My fish got white spots on his flippers. Don't know what it is. Thoguht at 1st they were ick, but i did the treatment and didn't go away. Here are some pix. Do i have to isolate him? Thanks in advance.
Need some help.
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Looks like a bacterial fin rot to me, make sure your tank stays clean and try either an antibiotic laced food like the one made by JUNGLE, or adding some anti biotic to it's food (such as chloromycetin), as a last resort put it in a quarantine tank and treat the water there with a broad spectrum antibiotic like Maracyn-2, try not to use this in your main tank as it will kill off you filter bacteria. Any of these treatments will stop the infection and though it takes a while for the fins to heal completely they should show healthy tissue growth within 10 days of treatment. The small white spots sometimes persist as scarring after the disease has been cured but the edge fraying and rot will be gone.
Is there anybody else in the tank that may have been beating him up? I know it is a little extreme but I have put a digital camera on my tank for an entire night before and found out that my skirts back in the day were severely beating up my guppies... my boss didn't believe it until I showed him the tape...
When i took him out fro mthe main tank, his flippers started to bleed. So, I have to isolate him, don't want to infect the others. And added an anti fungal by jungle. I'm gonna try to get some antibiotic tomorrow.
The only fish i know that can nip is rtgg. Other than that, none.
Thanks
Ben
The only fish i know that can nip is rtgg. Other than that, none.
Thanks
Ben