Fin rot???

[thatrandomfishkeeper]

Is this fin rot? It's only on these two fish and seems to have no adverse effects on their eating or activity. If so, can someone give me a detailed explanation on how to treat it. Thanks


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[Aquanero]

What are your water perameters? What is your maintance schedule like, WC, filter cleanning etc.?

 

[thatrandomfishkeeper]

Nitrate ~10
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
Ph ~7.6 I vacuum and refill on a weekly basis
The filter recently wasn't working at full capacity, but this has been resolved, and those parameters are from a test I did last night, so I know the water is good temp is kept around 78-80


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[Aquanero]

Try treating with some aquarium salt. One tablespoon per 5 gallons. Aquarium salt and very clean water is the best cure for this in the early stages.

 

[thatrandomfishkeeper]

Thanks, I'll do that when I get home from school and see if there's any change in a few days. Do you know how long this takes to progress into a serious threat to my fish's survival?


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[Aquanero]

That depends on the overall health of the fish to begin with. Your fish looks to be in the very early stages so if you treat with salt you should see improvement in a few days.

 

[thatrandomfishkeeper]

Again, thank you, I will post any changes as they happen. Should I keep the temp where it's at or increase it?


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[Aquanero]

Your welcome. You could leave the temp where it is or bump it a little 80-82 is fine.