My 10" Lap began to develop this **** a couple of days ago. The edge of its tail (caudal fin) has become pale and frayed. The last time a bichir of mine had this symptom, it died pretty quickly. It's also eating less now. What should I do? I've only had this fish for a week. Its only tankmates are two 4" ITs which are absolutely fine.
Frayed caudal fin edge
- Thread starter HerCrenVie
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Yeah I think I see the white there. In any case the frayed part is very pale compared to the rest of the tail. It's regained its appetite though. No cloudy eyes or any other sign of disease.beblondie;1519628; said:
Fin Rot is caused by fungi. There is no sign of fungi on my Lap. It's just a PALE area of the tail.Druu;1521326; said:
check water conditions ... a ph drop could cause such symptom perhaps... i had 5 endlis dropping like flies in matter of days while 2 laps in the same tank were not affected ... i knew that their water parameter fluctuated quite a bit due to heavy feeding and heavy stock.... i now add crush coral to the filter compartments for ph buffer ... update us on your lap's condition
My filter is full of crushed coral. The substrate has quite a lot of it too.lymiq;1521614; said:
environment is everything, if water parameters are optimum then i would move to things that would relieve stress level such as turning off the light (even cover the tank partially) and give him plenty of place to hide for a good rest. If deemed necessary, treat your fish with internal parasite meds, external parasite meds and perhaps antibiotic. I refrain myself putting chemicals in tank only if the situation is critical.
Fin rot is a bacterial infection not fungal there may be a secondary fungal inection in the area affected.can you get a picture of the area ? is it possible the IT's nipped it?-Anne
