, there are alot of meds available in your local fish store that will cure fin rot like Primafix or "Anti finrot & fungus" by Interpet(although check first to see wether they are ok to use with your newt), regular water changes with dechlorinator and a steady diet of vegetable and high protein based fish foods plus a finrot med should sort your fish issue out .

 

[Rodders]

Therea anti fin rot treatment.

I guess its not caused by new tank sydrome, its not a new tank as your stats are good???

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Therea anti fin rot treatment.

I guess its not caused by new tank sydrome, its not a new tank as your stats are good???

Finrot is most commonly brought on by the fish living in stressful conditions or by not quarentining fish when you buy them that might have it, so it can be caused by a variety of things since there are many things that can stress fish out.
ps: funny pie you need to rehome your bala sharks or get a much bigger tank for them, they need to be groups and in a tank of usually 70gals+.

 

[Funny Pie]

Therea anti fin rot treatment.

I guess its not caused by new tank sydrome, its not a new tank as your stats are good???

Finrot is most commonly brought on by the fish living in stressful conditions or by not quarentining fish when you buy them that might have it, so it can be caused by a variety of things since there are many things that can stress fish out.
ps: funny pie you need to rehome your bala sharks or get a much bigger tank for them, they need to be groups and in a tank of usually 70gals+.

yea i know, im going to be getting a bigger tank probably for xmas, which is just going to house my red tailed shark and the bal. As for the meds, will i hve to take my carbon out or no?

 

[WILDER]

Yes you will have to remove the black carbon, i would throw it away, no good when it dries out.

 

[Funny Pie]

Yes you will have to remove the black carbon, i would throw it away, no good when it dries out.

but my filter media has the carbon and some other stuff in it that cleans the water. last time i removed it for medicine, my stats jump way up

 

[WILDER]

You will have to remove the carbon, or it will just be a waste of time adding the med, as the carbon will pull the med out of the tank.

 

[Torrean]

I think melafix is good for finrot. Fairly safe too.

 

[Funny Pie]

ya i got maracyn, but it says to maintain normal filtration and air

 

[Torrean]

who mentioned maracyn?

 

[Funny Pie]

who mentioned maracyn?

lol no one but i got it cause thats what the guy said i shoiuld get

 

[Torrean]

I thought you thought i said maracyn that's why i asked

 

[Funny Pie]

ok so im really confused, should i take my bio bag out or no... cause the thing says maintain regular filtration?? and btw, the medicine i got were tablets, not drops.. just to let u know

 

[WILDER]

Only thing you ever remove from the tank filter is the black carbon that removes meds.