White Patch On Tail

[Twinklecaz]

One of my Platys has a white patch on his tail. Is this finrot?

What's odd is I initally thought I saw a streak of blook in the tail of one of the others. I now realise that it's just some orange colouration coming out on the black of his tail coz it's exactly symetrical but before I realised that I looked at the others which is when I saw the white patch. The also all have white "edges" *** to their tails which I never thought anything of but the information I just found said it's not normal and can be a symptom of finrot?

What do we think? This is only the Platys so far but one of my Pygmys Corys has looked unhappy the last couple of days but has no physical symptoms.


*** when I say white edges, they fade out a bit like this pic http/www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http/www.tropicalfishintl.com/images/enlarge/Platy/SunsetMickeyMousePlaty.jpg&imgrefurl=http/iansfish.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html&usg=__55Nk4JNO32VRdDZ3wVTewS_D7j0=&h=500&w=700&sz=74&hl=en&start=0&tbnid=3KXZRW1b2uyzVM:&tbnh=140&tbnw=174&prev=/images%3Fq%3DPlaty%2BFinrot%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4HPEA_en-GBGB323GB323%26biw%3D1004%26bih%3D450%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=121&vpy=116&dur=1638&hovh=190&hovw=266&tx=158&ty=98&ei=kSlXTJ2hDJf00gTAyL2AAw&page=1&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0

 

[Twinklecaz]

Right I've orderd some Interpret med for it it.

I don't really wanna dose it though unless I'm at least quite sure so does anyone have any ideas?

 

[loraxchick]

could be finrot. got a pic or your fish?
do a big waterchange. keep up with the waterchanges doing smaller ones every day/every other day for a week. see if there is improvement. if not, THEN use the meds.
do you know your water stats? could you post them?
good luck
cheers

 

[Twinklecaz]

Hiya thanks

Usually my water stats have been very good ( 0's and Nitrates usually 15 or below) but funnily enough I tested yesterday and I have 0.50 Ammonia and about 0.25 Nitrite. Ammonia I've been told is prob a fake reading from my plant ferts but the Nitrite was a concern. I did wonder from reading something else if it's been caused by overdosing Easy Carbo as i know that can lower PH (which is a bit lower) and can stop Nbacs working properly. But I don't know if that's just me reading too much into things.

Will do the water changes. The only thing is I prob do about 4 a week as it is so I'd be surprised if any of this was down to poor maintenence.

 

[loraxchick]

well with any fin issues very freqeunt watechanges are the best first line of defense. if they fail to improve things after a week or so, then its time to consider medication.
best of luck!
cheers

 

[Twinklecaz]

Thanks for your help. Hopefully I'm just overreacting as usual, they all seem happy enough (cept the little Cory).

 

[Liverbird36]

Thanks for your help. Hopefully I'm just overreacting as usual, they all seem happy enough (cept the little Cory).

Crumbs you're having a tough time of it lately. I really hope they are feeling much better real soon.