I have had this pickerel for roughly a week, and it has developed fin rot. I know that medications are usually developed for tropical fish, and could be dangerous for Native fish, so what would be my best course of action?
Treating Fin Rot for Pickerel
- Thread starter iHonesty
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alright pedro.. i dont know what happened to the guy, he arrived with a bit of white on the bottom of his tail..after a few days I ID'd it as fin rot, and today I noticed it spread to one of his forefins. Quick cure, half dose. Is here need for a temperature boost and/or salt?
I just half dose tank on the first day. Then do 20% water change the next day. On third day dose half dose again. The 20% water change and add carbon to filter on fourth day.Should clear it up.
Day 1: dosed the 110 gallon with 22 tablespoons of aquarium salt, and added a full dose (11 teaspoons) of Kordon Rid Ick Plus Disease Treatment. (Couldn't find Quick Cure in a nearby location). I figure with this assortment, I can rid the tank of fin rot if its cause is a parasite or bacteria. The salt would cause a parasite to die, while the Kordon would kill a bacteria-based infection.
Day 2: Did a 50% water change on the tank. The fish still displays signs of fin rot. The tail fin still has a milky white spot of deteriorating flesh, hopefully this wasnt supposed to disappear by now. Planning on dosing the tank once again tomorrow, half dose this time.
It will take a few days for it to clear up. If you don't see any signs of improvement after a week I would repeat the process.
Day 3: woke up and turned my tank light on, the pickerel is laying motionless on the bottom of the tank. still alive, but inactive.