Unwell Cardinals

[goldencomet]

all of my cardinals are staying in a tight spot in the corner of the tank, i think it's because of the danios racing around the tank?

( i think they're breeding) the cardinals have whit spots on them and some have bits of their tails missing?

Should i get treatment for white spot and finrot today?

 

[fishkers]

The whitespots could be Ich. The tail could just be from the breeding. Some fish bite each other when breeding. Personally I would treat with Mardel's Coppersafe for the Ich and treat with Maracyn 2 to make sure they don't get a secondary infection or an infection from breeding. Mardel recommends you use Coppersafe with Maracyn or Maracyn 2 to prevent secondary infections.

 

[goldencomet]

Sorry, i didn't make that very clear, the danios are breeding
and only around two of the cardinals have fin rot, but it's quite bad

 

[fishkers]

Fin and Tail rot is really bad and most of the time you can't always cure that. I would treat with Maracyn 2. That is an internal and external antibiotic. That might be your fishes best hope.

 

[vinylman]

Unfortunately, Cardinals aren't suited to lively tankmates; the stress (as you've seen) can lower their resistance to whitespot. Buy some Protozin and follow the instructions to the letter. You'll then need to decide which to keep - the Cardinals or the Danios.