Hello,
I am looking for some advice for treatment or medication to use to treat fin rot. I have been to my LFS, which advised me to do 25% - 50% water changes every other day and aquarium salt and use Seachem's Garlic Guard.
It looked like it had cleared up, and the tetra was getting better. A couple of days ago, it came back with a vengeance.
Tank size: 20 US GAL
pH: 6.8
ammonia: 0 ppm
nitrite: 0 ppm
nitrate: 5.0 ppm
kH: not known
gH: not known
tank temp: 27 C
Fish Symptoms: fins frayed. large grayish white circles on one side of the tetra, but otherwise active, doesn't eat as much as it used to. and is smaller than the other tetras purchased at the same time.
Volume and Frequency of water changes: Weekly water changes at 25% with the fourth one being 50%
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: Fluval Water Treatment, Fluval Biological Enhancer, Fluval Biological Cleaner. API Aquarium Salt No special substrate. Using a Fluval C3 Power filter with a carbon filter, and c nodes.
Tank inhabitants: 3 Bleeding Heart Tetra's, 3 Long Fin Golden Tetra's, 3 Turquoise Guppies may have fin rot but thinking it is more nipping, 1 Gold Mystery Snail and 1 Red Clawed Crab
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): Removed 2 Java Fern from tank along with moneywort
Exposure to chemicals: don't believe so
No photo as of yet
I was going to try some of Seachems products like Sulfaplex or Kanaplex. But reading some forums I have read, that Melafix and Pimafix are pretty good or either bad.
I just wanted to get some advice and information so that I can make an educated purchase and not waste my time or money....
Thanks all
I am looking for some advice for treatment or medication to use to treat fin rot. I have been to my LFS, which advised me to do 25% - 50% water changes every other day and aquarium salt and use Seachem's Garlic Guard.
It looked like it had cleared up, and the tetra was getting better. A couple of days ago, it came back with a vengeance.
Tank size: 20 US GAL
pH: 6.8
ammonia: 0 ppm
nitrite: 0 ppm
nitrate: 5.0 ppm
kH: not known
gH: not known
tank temp: 27 C
Fish Symptoms: fins frayed. large grayish white circles on one side of the tetra, but otherwise active, doesn't eat as much as it used to. and is smaller than the other tetras purchased at the same time.
Volume and Frequency of water changes: Weekly water changes at 25% with the fourth one being 50%
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: Fluval Water Treatment, Fluval Biological Enhancer, Fluval Biological Cleaner. API Aquarium Salt No special substrate. Using a Fluval C3 Power filter with a carbon filter, and c nodes.
Tank inhabitants: 3 Bleeding Heart Tetra's, 3 Long Fin Golden Tetra's, 3 Turquoise Guppies may have fin rot but thinking it is more nipping, 1 Gold Mystery Snail and 1 Red Clawed Crab
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): Removed 2 Java Fern from tank along with moneywort
Exposure to chemicals: don't believe so
No photo as of yet
I was going to try some of Seachems products like Sulfaplex or Kanaplex. But reading some forums I have read, that Melafix and Pimafix are pretty good or either bad.
I just wanted to get some advice and information so that I can make an educated purchase and not waste my time or money....
Thanks all
